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Senior Lebanese officer survives Bekaa blast
Date: 2014-06-20 11:50:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:788343
A senior Lebanese police officer survived a blast that rocked the Dahr al-Baydar crossing in the eastern Bekaa area on Friday. Major General Abbas Ibrahim, the head of Lebanon's general security said the blast happened just after his car passed ....
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Hague: Iraq faces severe challenge to its existence
Date: 2014-06-20 07:30:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:787880
British Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Thursday that Iraq faced a "severe challenge to its existence as a state" and the current conflict would be a "decisive moment in its history." Hague told ITV News that under the current ....
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Obama to deploy Special Forces to Iraq
Date: 2014-06-20 07:29:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:787877
U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he’s prepared to deploy up to 300 special forces to Iraq, as militants who have plunged the country into chaos consolidate their gains, The Time Magazine reported. Speaking to reporters from the ....
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Obama, Congress leaders reviewed options for Iraq
Date: 2014-06-19 07:16:31 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:786089
President Barack Obama updated congressional leaders on Wednesday on the situation in Iraq and reviewed what he sees as options for "increased security assistance" for the country, which is grappling with insurgents led by the Islamic State of Iraq ....
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Hamas blows up reconciliation deal by attacking Abbas' stance on Israeli teens- Fatah
Date: 2014-06-19 06:57:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:786067
Fatah Movement slammed Hamas for criticizing and attacking President Mahmoud Abbas over his call to release the Israeli three abducted teenagers. The comments, made by Islamist movement deploring Abbas on his call to release the abducted teens, ....
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Hillary Clinton: Al-Maliki must go
Date: 2014-06-18 15:48:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:785461
The Iraqi people need to think seriously about the kind of leader they need to try to unite Iraqis against what is a terrible, imminent threat," former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton said. Clinton called for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri ....
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Haftar's nephew kidnapped
Date: 2014-06-18 13:29:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:785138
A nephew of renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, leader of the "dignity operation" in Benghazi has been kidnapped in the town of Ajdabiya, northeastern Libya. The abducted, named Mahmoud Mostafa Ahabayl, was taken to an unknown place and his ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges swift action to stop Israeli atrocities
Date: 2014-06-18 11:59:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:784892
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the world community and the UN Security Council should act swiftly to protect the peace process and support the two-state solution. They should press Israel to stop settlement activities, the ....
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AP welcomes decision to resume Egypt activities within AU
Date: 2014-06-18 11:00:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:784667
The Arab Parliament has welcomed the decision by the AU Peace and Security Council to resume Egypt's activities. On Tuesday, the Council unanimously agreed to restore Egypt's activities within the 54-member bloc. AP chairman Ahmed al-Jarwan ....
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2 dead in car bomb blast in Somalia
Date: 2014-06-18 09:49:03 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:784504
A nurse said a car bomb detonated outside of a hospital in Somalia's capital run by the International Committee of the Red Cross, killing two people, ABC news reported. Mohamed Omar also said that five people were wounded in the Wednesday attack. ....
