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Qaeda leader, his brother killed in shelling on southern Yemen
Date: 2014-05-06 12:42:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:706438
A leading operative of the terrorist Al-Qaeda organization and his brother were killed on Tuesday in a shelling carried out by the Yemeni army on the Yemeni southern province of Shabwa. Yemeni forces launched a major offensive against al Qaeda in ....
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AL supports efforts of Yemeni gov't in combating terror
Date: 2014-05-06 12:35:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:706422
The Arab League voiced support to the Yemeni army and government in combating Qaeda terrorist organization. In a statement released on Tuesday, the AL asserted the full solidarity of the Arab states with Yemen. The AL expressed support to a ....
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Israeli forces block Al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-05-06 08:42:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:705812
Israeli occupation forces blocked Tuesday Al-Aqsa Mosque and bared Muslim worshipers under 50 years old from performing dawn prayers at the mosque. The occupation forces imposed a tight siege on the mosque while more than 40 Israeli extremists ....
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US condemns new military offensives in South Sudan
Date: 2014-05-06 06:45:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:705568
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned new military offensives in South Sudan. "Three years ago, I was in Juba to witness the birth of the world’s newest nation, and last week as I returned to South Sudan I saw how fragile the future ....
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Security Council decries terrorist attack in Yemeni capital
Date: 2014-05-06 06:44:17 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:705567
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned today’s deadly terrorist attack in Sana’a, as well as other recent terrorist attacks in Yemen, and stressed its support for President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and his Government to combat ....
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Abbas, Meshaal meet in Doha
Date: 2014-05-05 17:32:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:705159
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a meeting Monday with Hamas political office chairman Khaled Meshaal in Doha, Qatar. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Palestine, including reconciliation deal that was sealed between ....
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Hamas slams detention of members in West Bank
Date: 2014-05-05 12:48:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:704536
Hamas deplored on Monday more detentions of its members in the West Bank despite a recently-signed agreement with its rival Fatah. "The reconciliation agreement does not absolutely mean that silence when Jihadists and resistance members are ....
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4 Iraqis killed in armed attack in Salahuddin Province
Date: 2014-05-05 11:56:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:700964
Three Iraqi soldiers and a driver were killed Saturday in an armed attack in the Salahuddin Province, 170 km north of the capital, Baghdad, a security source said. The four were shot dead after a group of unidentified gunmen ambushed their car ....
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17 people killed, injured in car bombing in Tikrit
Date: 2014-05-05 09:14:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:703895
At least 17 people were killed and injured in a car bomb blast in eastern Tikrit, Salahuddine governorate, situated some 17 kilometers north of Baghdad, according to a security source. The source said a car, that was parked in front of a ....
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Israel closes Karm Abu Salem, Erez crossings for two days
Date: 2014-05-05 08:39:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:703779
The Israeli occupation forces decided on Monday to close Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing for two days on the occasion of Israel's celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut which is a modern holiday celebrating the so-called Israel's ....