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Sudanese minister says eastern Nile Basin states keen on achieving aspirations of peoples
Date: 2014-01-04 09:47:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:478388
Sudanese Water Resources and Electricity Muattaz Musa said Saturday eastern Nile Basin countries are honestly seeking to achieve aspirations of their peoples. Negotiations between Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia on the Renaissance Dam set the scene for ....
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GNC spokesman denies attempt to kidnap parliament president
Date: 2014-01-04 09:17:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:478318
Spokesman for the General National Congress Omar Hamidan has categorically denied news posted on facebook about an attempt by gunmen to kidnap GNC President Nouri Abu-Sahmain on Friday night. Citizens should not believe such tendentious rumors ....
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Syrian jets bomb Idlib
Date: 2014-01-04 08:00:39 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:478177
Syrian regime jets shelled several areas in Idlib, northwest of Syria, leaving several people dead and injured. Meanwhile, the opposition Free Syrian Army clashed with a regime battalion in Daraa’s countryside in the south, Sky News quoted Syrian ....
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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 ....