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  • Israeli soldier dies of wounds due to sniper fire

    Israeli soldier dies of wounds due to sniper fire

    Date: 2013-12-24 15:22:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:459465

    An Israeli soldier Tuesday succumbed to wounds he had sustained when a Palestinian sniper opened fire at an Israeli force near Nahal Oz terminal in eastern Gaza. The soldier was working at the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip when ....

  • 5 people killed, injured in charge blast in Toz Khormatu district

    5 people killed, injured in charge blast in Toz Khormatu district

    Date: 2013-12-24 14:21:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:458918

    Five police elements were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in Toz Khormatu neighborhood in northeastern Tikrit, the main city of Salaheddine governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad. The source said the charge was ....

  • US calls for political dialogue in S. Sudan

    US calls for political dialogue in S. Sudan

    Date: 2013-12-24 10:45:25 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:458713

    US Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power called on political leaders in South Sudan to return to "political dialogue". "The future of South Sudan is in jeopardy and this moment demands urgent leadership," Power said. "The leaders of South Sudan ....

  • Qatar allocates $ 10mln to support pension fund of AL employees

    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 ....

  • 9 killed, injured in IED blast in Iraq

    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 ....

  • South Sudan army set to move on rebel-held town of Bor

    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, ....

  • All Kuwaiti ministers tender resignations to premier - minister

    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 ....

  • Kuwait's parliament accepts resignation of government

    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 ....

  • Libyan special forces member attacked in Benghazi

    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 ....

  • Gaza detainees' families visit them at Eshel prison

    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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