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Bombings kill; injure 34 in western Anbar in Iraq
Date: 2014-01-11 11:35:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:491756
Thirty-four elements of the border guards were killed and wounded after two bombs exploded targeting a bus they were riding west of the Al-Anbar province, said a security source on Saturday. The security forces imposed a security cordon around ....
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Lebanese Forces consult on forming government - Bloc MP
Date: 2014-01-11 11:10:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:491694
Lebanese Forces (LF) Bloc MP, Antoine Zahra said despite differences in the March 14 alliance, the decision on whether to join in a national unity Cabinet or not would be left to the coalition as a whole, dailystar website reported. “Nobody [in ....
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380 civilians killed in Anbar violence -- Sources
Date: 2014-01-11 10:25:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:491575
As many as 380 Iraqi civilians have been so far killed in the ongoing violence in Anbar province in western Iraq, medical sources said on Saturday. Tension has been rising in the province located on the border with Syria after Iraqi police ....
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7 Iraqi soldiers injured in Kirkuk mortar attack
Date: 2014-01-11 10:08:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:491536
Seven Iraqi soldiers were injured during a mortar attack against a checkpoint in southwest of Kirkuk, 250 km north of the capital. A booby-trapped car raided the army checkpoint and was followed by the mortar attack, injuring seven soldiers, a ....
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Kuwait has responsibility toward Syrian people - diplomat
Date: 2014-01-11 08:54:30 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:491418
Kuwait’s hosting of the second donor conference for Syria comes out of its humanitarian and moral responsibility toward the Syrian people, said Kuwait’s delegate to the United Nations Mansour al-Etibi. In statements on Saturday, Etibi expressed ....
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25 ISIL members including leaders killed in Iraq's Anbar
Date: 2014-01-11 08:33:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:491282
As many as 25 members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) including leaders have been killed in Anbar, reported local media. A security building in the capital city Ramadi was cleared of all militants who were killed amid a ....
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Security Council urges South Sudan President to release detained political leaders
Date: 2014-01-11 08:08:38 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:491324
Members of the UN Security Council confirmed Friday their strong support for the mediation efforts led by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, "IGAD" and welcomed the appointment of a mediation team headed by Ethiopian Seyoum Mesfin to ....
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South Sudan troops 'recapture key oil city of Bentiu'
Date: 2014-01-10 14:46:29 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:490652
South Sudanese government forces have recaptured the oil hub of Bentiu from rebels, an army spokesman told the BBC Friday. Col Philip Aguer said the final resistance - a tank protecting a bridge to the city - had been overcome at 14:30 local time ....
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ICRC president in Damascus to press for greater humanitarian access
Date: 2014-01-10 11:53:00 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:490135
President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer has begun a visit to Syria to assess the humanitarian situation and negotiate greater field access for the ICRC in the country. "Over the next three days, the ICRC ....
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Bashir: No negotiations with armed groups over power, wealth
Date: 2014-01-10 10:03:50 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:489912
Sudanese President Omar Bashir said he closed the negotiation door with armed movements on power or wealth and if any to take place will be over a “pardon”. According to Sudanese “Al-Taghyeer” newspaper out Friday, Bashir said rebels must put ....
