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Qatar allocates $ 10mln to support pension fund of AL employees
Date: 2013-12-23 14:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:457475
Qatar has allocated some 10 million dollars to support the pension fund of the employees of the Arab League. This was announced during a meeting held by Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi with Qatar's Permanent Delegate to the Arab ....
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9 killed, injured in IED blast in Iraq
Date: 2013-12-23 14:40:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:457438
At least nine people were killed and injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near a popular market in western Baghdad. A roadside bomb planted near a popular market in western Baghdad went off on Monday, a matter which killed a ....
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South Sudan army set to move on rebel-held town of Bor
Date: 2013-12-23 14:29:04 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:457403
South Sudanese troops are preparing to enter the rebel-held town of Bor, President Salva Kiir has said. Kiir told parliament the army was "ready to move", adding that the counter-attack had been delayed to allow US citizens to be airlifted out, ....
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All Kuwaiti ministers tender resignations to premier - minister
Date: 2013-12-23 13:44:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:457272
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Health Minister Sheikh Mohamed Adallah al-Mubarak al-Sabah said all ministers have tendered their resignation to Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah to enable him to prepare for ....
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Kuwait's parliament accepts resignation of government
Date: 2013-12-23 12:23:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:457083
Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouk el-Ghanim accepted on Monday the resignation of the cabinet led by Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, saying the ministers will not attend Tuesday's session. The cabinet submitted a formal resignation ....
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Libyan special forces member attacked in Benghazi
Date: 2013-12-23 11:28:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:456934
A Libyan special forces member was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Benghazi on Monday. Rezq Ubaidi is now at the intensive care unit after receiving many bullets, an Al-Jalaa Hospital media office official said. The attack took place while ....
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Gaza detainees' families visit them at Eshel prison
Date: 2013-12-23 11:23:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:456923
Israeli occupation authorities allowed Monday dozens of Gaza detainees' families to visit them at Eshel prison in Beersheba, south Israel. In a statement, Information Officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross Nasser Najjar said 60 ....
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20 killed, wounded in bombing of Idlib countryside
Date: 2013-12-23 11:16:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:456906
Twenty people were killed and wounded in the bombing of Maarat al-Numaan in Idlib countryside on Monday, Sky news reported quoting Syrian activities. They added that the death toll of Sunday violence, mostly in Aleppo, rose to 100, including ....
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More army reinforcements head for Anbar hours after of Maliki's threats
Date: 2013-12-23 10:44:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:456808
More military reinforcements have been seen heading from Baghdad to Assad military base, west of Ramadi, the main city of Anbar governorate, situated some 110 kilometers north of Baghdad, a police source in Anbar said. The build-ups come under ....
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Death toll from Sunday violence in Syria reaches 100
Date: 2013-12-23 10:32:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:456766
The death toll from Sunday's violence in Syria upped to 100, including women and children, according to the BBC. Activists say most of the deaths were in Aleppo in northwestern Syria. Barrels packed with TNT were dropped on the Hanano ....