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280 trucks allowed into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2013-12-17 12:51:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:444956
Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 280 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Tuesday. In a press release, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza ....
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Car bomb explodes near Hezbollah checkpoint
Date: 2013-12-17 06:35:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:443920
A car bomb exploded after being shot at by guards manning a Hezbollah security checkpoint almost two kilometers away from a center of the Shiite Lebanese group in the area of Sabouba near Baalbek in eastern Lebanon at dawn on Tuesday. Casualties ....
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Palestinian presidency forms panel to provide aid to Gazans
Date: 2013-12-17 06:09:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:443895
Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Mahmoud Habash said the Palestinian presidency would form a committee to collect aid to Gazans. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ordered to provide assistance to the families affected by the ....
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UN chief, Security Council call for calm after shooting on Lebanese-Israeli borders
Date: 2013-12-17 06:03:18 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:443892
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the members of Security Council have deplored the shooting on Sunday of an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) soldier by a Lebanese soldier, and called for calm and continued restraint by all parties. ....
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Explosion hits near Hezbollah center east Lebanon; casualties reported
Date: 2013-12-17 05:57:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:443887
An explosion ripped through the area housing a Hezbollah center in Sabouba town north the city of Baalbek, east Lebanon, at dawn on Tuesday, a security source said. The blast occurred at almost 4am and left casualties, the source was quoted by Al ....
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EU support to PA paves way for full partnership in future -- Fatah spokesman
Date: 2013-12-16 18:07:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:443587
Fatah movement's spokesman in Europe, Jamal Nazzal, said that the European Union’s rejection to calls to reconsider its financial aid to the Palestinian Authority means the continuation of the union’s support to the authority. In a press ....
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Cross-border shooting from Lebanon at Israeli force "individual" act, says Mikati
Date: 2013-12-16 17:45:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:443526
Lebanon's outgoing prime minister Najib Mikati told the Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for Lebanon, Derek Plumbly, that the cross-border shooting from Lebanon on an Israeli force is an individual incident. Mikati expressed, during ....
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AL condemns attempted coup in South Sudan
Date: 2013-12-16 17:38:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:443510
The Arab League has strongly condemned the attempted coup in Juba at dawn Monday that aimed to hamper efforts aiming to achieve national consensus and ties with Sudan. In a press release on Monday, the AL affirmed its support to South Sudanese ....
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UN: We seek to help 16 mln Syrians in 2014
Date: 2013-12-16 17:27:02 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:443495
The United Nations (UN) called on donor countries to donate 6.5 billion dollars to Syria and its neighbors hosting Syrian refugees so as to provide aid to 16 million persons. During the meeting of the donor countries in Geneva, United Nations ....
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Fuel reaches Gaza electricity station via Karem Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2013-12-16 12:42:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:442885
Fuel reached an electricity station in Gaza for the second day in a row via Karem Abu Salem crossing. In a statement on Monday, the head of committee that coordinates the entry of goods to Gaza Strip Ra'ed Fatouh said that the Israeli forces ....