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No Iranian military experts in Sudan - spokesman
Date: 2014-05-10 10:21:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:713209
There are no Iranian military experts in Sudan, said Sudanese Army Spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad. Reports about military ties binding Sudan and Iran are baseless, he added according to the Khartoum Newspaper on Saturday. Ties between Khartoum ....
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Iraqi soldier killed, 4 injured in Babil blast
Date: 2014-05-10 10:16:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:712984
An Iraqi soldier was killed and four others were injured when a roadside bomb targeted their patrol in Babil, 100 km north of Baghdad, on Saturday. A security force cordoned off the blast scene and launched a manhunt for the attackers, a security ....
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Lebanese president demands clarifications on Iranian official's remarks
Date: 2014-05-10 08:36:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:712975
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman demanded Foreign Minister Jebran Basil to seek clarifications from the Iranian authorities on a statement by a former Iranian revolutionary guard commander. The request came after a cabinet session headed by the ....
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South Sudan rivals agree peace deal
Date: 2014-05-10 07:34:35 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:712831
South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict, the BBC reported Friday. The deal calls for an immediate truce and the formation of a transitional government ahead of the ....
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2 French people arrested in Yemen
Date: 2014-05-10 07:34:00 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:712868
The French government said two French people have been arrested in Yemen, according to ABC news. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said in a statement that France "is cooperating closely with Yemen authorities in the fight against ....
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Sudan most affected if Ethiopian dam established without safety studies: Karti
Date: 2014-05-10 07:15:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:712821
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti asserted on Friday that his country will be the most affected if the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was established without making studies that confirms its environmental safety and economic feasibility for Ethiopia, ....
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2 soldiers killed in blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-05-10 07:11:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:712811
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and one officer was injured when an explosive device went off Friday in Baghdad, a security source said. The device was planted on a road side in Arab Abbas town in the western side of Baghdad, the source said. ....
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1 dies in Saudi heavy rains
Date: 2014-05-10 07:09:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:712810
A person has died in Saudi Arabia due to heavy rains that rocked Mecca city on Friday, Saudi Civil Defense authorities said on Friday. The neighborhoods of Ommra, Shawqiya, Al Aziziya, Om Al Jowd as well as other areas were hit by the floods, ....
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UN concerned over jail sentence against Saudi blogger
Date: 2014-05-09 19:17:09 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:712534
The United Nation expressed concern over sentencing a blogger to 10 years in prison in Saudi Arabia. In a press conference on Friday, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said the UN is concerned over this ruling. He said that such rulings ....
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Yemeni defense minister survives assassination attempt by al-Qaeda members
Date: 2014-05-09 19:08:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:712520
Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Naser Ahmed escaped an assassination attempt unhurt Friday in an ambush erected by number of the terrorist al-Qaeda insurgents. The attack took place in the south of the country where the army is mounting a ....
