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Maliki threatens to burn protest camps in Anbar
Date: 2013-12-27 13:38:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:464657
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki threatened on Friday to burn protest camps in the squares of Anbar Province if protesters do not end their sit-ins, which he described as "squares of sedition". He pointed out that today will be the last ....
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Hezbollah condemns Beirut car bomb blast
Date: 2013-12-27 13:36:30 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:464648
Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah movement denounced Friday the car bomb blast that killed former finance minister Mohamed Chatah along with several others. This heinous crime came as part of a series of bombings that aim to destabilize the country and ....
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Likud pushing bill to annex Jordan Valley
Date: 2013-12-27 13:35:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:464641
Likud ministers and lawmakers are trying to limit Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s freedom in peace talks, with MK Miri Regev submitting a bill to annex the Jordan Valley, The Jerusalem Post reported. If Regev’s bill becomes law, Netanyahu ....
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Machar forces capture oil wells in S. Sudan's Unity state
Date: 2013-12-27 13:31:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:464629
Rebel forces loyal to South Sudan's former vice president Riek Machar have captured most of the oil wells in Unity State, the South Sudan News Agency reported Friday. The Minister of Petroleum, Stephen Dhieu Dau, admitted that the rebels have ....
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Lebanese president deplores Beirut bombing
Date: 2013-12-27 13:19:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:464593
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman condemned on Friday the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former minister of finance. He said he is sorry for the death of innocent people, calling on the Lebanese to unite and support efforts to form a new ....
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Lebanese MP blames Syrian regime for Beirut bombing
Date: 2013-12-27 12:33:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:464436
Future bloc MP Khaled Zahraman blamed the Syrian regime for the assassination of former Lebanese minister and Future Movement adviser Mohamad Chatah. In press statements Friday, Zahraman said Hezbollah has to correct its mistake when it ....
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Arab League denounces Beirut assassination
Date: 2013-12-27 12:31:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:464424
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi denounced the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance, on Friday. "The assassination of Chatah at this timing target patriotism, moderateness and openness of the minister ....
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Egypt’s embassy in Beirut condemns terror bombing
Date: 2013-12-27 12:29:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:464413
The Egyptian embassy here condemned a terror attack that occurred this morning in downtown Beirut. In a statement, the embassy reiterated its rejection of all forms of terrorism in the Arab region. Terrorism, rearing its ugly face at more than ....
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Lebanon's Chatah killed with car loaded with 60 kgs of explosives
Date: 2013-12-27 12:27:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:464403
Lebanese security sources said the car bombing that caused targeted Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance, was loaded with 50-60 kgs of explosives. They said the Honda car was a stolen. Chatah, an adviser to former prime ....
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Lebanese PM calls off vacation over ex-minister assassination
Date: 2013-12-27 12:24:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:464396
Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided to call off his vacation and head back to Lebanon after the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance. “We condemn this assassination, which targeted a respected, ....