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Explosions in Shebaa Farms Caused by Israeli Military Drills
Date: 2014-03-18 07:59:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:615759
Explosions that were heard on Tuesday near the occupied Shebaa farms turned out to be caused by military drills carried out by the Israeli army, according to Lebanese media. The Israeli army launched more than 30 heavy artillery shells, ....
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Obama urges Abbas to 'take risks' for peace
Date: 2014-03-17 18:38:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:615317
US President Barack Obama has urged his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to make tough decisions and take risks for peace with Israel, ahead of a 29 April deadline for US-brokered negotiations. "We are going to have to take some tough ....
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Clashes erupted between Lebanese army, armed men in Lebanon's Tripoli
Date: 2014-03-17 18:08:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:615278
Fierce clashes erupted between the Lebanese army and armed men in the northern Lebanese town of Tripoli Monday. The clashes erupted after targeting three army checkpoints in Bab al-Tabbaneh, a predominantly-Sunni neighborhood known for its ....
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Jordanian king receives phone calls from Peres, Netanyahu to apologize for Jordanian judge's killing
Date: 2014-03-17 17:17:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:615193
Jordanian King Abdullah II of Jordan received a phone call Monday from Israeli President Shimon Peres who apologized for the shooting incident of a Palestinian-Jordanian judge, who was killed by Israeli fire. Israel is committed to holding ....
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6 Al-Qaeda members killed in Babel province
Date: 2014-03-17 12:17:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:614489
Six members, belonging to Al-Qaeda, were killed by the aircraft of the Iraqi army, according to a security source on Monday. A joint force consisting of the police and the army managed to kill them while they were holding a meeting. One of the ....
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Bahrain police defuse car bomb in capital
Date: 2014-03-17 12:10:39 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:614474
The Bahraini police said Monday they defused a homemade bomb in a car on a main road in Manama, according to Bahrain News Agency (BNA). "The police found and defused a pipe bomb and two gas cylinders that had been placed inside the car," the ....
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Israel prevents families of Gaza prisoners from visiting them
Date: 2014-03-17 11:51:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:614414
The Palestinian prisoners Center for studies condemned preventing families of Palestinian prisoners in Gaza Strip from visiting their kins under the pretext of deteriorating security conditions. In a press statement released on Monday, the human ....
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Arab League chief asserts importance of next summit
Date: 2014-03-17 10:21:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:614117
Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi asserted on Monday the importance of the next Arab summit in Kuwait. In statements to reporters, Arabi said there is a severe need to set the stage ahead of the summit. Asked about Qatar, he said that the ....
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4 killed, 10 injured in Lebanon blast
Date: 2014-03-17 07:56:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:613649
Four people were killed and 10 others were injured when a car bomb went off in a town in Beqaa in northeastern Lebanon on Sunday in a semi-final toll. The booby-trapped car was driven by a suicide man who crossed the border from Syria, said the ....
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3 militants killed in Yemen explosion
Date: 2014-03-17 07:54:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:613695
Security officials in Yemen said three alleged al-Qaida operatives have accidentally blown themselves up while outfitting a car with explosives in preparation for an operation in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa, ABC news reported ....