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  • Police officer killed in armed attack in Tikrit

    Police officer killed in armed attack in Tikrit

    Date: 2013-12-08 08:17:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:428426

    An Iraqi police officer was killed in an armed attack in central Tikrit on Sunday, an Iraqi security source said. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the policeman while he was driving his car in the area, killing him at once, the source ....

  • Syrian army announced control over Al-Nabak township in Rif Damascus

    Syrian army announced control over Al-Nabak township in Rif Damascus

    Date: 2013-12-08 08:06:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:428415

    The Syrian Army announced it has gained full control over Al-Nabak township in Reef Damascus, Sky News reported on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) urged the International Committee of the Red Cross to immediately enter the ....

  • Sudanese vice president insists on stepping down

    Sudanese vice president insists on stepping down

    Date: 2013-12-07 18:02:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:427954

    Sudanese First Vice-President Ali Osman Taha Saturday insisted on his decision to step down to make way for new generations, Al-Intibaha newspaper reported. All attempts to dissuade him from his decision have failed, added the newspaper, noting ....

  • 10 killed, injured due to blast in northern Baghdad

    10 killed, injured due to blast in northern Baghdad

    Date: 2013-12-07 17:38:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:427912

    A civilian was killed and nine others were injured when an explosive charge detonated in northern Baghdad on Saturday. The explosive charge was planted on road side, according to an Iraqi security source. Security forces cordoned off the scene ....

  • Suicide car Bomb, assault in Yemen killed 56, injured 215

    Suicide car Bomb, assault in Yemen killed 56, injured 215

    Date: 2013-12-07 17:25:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:427884

    At least 56 people were killed and 215 others injured in a suicide car bombing and a subsequent attack by gunmen on the Defense Ministry in Yemen, which took place on Thursday, according to a preliminary report of the committee assigned into ....

  • Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk

    Syria regime kills 17 in Nabuk

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:58:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:427285

    At least 17 people, including children, have been killed by regime forces on Saturday in a shelter in the town of Nabuk, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says. According to www.skynews.com, citing activists inside the town north of ....

  • Cautious calm prevails in Sanaa amid intensive security measures

    Cautious calm prevails in Sanaa amid intensive security measures

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:48:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:427245

    Cautious calm prevailed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and a number of Yemeni cities on Saturday. Security forces were deployed in the streets of Sanaa, after the terrorist act, which hit the Yemeni Defense Ministry on Thursday. In statements to ....

  • Arab youth council for integrated development in support of Egypt road map

    Arab youth council for integrated development in support of Egypt road map

    Date: 2013-12-07 11:05:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:427151

    The Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development announced said that it fully supports the will of the Egyptian nation and the country's move to implement the road map and confront terrorism. The council, meanwhile, said that what is taking ....

  • Suicide car Bomb, assault in Yemen killed 56, injured 215

    Suicide car Bomb, assault in Yemen killed 56, injured 215

    Date: 2013-12-07 08:20:25 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:426853

    At least 56 people were killed and 215 others injured in a suicide car bombing and a subsequent attack by gunmen on the Defense Ministry in Yemen, which took place on Thursday, according to a preliminary report of the committee assigned into ....

  • US secretary of defense meets King of Bahrain

    US secretary of defense meets King of Bahrain

    Date: 2013-12-07 08:02:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:426856

    US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel met with King Hamad al Khalifa of Bahrain at the Safria Palace, the US department of defense said in a statement on Friday. Hagel and the king discussed the long history of the United States - Bahrain bilateral ....

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