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Israel kills old woman near border line in Khan Younis
Date: 2014-03-01 08:44:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:583021
An old Palestinian woman has been killed by Israeli fire near the border line in Absan al-Kabira town in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. An ambulance team found the body of Amena Attia, 58, earlier today, medical sources said ....
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Somali Al-Shabaab on move to recruit young fighters ahead of massive military assault
Date: 2014-03-01 07:29:49 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:582907
The militant group in Somalia, Al-Shabaab, started to recruit fresh youngsters into its ranks as Somalia government forces backed by the African Union Forces plan massive military assault to liberate the country’s south and central region, ....
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Israel attacks target in northern Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-03-01 07:17:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:582892
An Israeli army spokesman said Friday that a strike was conducted to eliminate "an imminent threat of rocket fire towards Israel," according to Yediot Ahronot. Details of the strike remain unclear. Israeli media reported the target was "a ....
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UN chief won't attend international meeting on Lebanon -- spokesman
Date: 2014-03-01 07:13:28 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:582890
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will not take part in the meeting of the International Support Group for Lebanon planned to be held in Paris on March 5, spokesperson for the secretary general Martin Nesirky said. "The Secretary-General has asked ....
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Gunmen assassinate senior Libyan army officer in Benghazi
Date: 2014-03-01 07:12:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:582889
A Libyan army colonel was killed after unidentified armed men opened fire at him in Benghazi city, security authorities on Friday. Wanis al-Bargthi succumbed to his wounds after being moved to a hospital in Benghazi, said the authorities. The ....
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UNIFIL says mission limited to southern Lebanon
Date: 2014-03-01 07:11:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:582887
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that as for an Israeli raid on Hezbollah in Lebanon's Bekaa few days ago the mission can not deal with issues outside of its operations area that is limited to southern Lebanon. UNIFIL ....
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Gunmen attempt to storm Libyan Interior Ministry
Date: 2014-02-28 17:15:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:582538
A number of gunmen attempted to break into the Libyan Interior Ministry earlier Friday. Special troops deployed at the premises located on the Airport Road in Tripoli were able to counter the attack, according to Libya International ....
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Abbas discusses peace process with Russia parliament speaker
Date: 2014-02-26 18:01:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:578916
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received Wednesday the speaker of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin in Ramallah. They discussed the latest developments in the peace process and efforts exerted to push it forward, WAFA news agency ....
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Lebanon PM receives message of congratulations, support from Egypt
Date: 2014-02-26 17:56:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:578901
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam received Wednesday a message of congratulations and support from the Egyptian government. This came during a meeting with the Egyptian Ambassador here Ashraf Hamdy, who said that Egypt will spare no effort to ....
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King Abdullah, Indonesia president call for more Middle East peacemaking efforts
Date: 2014-02-26 11:42:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:577960
Jordanian King Abdullah II and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held a bilateral meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday and discussed efforts to step up bilateral relations, Petra News Agency reported. The two leaders ....
