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Abbas meets Kerry in Ramallah
Date: 2014-01-04 07:53:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:478169
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met Friday evening with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Ramallah. The meeting took up means of boosting peace efforts, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported giving no further details. On Thursday, ....
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Iraqi army kills Islamist leader in Anbar
Date: 2014-01-04 07:41:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:478151
The Iraqi army has killed the leader of the al-Qaeda linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Abdul Rahman Baghdadi in Anbar governorate. said a security source said on Friday. Baghdadi was targeted with 150 militants of the group in an Iraqi ....
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Israeli police arrest Palestinian girl in Quds
Date: 2014-01-04 07:34:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:478145
Israeli forces arrested Friday a Palestinian girl in Jerusalem for allegedly attempting to stab an Israeli soldier. In a statement, an Israeli police spokeswoman said that a soldier was lightly wounded during the arrest of the 16-year-old girl. ....
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Lieberman: Israel's security must be part of future deal
Date: 2014-01-03 15:39:16 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:477523
Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that a proposed deal between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on solid foundation of security for Israel and a stable economy for the Palestinians, Ynet reported Friday. In statements ....
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DNA confirms identity of al-Qaida leader
Date: 2014-01-03 13:44:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:477243
DNA testing confirmed on Friday that the man detained by the Lebanese army intelligence is Majed al-Majed, the “emir” of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, the state-run National News Agency reported. The Lebanese Army intelligence had detained a ....
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Egypt FM condemns Mogadishu hotel bombing
Date: 2014-01-03 09:12:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:476678
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi condemned a triple bombing on a Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 11 people in Somalia. Fahmi asserted Egypt's support for the Somali people in combating terrorism, adding the Mogadishu blast proved terror is a ....
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Rocket fired from Gaza hits Negev
Date: 2014-01-03 08:20:21 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:476575
A rocket launched from Gaza exploded in the western Negev on Thursday evening, the “Voice of Israel” Radio reported. The rocket landed in an open area with no injuries or damage reported. The rocket launching was the latest escalation in ....
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AL chief slams Lebanon terrorist attack
Date: 2014-01-03 07:57:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:476521
Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi has slammed a terrorist attack that rocked a residential neighborhood in Lebanon's Beirut suburb, killing four people and injuring dozens others. At least four people were killed and 65 injured when a car bomb ....
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Egypt condemns deadly blast in Beirut
Date: 2014-01-03 07:43:13 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:476495
Egypt's embassy in Beirut strongly deplored the attack that rocked a residential neighborhood in Lebanon killing four persons and injuring dozens others. At least four people were killed and 65 injured when a car bomb exploded in a residential ....
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Peace process still on track: Kerry
Date: 2014-01-03 07:32:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:476467
US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted the peace process is still on track. In a joint press conference with Israeli Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday, Kerry reiterated his plans to work intensely with both sides over the next couple of days to ....