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Abusahmain named Libya's army chief
Date: 2014-06-11 06:19:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:771799
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) President Nouri Abusahmain has been elected the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Abusahmain, who received 59 votes out of 95, will continue in office until the election of the new Council of ....
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Iran condemns terrorist attack in Iraq’s Mosul
Date: 2014-06-11 06:01:36 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:771775
Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, saying the spread of terrorist moves in Iraq is a flagrant example of the “transnational threat” of terrorism, Press TV reported Tuesday. “Given the worldwide ....
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Brahimi: There was evidence of chemical weapons use by Syrian opposition
Date: 2014-06-10 18:02:59 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:771516
Former UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi stressed that there was evidence that the Syrian opposition used chemical weapons in Khan al-Assal. In an interview with France 24 Channel on Tuesday, Brahimi said that Egypt has a great role ....
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Maliki urges Arab, international organizations to support Iraq in its fight against terrorism
Date: 2014-06-10 14:30:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:771194
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki on Tuesday urged Arab and international organizations to support Iraq in its fight against terrorism. Maliki, in a press release, also asked neighboring countries to control their borders and prevent ....
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Lebanon's party leader slams boycotting election of new president
Date: 2014-06-10 12:14:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:770872
Leader of Lebanon's Phalange Party (Kataeb Party) Amin Gemayel has slammed boycotting the election of a new president by several parliamentary blocs. In press statements on Tuesday following a meeting with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in ....
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Bill allowing force-feeding of hunger striking prisoners passes first reading in Knesset
Date: 2014-06-10 10:46:53 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:770673
The Knesset on Monday passed its first reading of a bill that would allow for the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger-strike. In its current state the bill would allow the head of the Prisons Service to contact a district court and request ....
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Saudi, Russian FMs discuss Syria over phone
Date: 2014-06-10 08:46:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:770401
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov held talks over the telephone on ways to end the Syrian crisis and other crises in the region, Novosti news agency reported. “The conversation focused on the key ....
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240 trucks enter Gaza via Karam Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-06-10 07:42:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:770242
Israel decided on Tuesday to let in 290 trucks into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem trade crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, the chairman of the coordination committee for the entry of goods into the Gaza Strip, said in a press ....
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US still considers Hezbollah terrorist organization: Hale
Date: 2014-06-09 12:53:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:769273
United States Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said Monday that his country’s policy toward Hezbollah remained the same and Washington still considered it a terrorist organization. “Let me also take this occasion to say that, of course, nothing ....
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Libya's Maiteeq accepts supreme court ruling over his election
Date: 2014-06-09 12:32:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:769109
Ahmed Maiteeq accepted on Monday a ruling issued by the supreme constitutional court of Libya that his election as prime minister was invalid. Earlier the parliament backed the ruling. "The National Congress abides by any ruling issued by the ....
