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2 killed, wounded in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-07 09:31:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:653825
One civilian was killed and another wounded in different parts of the Iraqi capital on Monday, security sources said. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a civilian in southern Baghdad, killing him at once, the source said. Another civilian was ....
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Families of Gazan prisoners visit their kins in Nafha prison
Date: 2014-04-07 09:05:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:653835
Israeli occupation forces on Monday allowed 89 family members of the Gazan prisoners to visit their kins at the Israeli "Nafha" desert prison. Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nasser Al-Najar said the family ....
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Syrian artillery shell lands in Golan Heights
Date: 2014-04-07 09:03:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:653828
A Syria artillery shell, fired by pro-Assad troops, landed at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Monday, said Syrian activists. No casualties were reported, According to Sky News. ....
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Palestinian leadership to demand membership of more world bodies -- Fatah member
Date: 2014-04-07 08:59:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:653815
The Palestinian Authority will seek membership of 63 more international organizations and conventions, said Nabil Shaas, the member of the Fatah movement central committee said on Monday. Earlier this month, the Palestinian leadership applied ....
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Car on fire as bomb goes off in Manama
Date: 2014-04-07 08:47:38 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:653788
A car was set on fire after a locally-made explosive device went off in Adliya area in the Bahraini capital on Sunday, Manama police chief said. A probe was launched into the incident, he added. ....
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Hezbollah claims responsibility for Israeli patrol attack
Date: 2014-04-07 08:38:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:653763
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah claimed his party's responsibility responsibility for attacking an Israeli patrol at Shebaa Farms last month. Nasrallah, in an interview with Al-Safir newspaper out Monday, said the attack came in response to an ....
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Lebanon PM calls on Hezbollah to stop involvement in Syrian conflict
Date: 2014-04-07 08:13:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:653697
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam called on Hezbollah to stop engaging in the ongoing civil war in neighboring Syria. In statements to Al-Arabiya TV channel Sunday, Salam said that his government's policy is based on "self-distancing" ....
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AL chief praises US efforts to reach peace deal
Date: 2014-04-07 08:08:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:653678
Arab League chief Nabil Arabi has praised efforts exerted by US Secretary of State John Kerry to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel. "The Arab states encourage the US to continue endeavors to achieve peace between both sides", ....
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International flights resumed at Libya's Benina airport
Date: 2014-04-07 08:03:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:653666
International flights at Benina International Airport in Benghazi in Libya have been resumed after a one-day halt over protests. The protests were part of civil disobedience staged nationwide. An agreement was reached with the protesters to ....
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Two dead from MERS coronavirus in Jeddah
Date: 2014-04-07 07:48:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:653625
Two persons have died in the Saudi Arabia city of Jeddah from the new SARS-like coronavirus, MERS-CoV, the Saudi Health Ministry said on Sunday. Saudi Arabia has been the country most affected by the respiratory-system virus, with 46 cases, of ....