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Two killed, five wounded in marketplace blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-07 07:32:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:653590
Two were killed and five wounded in a blast that hit a marketplace in Baghdad, a police source said. "The explosive device was planted near a marketplace south Baghdad," he said. The area was declared off-limits. Iraq is rocking by ....
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Amr Moussa leaves for Kuwait to attend Arab, intl meeting
Date: 2014-04-06 15:12:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:652828
Former Secretary General of the Arab League Amr Moussa left Egypt on Sunday heading for Kuwait to attend a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Council for Arab and International Relations. The event aims at activating joint Arab action. ....
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AL, Jordan highlights supporting peace efforts
Date: 2014-04-06 13:27:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:652575
Arab League chief Nabil el Araby affirmed on Sunday the necessity of supporting all exerted efforts meant to achieve an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds (East Jerusalem) its capital. The remarks came during a meeting here today with ....
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7 persons killed, injured in explosive charge blast in southern Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-06 10:50:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:652201
Seven people were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in a popular marketplace in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source. The source said the charge was planted in a village in Al-Madaan neighborhood in southern Baghdad. The blast ....
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15 policemen killed, injured in suicide bombing in central Tikrit
Date: 2014-04-06 09:20:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:651985
At least 15 Iraqi policemen were killed and injured in a suicide bombing in central Tikrit, the main city of Salahuddin governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said. Security forces cordoned off the ....
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310 trucks allowed into Gaza via Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2014-04-06 08:04:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:651751
Israeli authorities reopened Sunday the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing in south-east Gaza after the weekend. " Occupation forces will allow the entry of 310 trucks laden with goods to the commercial and agricultural sectors." Raed Fattouh, ....
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2 soldiers killed, 3 wounded in roadside bomb in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-05 16:33:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:651116
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others injured Saturday after a roadside bomb went off targeting their patrol, a security source said. The incident occurred in Al Tarmia district, northern Baghdad, the source who spoke in a condition of ....
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AL chief heads for Jordan on regional conference on crisis management
Date: 2014-04-05 15:16:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:650995
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi headed Saturday for Amman on a two-day visit to Jordan to take part in a regional conference on crisis management. The conference is planned to kick off on Monday, and aims at creating an Arab network for crisis ....
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5 Sahwa members killed, injured in armed attack in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-05 12:20:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:650557
Five Iraqi Sahwa (Awakening) members were killed and injured in an armed attack in southern Tikirt, Salahuddin Province, some 170 km north of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Saturday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire toward a checkpoint ....
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1 gunman killed, 9 suspects arrested in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-05 10:31:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:650173
A gunman was killed Saturday as he attempted to plant an explosive charge in Beiji neighborhood, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said Saturday. A police force killed the gunman and moved his body to the forensic department, a spokesman for the ....