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  • 197 killed in Saturday violence in Syria

    197 killed in Saturday violence in Syria

    Date: 2014-02-09 07:01:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:544768

    As many as 197 people were killed in different parts of the unrest-hit Syria on Saturday, Sky news reported. Syrian activists said pro-Assad forces bombed Aleppo with barrel bombs, causing loud explosions and killing scores. ....

  • UN 'undeterred' by Homs aid convoy attack

    UN 'undeterred' by Homs aid convoy attack

    Date: 2014-02-09 06:57:51 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:544762

    UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has insisted that the UN and aid agencies will not be deterred by Saturday's attack on a convoy bringing supplies into the Syrian city of Homs. Baroness Amos said, in a statement, she was sad that a three-day ....

  • Complain should be filed to UN Security Council over Syrian border aggression- Rifi

    Complain should be filed to UN Security Council over Syrian border aggression- Rifi

    Date: 2014-02-08 16:44:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:544201

    A defeatist Lebanese government caving in to Syrian aggression must complain instead to the UN Security Council, the National News Agency cited former Internal Security Chief Gen. Ashraf Rifi as saying. The whole length of the borderline ....

  • 8 Iraqi police officers, Sahwa elements killed, injured in 2 separate incidents

    8 Iraqi police officers, Sahwa elements killed, injured in 2 separate incidents

    Date: 2014-02-08 15:06:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:544058

    Eight Iraqi police officers and Sahwa elements were killed and injured in two separate incidents in Baghdad Saturday. A roadside bomb planted in northern Baghdad went on Saturday when a police patrol was passing, a matter which killed a police ....

  • Iraqi army officer killed, 11 inured in IED blast

    Iraqi army officer killed, 11 inured in IED blast

    Date: 2014-02-08 13:17:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:543836

    An Iraqi army officer was killed, while 11 others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off and targeted a military patrol in northern Babel province, a security source said. The IED, planted on the road, exploded Saturday, ....

  • 1 killed, 6 injured in twin blasts in Saladin province in Iraq

    1 killed, 6 injured in twin blasts in Saladin province in Iraq

    Date: 2014-02-08 11:57:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:543686

    One citizen was killed and six others were injured in two separate blasts on Saturday in the Saladin province, north Baghdad, a security source said. The first explosion has targeted a popular market in Touz District, resulted in one killed and ....

  • 3 militants killed in clashes with Iraqi army in Baghdad

    3 militants killed in clashes with Iraqi army in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-02-08 10:56:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:543491

    Three gunmen, in military uniforms, were killed Saturday in Baghdad in clashes with the Iraqi army, a military source said in a statement. A military force clashed with the militants after receiving a military information about their hideout, ....

  • Suleiman asks Hollande to provide arms to help Lebanese army to undertake tasks - paper

    Suleiman asks Hollande to provide arms to help Lebanese army to undertake tasks - paper

    Date: 2014-02-08 07:57:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:543206

    Lebanese President Michel Suleiman asked during his yesterday's meeting with his French counterpart Francois Hollande to provide support for the Lebanese army in order to defend the country and preserve its security, according to Lebanon's Annahar ....

  • 83 people evacuated from besieged city of Homs in Syria: UN

    83 people evacuated from besieged city of Homs in Syria: UN

    Date: 2014-02-08 07:39:18 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:543174

    UN Secretary-General's Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said Friday that eighty-three people have been evacuated from Old Homs City during a three-day humanitarian pause agreed between the parties to the conflict, the UN News Centre reported. ....

  • Libyan security personnel assassinated in Benghazi

    Libyan security personnel assassinated in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-02-08 07:18:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:543127

    A Libyan policeman of the former External Security Office was assassinated in Benghazi on Friday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the personnel, identified as Atef Al Medawly outsidet Ansar Mosque in Al Hadaaq area in Benghazi, killing him on ....

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