Arab world
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Libyan protesters break into parliament
Date: 2014-03-03 11:35:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:586971
With the absence of security, scores of Libyan protesters stormed the headquarters of the Libyan parliament on Sunday, wounding some members and holding others in custody. The move comes in protest against the kidnap of four persons protesting ....
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Settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque
Date: 2014-03-03 11:34:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:587351
A group of Israeli settlers stormed the compound of al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday morning amid heavy guard by Israeli police. About 11 Israeli settlers entered the compound through al-Mughrabi gate. The al-Aqsa Mosque is Islam’s third-holiest site ....
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220 trucks cross Karam Abu Salem into Gaza
Date: 2014-03-03 10:15:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:587104
The Israeli occupation authorities on Monday allowed the entry of 220 trucks laden with goods into the Gaza Strip via the Karam Abu Salem crossing, southeast of the strip. Raed Fattouh, chairman of the coordination committee for the entry of ....
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Palestinian minister: Occupation damaged agriculture infrastructure
Date: 2014-03-03 09:27:26 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:586965
Palestinian Minister of Agriculture Waleed Assaf said the Israeli occupation has damaged the infrastructure of Palestinian agriculture, noting that one third of the Palestinian people are facing threats of food insecurity due to the oppressive ....
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Juba hints at expelling UN mission in South Sudan
Date: 2014-03-03 09:19:18 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:586934
Ateny Wek Ateny, the press secretary to South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir has hinted at expelling the UN mission in Juba due to its biased reports. In statements to Sudan's "Al-Taghyeer" newspaper, out Monday, Ateny rejected UN reports of ....
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Sudanese official blames SPLM-North for stalemate
Date: 2014-03-03 08:36:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:586824
The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North sector (SPLM-North) is to blame for the deadlock in negotiations with Khartoum to rescue those harmed in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, an assistant to the Sudanese president has ....
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Saudi commitment to achieve Muslim solidarity unshakable, says king
Date: 2014-03-03 07:31:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:586697
Saudi King Abdullah asserted his country's keenness on achieving solidarity among all Muslims around the globe. "This commitment is unshakable," he said, addressing a meeting of top religious scholars and officials who met in Makkah on Sunday to ....
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Sudan keen to be removed from countries that use child soldiers' list
Date: 2014-03-03 07:17:29 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:586649
Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rehim Hussein stressed that the government is taking all necessary measures to remove Sudan from the list of countries that recruit and use child soldiers in armed conflicts, said the spokesman of the Sudanese Armed ....
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Jordan keen to forge closer ties with Morocco - Jordanian King
Date: 2014-03-02 16:44:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:586054
Jordanian King Abdullah II said Sunday that Jordan was keen to forge closer ties with Morocco in various domains, Petra News Agency reported. Abdullah also noted the importance of activating the Higher Jordanian-Moroccan Joint Committee. The ....
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Arabi: Arafat played "distinguished role"
Date: 2014-03-02 15:38:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:585908
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Arabi said Sunday that late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat played a distinguished role as a historical leader of the Palestinian people. Arabi was addressing the seventh meeting of Yasser Arafat ....