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ISIS militants kill, wound 16 troops, policemen in Mosul
Date: 2014-06-06 11:56:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:764422
Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others wounded, including a senior commander, in clashes with Al-Qaeda-loyal militants in Mosul, the local capital of Nineveh province, a security source said. Also in Mosul, gunmen of the Islamic State ....
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Norwegian FM calls on Israel to halt settlement building
Date: 2014-06-06 11:38:00 GMT - Norway - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:764386
Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende called on Israel to halt its settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territories. On Thursday, Israel said it is moving ahead with the planning and construction of hundreds of Jewish settlement ....
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Haftar forces deny bombing Benghazi storehouse
Date: 2014-06-06 09:54:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:764213
The Operation Karama (Dignity) led by Libyan General Khalifa Haftar has denied its forces had shelled a goods storehouse in Benghazi. The forces had bombed some places with jets not grad missiles, spokesman Mohammed Hegazy said. The storehouse ....
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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, ....