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Jordanian military source: Our army capable of protecting kingdom
Date: 2014-06-23 14:25:04 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:793712
A clatter of tanks, army personnel carriers and rocket launchers are deployed on borders with Iraq for control and protection in anticipation of any possible violations, a military source at the Jordanian Armed Forces said Monday. The step came ....
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Mauritanian president Ould Abdel Aziz re-elected
Date: 2014-06-23 11:08:06 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:792720
The Mauritanian electoral commission announced Sunday that President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has been re-elected with nearly 82 percent of the votes. The turnout reached 56 percent in Saturday's election, said the commission. The closest ....
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Mashaal phones Kuwait Emir over Israeli escalation
Date: 2014-06-23 10:48:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:793236
Head of Hamas political bureau Khaled Mashaal on Monday phoned Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to brief him on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories. Mashaal talked about Israel's mass arrest campaign in the ....
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37 Palestinians arrested during Israeli raids in WB for 11th day running
Date: 2014-06-23 10:38:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:793219
The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression and raids into various cities of the West Bank for the 11th day running and arrested 37 Palestinians from Nablus, Jenin, Hebron, Al-Quds and Bethlehem cities. Since the disappearance of ....
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Arab region witnesses worst humanitarian period due to crises of displacement, migration - AL chief
Date: 2014-06-23 10:05:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:793108
The Arab region is witnessing the worst humanitarian period as many countries suffer from the crises of displacement and migration, said Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. The problem of refugees is increasing sharply in the whole ....
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Kerry, Maliki discuss security developments in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-23 09:41:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:793042
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki held a meeting on Monday over security developments in Iraq, the official Iraqi TV channel said. Kerry arrived here earlier in the day for talks on the current security ....
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Palestinian prisoners minister: Contacts underway with Egypt on prisoners file
Date: 2014-06-23 09:04:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:792929
Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Shawqi Essa said contacts are currently under way to discuss the file of liberated prisoners under the so-called Gilad Shalit swap deal that was reached in 2011 by Egyptian mediation as well as the prisoners who ....
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US lauds Sudan's efforts to face human trafficking
Date: 2014-06-23 08:54:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:792898
The US Department of State lauded the efforts of the Sudanese government to combat human trafficking. This came in the periodical report of the US Department of State in this regard. The report aims at encouraging the Sudanese government to go ....
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One killed, 2 injured in fierce clashes in Benghazi
Date: 2014-06-23 08:44:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:792864
One person was killed and two others were injured in fierce clashes in Benina in Benghazi between forces loyal to retired General Khalifa Haftar and Ansar al-Sharia militants, a security source said. Benina area is shelled daily since the launch ....
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IDF strikes nine Syrian targets in response to missile attack
Date: 2014-06-23 08:29:40 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:792819
Israeli forces hit targets, including Syrian army command post in response to a missile originally fired into Israel from the Syrian territory, The Jerusalem Post newspaper reported quoting an Israeli army statement. The Israeli jets and ....