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Libya interim PM quits, saying victim of attack
Date: 2014-04-13 16:42:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:666156
Libyan interim prime minister Abdullah al Thinni stepped down on Sunday, saying he and his family had been the victims of a “traitorous” armed attack the previous day, according to the BBC. Al-Thinni quit less than a week after parliament tasked ....
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Palestinian presidency condemns Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-04-13 11:18:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:665417
The Palestinian Presidency condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque compound on Sunday morning by the Israeli occupation forces and the attacking of worshipers with stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets. In statements Sunday, Presidency ....
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Barghouti to MENA: Palestine admission to Geneva agreements provides legal bases for holding Israel accountable for its crimes
Date: 2014-04-12 15:02:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:664364
Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement Mostafa Al-Barghouti asserted that Palestine's joining the Geneva agreements provides the legal basis for holding Israel accountable for its crimes in the occupied Palestinian ....
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Countries violating international law should be punished - Palestinian FM
Date: 2014-04-12 13:25:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:664057
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki underlined that countries that violate the international law should be punished not the nations that abide by law. "The Israeli forces try to punish us which is considered a violation to the ....
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Syrian rebels kill 40 of Assad's troops
Date: 2014-04-12 13:18:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:664038
The joint chamber for the people in the Levant (Which consists of three major formations) in Aleppo said it killed 40 troops of President Bashar Assad's forces in Al-Ramosa district of Aleppo, using the improvised weapon the "Hell ....
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Death toll nears 3,000 in battle between rival Al Qaeda militias in Syria
Date: 2014-04-12 11:05:26 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:663699
The war between Al Qaeda militias has resulted in heavy casualties in Syria. Opposition sources said nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the war between Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and rival Islamist militias, The World Tribune ....
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3 Iraqi army killed, injured in bomb blast northern Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-12 10:34:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:663627
Three elements of the Iraqi army were killed and injured when an explosive charge went off in Al-Tarmiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The source explained that the bomb, that was planted on the roadside, went ....
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Iraqi deputy PM, lawmaker survive assassination bid west of Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-11 19:50:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:663038
Iraqi deputy Prime Minister Saleh Al-Mutlaq and lawmaker Talal al-Zobaie of the Iraqiya coalition survived an assassination attempt in the Abu Ghraib area west of Baghdad on Friday, said a statement released by the PM's office. A number of ....
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King, Iraqi foreign minister discuss ties
Date: 2014-04-10 19:08:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:661484
King Abdullah II met on Thursday with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to discuss means to forge closer bilateral ties in various fields, Petra news agency reported. The King reiterated Jordan's continued support to the Iraqis in their ....
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Ashton, Abbas discuss stumbling Palestinian-Israeli negotiations
Date: 2014-04-10 13:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:660684
EU foreign and security affairs official Catherine Ashton met on Thursday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks on the latest Palestinian developments in light of the stumbling peace negotiations with the Israelis. Abbas, currently ....