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Israel bombs Hizballah missile convoy on Syria-Lebanon border
Date: 2014-02-26 08:53:34 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:577453
Israeli warplanes hit a convoy carrying surface-to-surface missiles into Lebanon on Monday night, a senior Israeli security official said as quoted by Radio Israel. The air strike, around 10:30 p.m. local time on the border between Lebanon and ....
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US greets Kuwait over National Day
Date: 2014-02-26 08:43:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:577423
The United States greeted Kuwait on the occasion of its National Day and the 23rd anniversary of its liberation, the Kuwaiti news agency reported. In a message, US Secretary of State John Kerry said "the United States congratulates the government ....
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Four persons killed, injured in separate attacks in Baghdad
Date: 2014-02-26 08:40:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:577418
Four persons were killed and injured on Wednesday in two separate attacks in Baghdad, a security source said. The source said unidentified gunmen opened fire at Al-Amal district, southwest Baghdad, leaving one person killed. Meanwhile, gunmen ....
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Arrest warrant for ADP's head issued under "political pressure: Party official
Date: 2014-02-26 08:13:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:577354
An arrest warrant for Arab Democratic Party (ADP) chief Ali Eid was issued under political pressure, said a party official. Eid, an Alawite figure in the northern city of Tripoli, has failed on two occasions to show up for questioning by the ....
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Fierce clashes between Syrian gov't, opposition troops in Damascus
Date: 2014-02-26 08:06:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:577337
Fierce clashes broke out near Aleppo International Airport in the town of Yabroud in Qulmon at Damascus Countryside between government forces and the armed opposition, Syrian opposition sources said. The Free Syrian Army killed a number of ....
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Israel aggression against Palestinians increased since resumption of peace talks
Date: 2014-02-26 07:44:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:577282
Israeli aggressiveness against Palestinians have been escalated since the resumption of the peace process in July 2013, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has said. Israel has embarked on building as many as 10,489 new homes in the ....
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Iraqi police arrest three militants in Ramadi
Date: 2014-02-25 18:22:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:575939
Iraqi security forces detained three Al-Qaeda-loyal militants in Ramadi amid ongoing clashes between troops and militants of the jihadist Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, a police source said. He said police and troops raided a number of ....
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Palestinian presidency condemns storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-02-25 18:07:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:576808
The Palestinian Authority condemned Tuesday the aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by some Israeli officials and extremists. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Presidency warned that such hostile actions will create a climate of more ....
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Israeli escalations in Quds rejected - amb.
Date: 2014-02-25 17:42:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:576745
The Israeli escalations in Quds (East Jerusalem) city, especially attempts against Al-Aqsa Mosque, are condemned and will incite the rage of all the Muslim world, Egypt's ambassador to Jordan said Tuesday. Such aggression violates international ....
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Azhar denounces killing of seven Egyptians in Libya
Date: 2014-02-25 15:54:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:576062
Al-Azhar has denounced the killing of seven Egyptians on a beach in eastern Libya. Seven Egyptians were kidnapped and killed by an armed group in Benghazi in eastern Libya on Sunday. In a statement on Tuesday, Azhar, Sunni Islam's highest seat ....