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Amnesty: Abuse rife in secret jails in Syria run by Isis
Date: 2013-12-19 08:49:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:449958
Torture and summary executions are rife in secret prisons in Syria run by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Isis), BBC quoted Amnesty International as saying on Thursday. "Those abducted and detained by Isis include children as young as ....
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Sacked South Sudan vice president denies standing behind coup attempt
Date: 2013-12-18 11:16:03 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:448004
Sacked South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar denied Wednesday standing behind the failed coup attempt that took place in South Sudan on Monday, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. President Salva Kiir accused Machar of leading the coup attempt ....
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Policeman killed, six Shia pilgrims injured in suicide attack
Date: 2013-12-18 10:59:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:448307
An Iraqi policeman was killed and six Shiite Muslims on pilgrimage in a suicide attack in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a security source said on Wednesday. A suicide bomber set off his explosive belt among a group of pilgrims who were ....
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Lebanon's legislative session postponed again over lack of quorum
Date: 2013-12-18 10:54:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:448289
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed a controversial parliamentary session for the 8th time to January 28 over lack of quorum. There are 45 draft laws listed on the agenda, including one on extending the term of top security ....
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Israeli forces open fire toward houses of Palestinians in Gaza
Date: 2013-12-18 10:52:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:448283
Israeli occupation forces opened fire toward houses of Palestinian citizens in Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. The Israeli occupation forces opened fire on houses of citizens, security sources said. No causalities or ....
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Fate of Gulf Union to be determined at Riyadh summit
Date: 2013-12-18 09:24:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:448041
The fate of the Gulf union called for by Saudi King Abdullah ben Adel Aziz will be determined at the Riyadh summit, said Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel Latif al-Zayani. The exact date of the summit has not been yet ....
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UGGT postpones government formation negotiations till Friday
Date: 2013-12-18 09:19:07 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:448024
Tunisian General Labor Union (UGGT) announced Wednesday negotiations to form a caretaker technocrat government, slated for Wednesday, were postponed till Friday. In a statement posted on Facebook, UGGT said the National Dialogue meeting scheduled ....
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49 people killed as fighting going on in several areas in Syria
Date: 2013-12-18 09:03:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:447980
At least 49 people were killed as fighting and indiscriminate attacks are still going on in several areas in Syria, the BBC reported quoting Syrian activists as having said Wednesday. Hospitals in the Syrian city of Aleppo have been overwhelmed ....
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Former South Sudan ministers arrested over 'coup'
Date: 2013-12-18 08:06:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:447830
Ten senior political figures, including the former finance minister, have been arrested in South Sudan after a foiled coup attempt, the government has said. The authorities are looking to question five other prominent figures, including former ....
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AL chief to hold talks with India vice president, FM
Date: 2013-12-17 19:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:447516
Secretary General of Arab League Nabil El-Arabi, who is visiting New Delhi, will hold a meeting with India's Vice-President Hamid Ansari and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid. During the meetings, the two sides will ink a memorandum of ....
