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7 policemen killed, injured in two attacks in Mosul
Date: 2014-01-05 08:59:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:480021
Seven policemen were killed and injured in two separate attacks in Mosul city, central Ninawa governorate, situated some 405 kilometers north of Baghdad, security sources said. Unidentified gunmen attacked on Sunday a police convoy in southern ....
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Turkey closes its border gate with Syria
Date: 2014-01-05 08:58:33 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:480034
Turkey has temporarily closed the Cilvegözü border crossing with Syria after the rise of clashes between Syrian troops and opposition forces near the Syrian village of Sarmada. Turkey's decision came to protect the Turkish drivers and passengers ....
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Juba rings with gunfire as South Sudan peace talks open in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-05 08:48:32 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:479872
South Sudan's capital was echoing with heavy gunfire on Saturday evening, as peace talks in Ethiopia officially opened, The Telegraph reported. The peace talks, aimed to bring about an end to the conflict in South Sudan officially opened in ....
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2 killed, 3 wounded in 2 separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:47:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:478822
One policeman and a civilian were killed and three police elements wounded in two separate incidents that took place in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. An Iraqi security source said a roadside bomb went off in southern Baghdad targeting a ....
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'Military aid for army should boost capabilities'- Lebanese FM
Date: 2014-01-04 12:41:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:478788
Military aid to the Lebanon's army should contribute to boosting its capabilities to turn it into a military deterrent force as part of a national defense plan, the country's foreign minister has said. In statements on Saturday, Adnan Mansour ....
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Miqati, Seniora condemn torching of priest library in Tripoli
Date: 2014-01-04 12:04:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:478621
Lebanon's resigned Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Saturday condemned the torching of a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli. In statements on Saturday, Miqati said such acts ....
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Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrate in central Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:02:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:478682
Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrated on Saturday in central Baghdad to show their support for security forces and Anbar clans in their fight against terrorism. The protesters raised banners to support the Iraqi army in its fight against al-Qaeda and ....
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Dozens of families in Ramadi flee homes as clashes intensify
Date: 2014-01-04 11:29:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:478627
Scores of Iraqi families in the Ramadi city of Anbar governorate, west of Baghdad, fled their homes amid escalating clashes between security forces and militant groups. The fleeing families took a secure path till they left the city, a security ....
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Conflicting reports about death of Qaeda-linked militant
Date: 2014-01-04 10:29:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:478494
An al-Qaeda-linked Saudi suspect detained in Lebanon has reportedly died one day after being transferred to a military hospital. The Voice of Lebanon, however, denied the news, stressing that Majid al-Majid is in poor health condition. He is ....
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Member of Libyan special deterrence force killed
Date: 2014-01-04 10:05:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:478438
A member of the Libyan special deterrence force was killed by gunmen, who opened fire on him in front of one of Tripoli's mosques. A security source told Tadamoun news agency said that the element who belongs to the Libyan special deterrence ....
