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3 killed, others injured in suicide blast near Haftar residence
Date: 2014-06-04 10:02:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:760398
Three people were killed and several others were injured on Wednesday after a suicide bomber targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general Khalifa Haftar, in a bid to assassinate him. Khalifa Haftar, who has led repeated deadly assaults ....
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Sisi win revives Palestinians' statehood hopes - Palestinian official
Date: 2014-06-04 08:56:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:760074
The landslide victory achieved by Abdel-Fatah el-Sisi in the Egyptian presidential election revive the hopes of many Palestinians that his win could help them establish an independent, viable Palestinian state. "Riding on the major wave of ....
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Berri warns of continued boycott of parliament sessions
Date: 2014-06-04 07:35:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:759990
Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabih Berri has warned lawmakers against continuing their boycott of Parliament sessions, threatening to take serious measures against them. “It is no longer possible to remain silent about what is going on, and those ....
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Abbas to attend Sisi swearing-in ceremony on Sunday
Date: 2014-06-04 07:28:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:759973
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's swearing in ceremony on Sunday. Malki added that Abbas's participation comes in response to an invitation by ....
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Yemen raids Houthi hideouts in Omran province
Date: 2014-06-04 07:21:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:759946
Yemeni warplanes launched air strikes against the strongholds of Houthis in Omran province in northern the country, local sources said. The raids are part of the ongoing confrontations between the Yemeni army and the Houthis that left till Monday ....
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Libyan cabinet headquarters attacked by RPG
Date: 2014-06-04 07:07:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:759918
Unidentified gunmen fired RPGs at the cabinet headquarters Monday midnight but no casualties were reported. The attack comes shortly after newly-elected Prime Minister Ahmed Matiq took over the cabinet headquarters despite the refusal of interim ....
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Coalition government possible in Syria after election – Russian foreign ministry
Date: 2014-06-03 17:00:56 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:759190
A coalition government with opposition members may be created in Syria after the presidential election, the RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Tuesday. "There is an idea to create a coalition ....
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Hague welcomes formation of Palestinian government
Date: 2014-06-03 16:59:03 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:759184
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomed, in a press release on Tuesday, the announcement of a Palestinian national consensus government headed by Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. "We welcome yesterday’s announcement on the formation of a new ....
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Palestinian President due in Moscow in June for talks with Putin
Date: 2014-06-03 15:29:02 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:758998
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday said that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due here during this month for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The remark was made in a message Lavrov sent to a conference by the ....
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New Palestinian government to pave way for ending division: US center
Date: 2014-06-03 15:18:20 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:758971
American working group center for Palestinian affairs has voiced hope that the formation of a new Palestinian government could end internal division. The formation of a unity government would be a preliminary step towards the unity of the ....