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Jarba: Free army fights al-Qaeda, other extremist groups that were allowed by regime to operate in Syria
Date: 2014-01-22 11:00:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:513271
Head of the Syrian opposition National Coalition Ahmed Jarba on Wednesday said that the Syrian people have carried arms only to defend themselves against the regime. In his speech at Geneva II conference on Syria, he added the Syrian revolution ....
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Ban, Muallam go into argument at Geneva II conference
Date: 2014-01-22 10:45:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:513205
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallam got into a bitter argument at the opening session of Geneva II conference on the political crisis of Syria. The conference kicked off here earlier on Wednesday ....
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Geneva 2 conference on Syria kicks off
Date: 2014-01-22 10:13:21 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:512994
The Geneva 2 conference on Syria began here on Wednesday in a bid to reach a political solution to the nearly three-year unrest in the country. An Egyptian delegation led by Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi is taking part in the event. Addressing ....
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2 Palestinian resistance men killed in Israeli raid
Date: 2014-01-22 08:54:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:512777
Two members of Saraya el-Quds, Jihad's military wing, were killed in an Israeli air raid late on Tuesday, a spokesman for Gaza Strip Health Ministry said. An Israeli reconnaissance plane fired one rocket at a Palestinian car in Heit Hanoun in ....
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6 killed, wounded in 2 separate incidents in Tikrit
Date: 2014-01-22 08:48:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:512933
Two policemen and one woman were killed and three police men wounded in two separate incidents in eastern and southern Tikrit city in Salah ad Din Governorate, about 170 km north of Baghdad. A local security source said a roadside bomb went off ....
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2 Lebanese army men wounded in Tripoli
Date: 2014-01-22 08:17:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:512841
Two Lebanese army men were wounded in the ongoing clashes with an armed group in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Wednesday. The army is responding to the sources of fire. Violence flared up at Bab Al Tabbaneh and Jabal Mohsen, two ....
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260 trucks allowed into Gaza
Date: 2014-01-22 07:50:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:512773
Israeli occupation authorities on Wednesday decided to allow the entry of 260 trucks carrying goods into the Gaza Strip via Karem Abu Salem crossing. The Chairman of the Coordination Committee regulating all goods entering the Gaza Strip, Raed ....
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US condemns Beirut blast
Date: 2014-01-22 07:42:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:512757
The US State Department condemned the strong blast in Beirut's mostly Shi'ite southern suburbs that left four dead. "The United States condemns the attack in the strongest terms. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the victims and their families. ....
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Stable Egypt is in Jordan's interest – Jordanian PM
Date: 2014-01-22 07:38:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:512744
Prime minister of Jordan Abdullah Ensour voiced support Tuesday for stability in Egypt as a vital interest for Arab and Muslim worlds. Addressing the Jordanian parliament, Ensour underscored Amman's stance over the developments in Egypt, ....
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Eight people killed and wounded in Baghdad blast
Date: 2014-01-21 17:07:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:512249
Eight people were killed and wounded in a booby-trapped blast in Baghdad on Tuesday, said an Iraqi security source. He added that a booby-trapped car that was parking at al-Maared district went off leaving two civilians dead and six others ....