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Israeli gunboats fire on Palestinian fishermen
Date: 2014-02-19 07:59:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:563717
Israeli gunboats opened fire on Wednesday morning on Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza coast, according to local sources. The sources said the Israeli navy forces fired shells on Palestinian boats, with no injuries reported. ....
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64 Hezbollah elements killed in Yabrud battles
Date: 2014-02-19 07:56:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:563711
Head of the Media Office of the Military Council in Damascus and its Suburbs Musab al-Khair said 64 Hezbollah elements were killed in battles in Yabrud city in Rif Damascus. The free army documented 64 bodies of Hezbollah members in Yabrud, ....
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Jordanian king, British prime minister hold talks on ties, Mideast issues
Date: 2014-02-19 07:39:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:563680
King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Tuesday, held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on a number of Middle East issues, including Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts and the crisis in Syria. The meeting touched on Jordan's relief efforts to ....
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Libya's Gov't calls on media outlets to seek accuracy of information
Date: 2014-02-19 07:36:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:563675
Libyan interim government urged media outlets Tuesday to verify all news on the developments in the Arab country. In a statement on its website, the government called on media people to make sure that any information they post about the crisis ....
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Kerry praises democratic progress in Tunisia
Date: 2014-02-18 16:28:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:562976
US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised a democratic progress in Tunisia, where the "Arab Spring" began, following approval of the country's new constitution. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Tunisia on Tuesday in a gesture of support for ....
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AL calls for supporting youth issues
Date: 2014-02-18 15:32:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:562861
The Arab League has called for exerting further efforts to support youth issues and enhance their participation in sustainable development. Addressing the first "Arab Forum for Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas," AL chief Nabil el-Arabi stressed ....
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Arab ambassadors discuss genda of Arab-Latin American joint meeting
Date: 2014-02-18 15:28:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:562850
Ambassadors of the Arab countries held a meeting in the Cairo-based Arab League in preparation for an Arab-Latin American joint meeting that will be hosted by the AL on February 26-27. The preparatory meeting is meant to coordinate stances on ....
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Iraqi cabinet allocates 1 bln dollars for reconstruction f Anbar
Date: 2014-02-18 15:08:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:562764
The Iraqi cabinet decided to allocate one million dollars for the reconstruction of Anbar province in the aftermath of wide-scale military operations against militants, said a statement on Tuesday. The Iraqi army has launched and extensive ....
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US support for Israel must be met by Arab, Muslim backing to Palestinains--Za'noon
Date: 2014-02-18 14:41:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:562718
Speaker of the Amman-based Palestinian National Council Salim al-Za'noon said on Tuesday the financial, political and military support offered by the US to Israel must be met by the same backing of all Muslim and Arab countries to the Palestinians ....
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14 soldiers kidnapped in southern Yemen
Date: 2014-02-18 14:22:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:562657
Fourteen soldiers were kidnapped by saboteurs Tuesday after an attack by gunmen on a truck carrying food supplies in the southern Yemeni city of Dalea. Six people, including an officer and two soldiers, were also killed today in clashes between ....