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3 Palestinians killed, 10 injured in mysterious explosion in Gaza
Date: 2014-04-16 11:37:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:671389
Three Palestinians were killed and ten others injured in an accidental explosion Wednesday in Khan Younis in southern the Gaza Strip, medics and security sources said. The explosion left three citizens killed, said Gaza health ministry spokesman ....
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AL condemns Jordanian ambassador abduction
Date: 2014-04-16 11:29:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:671369
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi condemned on Wednesday the abduction of Jordanian Ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz al-Itan on Tuesday. Arabi called Jordan's Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh and Libya's Foreign ....
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Top militant arrested in Kirkuk
Date: 2014-04-16 10:16:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:670984
Security forces arrested a top militant of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group, known as Daash, the Degla Operations Command said on Wednesday. The terrorist is responsible for the bloody blasts that hit Kirkuk lately, Commander of the ....
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Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-04-16 08:45:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:670875
Israeli authorities re-opened on Wednesday Karam Abu Salem border crossing, located southeast of Gaza, after a two-day closure due to Jewish holidays. Gaza commercial liaison officer Raed Fattouh said 300 trucks loaded with goods for the ....
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Security Council condemns abduction of Jordanian envoy in Libya
Date: 2014-04-16 08:43:31 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:670869
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Tuesday's attack in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which resulted in the abduction of the Jordanian ambassador and injuries to his driver. According to media reports, assailants opened fire on ....
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AL optimistic over Algerian presidential election
Date: 2014-04-16 08:32:11 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:670833
Head of an Arab League's delegation to partake in monitoring presidential elections in Algeria Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih expressed optimism over the outcome of the presidential polls. During his meeting Tuesday with Algeria's Interior Minister ....
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3 injured in Giza bomb blast
Date: 2014-04-16 08:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:670830
Three persons were injured late Tuesday when a car detonated on Faisal Street. Initial investigation indicated that a homemade bomb caused the explosion, a senior security source told MENA. Security forces cordoned off the scene of the blast, ....
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Palestinian prisoners' issue top priority: Gaza gov't
Date: 2014-04-16 07:39:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:670714
The Gaza government said that the issue of the Palestinian prisoners would be a top priority until all of them were released. In a statement following its weekly meeting on Tuesday, the government, run by Hamas movement, called on all official, ....
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Fatah: Hamas gov. issues jail sentences against 9 cadres
Date: 2014-04-15 17:21:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:670153
Fatah's Gaza spokesman Fayez Abou-Eita said Tuesday the sacked Hamas-run government issued Monday jail sentences against a number of the movement's cadres. Abou-Eita said in press statements that the prison sentences, which ranged between one and ....
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Libyan PM phones Jordanian counterpart
Date: 2014-04-15 16:15:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:670050
Libyan acting Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni held Tuesday a telephone conversation with his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah Ensour. The Libyan official said his country will exert every possible effort to ensure the safety of kidnapped ....