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10 Daash operatives killed by Iraqi forces in Anbar
Date: 2014-05-21 10:19:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:734120
Security forces killed 10 militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group, known as Daash, during a crackdown in Anbar province, a security source said Wednesday. The forces also destroyed three cars of the militants, the source, who ....
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Vatican Pope visits Jordan Saturday
Date: 2014-05-21 09:07:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:733965
Minister of State for Information Affairs Mohamed al-Momni said Jordan is the only country that was visited by four Popes, referring to a visit on Saturday by Pope Francis I. The first visit to the kingdom was by Pope Paul VI on January 4-6, ....
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330 trucks carrying commodities to enter Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-05-21 08:11:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:733835
Israeli occupation authorities Wednesday allowed the entry of 330 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem trade crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, the Chairman of the coordination committee for the ....
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Tripoli district hit by Grad rockets, casualties reported
Date: 2014-05-21 07:22:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:733698
A number of Grad rockets fell on a district in southern the Libyan capital late on Tuesday, causing casualties, a security source said. At least three houses caught fire after the rocket attack. Situation in southern Tripoli has been tense ....
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Saudi Arabia handlying Coronavirus spread transparently - minister
Date: 2014-05-21 07:16:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:733708
Acting Health Minister Adel Fakiah stressed that the kingdom is handling the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) transparently. Speaking to the BBC, he said containing this killer virus is on the top of his ministry ....
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Hamas, Fatah split over, resistance continues till liberation - Meshaal
Date: 2014-05-21 06:54:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:733674
The division between the two Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas has come to an end, but the resistance will not stop till the liberation of Palestine and the return of all refugees, Head of Hamas' Politburo Khaled Meshaal has said. In his ....
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Libya parl't holds secret session to vote confidence in new PM
Date: 2014-05-21 06:33:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:733626
Libya's General National Congress (GNC) held Tuesday a secret session at an unknown place to re-run a vote of confidence in new Prime Minister Ahmed Maetig. A second session will be held for discussing 2014 budget. The parliament session was ....
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Corona death toll in Saudi Arabia hit 175
Date: 2014-05-20 16:52:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:733037
The number of Corona virus deaths has hit 175 of 540 infected cases in Saudi Arabia, said the health ministry on Tuesday. The virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), is new to humans and was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. ....
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UN expresses deep concern over ongoing violence in Libya
Date: 2014-05-20 15:35:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:732934
The United Nations mission in Libya voiced deep concern over the recent violence in the country, and called on all sides to address differences through political means and on authorities to quickly address the lawlessness, the UN News Center ....
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Palestinian cabinet condemns feeding hunger strikers forcibly in Israeli jails
Date: 2014-05-20 14:04:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:732768
The Palestinian Cabinet has condemned Israel's ratification of a draft law that was submitted by the Israeli department of homeland security allowing the prison authorities to forcibly feed prisoners on hunger strike. In a statement released by ....