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Lebanese president heads to Paris
Date: 2013-12-15 11:03:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:440902
Lebanese President Michel Sleiman headed Sunday to Paris on a private visit for medical check-ups. The Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos also left for Geneva after a visit to Beirut where she discussed with a ....
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AL chief to visit India to hold talks with Singh
Date: 2013-12-15 10:36:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:440839
Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El-Arabi left Cairo for New Delhi on Sunday on a two-day visit to India for talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid aimed at promoting Arab cooperation with India. In ....
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Japanese diplomat stabbed during abduction attempt in Yemen
Date: 2013-12-15 10:17:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:440802
The Japanese consul-general in Yemen was stabbed during an attempt by unidentified assailants to kidnap him, Al-Arabiya satellite TV reported. The consul and second secretary at the embassy suffered five stab wounds in the Sunday morning attack ....
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Fuel pumped to Gaza power station after 45 days hiatus
Date: 2013-12-15 09:46:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:440710
The Israeli authorities allowed Sunday the pumping of 450,000 liters of diesel to Gaza power station after it has been halted for 45 days for lack of fuel. Also, limited amounts of cooking gas and fuel were allowed via Kerm Abu Salem crossing in ....
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Palestinian teen wounded by Israeli forces in Gaza
Date: 2013-12-15 08:58:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:440625
A Palestinian teenager was wounded when Israeli forces opened fire at him in northern Gaza Strip, a Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday. The 16-year-old teen sustained a bullet in the left feet and was taken to a nearby hospital, said Ashraf ....
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Syrian opposition seeks more help from abroad, warns of chaos
Date: 2013-12-15 08:37:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:440585
Syrian opposition leaders called on Western and Arab allies to give them funding to reorganise their forces after Islamist fighters seized some of their weapons, the BBC reported. Monzer Akbik, chief of staff in the Syrian National Coalition, ....
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5 of same family killed in blast in Baqouba
Date: 2013-12-15 08:27:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:440563
Five members of the same family were killed in a blast in northern Baqouba on Sunday, a security source said. Unidentified gunmen blew up several explosive devices in the precincts of a house owned by a Diyala Health Department employee, the ....
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Qaraqae asserts 3rd batch of Palestinian prisoners to be released as scheduled
Date: 2013-12-14 16:45:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:439966
Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Eissa Qaraqae asserted that the 3rd batch of Palestinian prisoners will be released as scheduled on December 29. In statements carried by the Palestinian “Al-Raya” Radio, Qaraqae said if Israel did not fulfill ....
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Arabi urges Arab, int'l intervention to offer aid to power crisis in Gaza Strip
Date: 2013-12-14 15:33:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:439851
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi urged Arab and international parties and the UN organizations to bear their responsibilities and offer urgent aid to Gaza Strip residents especially in view of the power cut crisis. A statement ....
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Police, army ordered to protect fuel stations- Libyan PM
Date: 2013-12-14 15:01:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:439792
Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said Saturday he has ordered police and army to guard petrol stations, especially in Tripoli, amid the recent petrol crisis. The premier also directed security forces that any director or a worker in a gas ....
