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47 people people killed, injured in Suicide bombing in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-06 09:04:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:764091
Some 47 Iraqi people were killed and injured when two booby-trapped cars have exploded in eastern Mosul, a center of Nineveh province, 405 km north of Baghdad, a security source said on Friday. The source said that the initial toll of the two ....
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UN hesitant about Syrian refugee camps in Lebanon
Date: 2014-06-05 16:55:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:763402
United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly said Thursday he is downbeat about the possibility of establishing refugee camps for Syrians in Lebanon, reported the Daily Star newspaper. “Camps are an issue. The problem obviously ....
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Mahmoud Abbas congratulates Adly Mansour on achievements
Date: 2014-06-05 11:57:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:762743
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated Egyptian Interim President Adly Mansour on his achievements during his period in office especially as regards writing the constitution and holding the presidential election amid a crucial phase in ....
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PA president to attend Sisi inauguration ceremony - amb.
Date: 2014-06-05 09:38:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:762334
Palestine's Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Barakat al-Farra has said that Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas will arrive in Cairo Friday to attend an inauguration ceremony of president-elect Abdel Fattah ....
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Abbas, al-Hamdallah to visit Gaza before Ramadan - Fatah member
Date: 2014-06-05 08:58:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:762217
A Fatah Movement member said on Thursday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah are due to visit the Gaza Strip before the holy month of Ramadan if matters were to run as scheduled. "The date of the visit ....
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Putin fears Syria could turn to another Afghanistan
Date: 2014-06-05 06:44:28 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:761927
Syria risks turning into an “uncontrollable spawning ground” for terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in interview with France’s Europe 1 radio and TF1 channel. "Islamist rebel groups in Syria directly linked to al-Qaeda. Russia fears ....
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Kerry offers $ 290 mln aid for Syrians
Date: 2014-06-04 15:51:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:761328
The United States has offered 290 million dollars as humanitarian aid for those who were affected from the Syrian crisis, said State Secretary John Kerry. Speaking to reporters following a meeting with Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam, ....
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Palestine pres. urges for urgent steps to protect Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-06-04 15:41:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:761316
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the Arab and Islamic countries to take immediate decisions and practical measures to protect and defend Al-Aqsa Mosque. Abbas condemned the Israeli extremists' assaults on Al-Aqsa Mosque, According ....
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Libya's Haftar vows to respond to assassination bid
Date: 2014-06-04 13:01:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:760954
Libya's ex-general Khalifa Haftar has vowed to respond to the attack that targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general, in a bid to assassinate him. Haftar said in a press release: "we will end terrorism and extremism." Haftar also ....
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Kuwait Pm receives Al Secretary-General in Beijing
Date: 2014-06-04 10:35:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:760513
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi on Wednesday. The meeting, which was held in Al-Sabah residence in Beijing, tackled the issues listed on the ....