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80 killed, injured in multiple blasts in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-26 09:02:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:798669
Some 80 persons were killed and injured in three simultaneous blasts in a popular market southern Baghdad on Wednesday. The blasts left 15 persons killed and 65 others injured, a security source said. ....
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Jarba: Obama's statements on Syria pose challenge for revolutionists
Date: 2014-06-26 08:12:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:798556
Syrian Opposition Coalition President Ahmad Al Jarba said on Thursday that US president Barack Obama's recent statements on Syria pose a new challenge for the Syrian revolutionists. Earlier, Obama said that there is no moderate Syrian opposition ....
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Kerry denies asking Iraq to form national salvation govt
Date: 2014-06-26 07:45:02 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:798516
US Secretary of State John Kerry dismissed as groundless statements by Iraqi Foreign Minister Nouri Maliki that he asked him to form a national salvation government. Kerry, as quoted by the BBC, said after a meeting with the NATO here that he ....
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Libya PM: Parl't polls historic day for Libya
Date: 2014-06-25 16:56:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:797910
Libya's interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni has said that conducting parliamentary election is a "historic day for Libya." "The Libyans are on the track to building their country's institutions and to transfer power peacefully," he told ....
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Israeli army arrest 17 Palestinian overnight
Date: 2014-06-25 12:18:10 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:796683
The Israeli army arrested 17 Palestinians overnight, including Khaled Ibrahim, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and a senior Hamas member, who was taken into custody in Bethlehem. The official number of the arrests will be ....
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Sisi urged to mediate in Palestine prisoners' issue
Date: 2014-06-25 11:34:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:797207
Director of the Palestinian Prisoners Club called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to mediate in the Palestinian detainees' issue. Qadura Fares noted that an Egyptian mediation in this issue would have a great impact on resolving the ....
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3 Iranian troops killed in attack near Iraq border
Date: 2014-06-25 10:28:22 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:797050
An attack near Iran's western border with Iraq killed three Iranian border guards, ABC news agency reported. The troops were killed on Tuesday night while patrolling along the border in western Kermanshah province. A border outpost commander was ....
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Parliamentary vote starts at polling stations in Libya
Date: 2014-06-25 08:09:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:796645
Polling stations opened across Libya Wednesday for citizens to cast their votes in parliamentary elections. The Berber minority is boycotting the polls in which 1,628 candidates compete to win 200 seats. Of all 1,628 candidates, 131 are ....
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Abbas embarks on visit to Moscow to brief Putin on latest developments in territories
Date: 2014-06-25 07:45:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:796576
Palestinian Presidential Adviser Magdy Al-Khaledi asserted that President Mahmoud Abbas arrived at Moscow where he will have talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and other Russian officials on the latest ....
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Palestinian administrative detainees suspend hunger strike
Date: 2014-06-25 07:09:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:796507
After 63 days, a number of Palestinian administrative detainees suspended their hunger strike on Wednesday following an agreement with the Israeli Prison Service. In a statement, the hunger-striking detainees announced the suspension of their ....