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  • Kirkuk police regain control over intelligence building, free 11 hostages

    Kirkuk police regain control over intelligence building, free 11 hostages

    Date: 2013-12-05 09:11:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:423621

    Kirkuk security forces managed on Thursday to regain control over the Intelligence building and the adjacent Jawaher Mall which was seized by terrorists on Wednesday, a security source said. The forces also freed the 11 shoppers who were taken ....

  • Huge blast hits Yemeni defense ministry

    Huge blast hits Yemeni defense ministry

    Date: 2013-12-05 08:03:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:423448

    A huge blast took place near the headquarters of the Yemeni Defense Ministry in Sanaa on Thursday, a Yemeni military source said. A booby-trapped car blew up near the gate of the building located in Bab el-Yaman district, the source said, adding ....

  • 49 killed, wounded in Kirkuk blast

    49 killed, wounded in Kirkuk blast

    Date: 2013-12-04 16:24:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:422785

    Iraq's Kirkuk Health Department announced Wednesday that the blast that targeted the city's intelligence building left 49 people dead and injured. Earlier today, a bobby-trapped car and two charges exploded in Kirkuk city, killing two people and ....

  • Libyan premier receives US senator

    Libyan premier receives US senator

    Date: 2013-12-04 11:51:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:422186

    Prime Minister Ali Zedan received here Wednesday Senator John McCain, who is currently visiting Libya, for talks on ways to promote bilateral cooperation. McCain met Tuesday with Libyan Parliament Speaker Nouri Abu-Sahmain for talks on the latest ....

  • UAE president receives Iranian top diplomat

    UAE president receives Iranian top diplomat

    Date: 2013-12-04 11:22:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:422062

    UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nuhayyan received on Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif, currently visiting here. During the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa voiced his country's welcome of Iran's recent agreement with the ....

  • Jordanian king embarks on visit to Belgium

    Jordanian king embarks on visit to Belgium

    Date: 2013-12-04 09:36:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:421773

    Jordanian King Abdullah II left here on Wednesday for Brussels on a working visit. The Royal Hashimite Court issued a statement on Wednesday that Abdullah II will meet with Belgian Monarch King Philipe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo on the ....

  • Qatar re-evaluates stances in Mideast- Hizbollah chief

    Qatar re-evaluates stances in Mideast- Hizbollah chief

    Date: 2013-12-04 07:59:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:421576

    Qatar is re-evaluating its stances and strategies concerning the Mideast region, Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Tuesday. In a televised interview, Nasrallah confirmed that he had met with a Qatari delegation a few days a go, praising the ....

  • Palestine reaffirms rejection of Israeli suggestions over Aghwar region

    Palestine reaffirms rejection of Israeli suggestions over Aghwar region

    Date: 2013-12-04 07:58:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:421572

    Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat Tuesday renewed rejection of the Israeli proposals over the Aghwar region between the West Bank and Jordan River Valley. The Palestinian official made the remarks during his visit to el-Najad family in ....

  • Hamas holds PLO responsible for humanitarian situation in Gaza

    Hamas holds PLO responsible for humanitarian situation in Gaza

    Date: 2013-12-04 07:56:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:421566

    The Hamas government in Gaza held the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) responsible for human situation in Gaza and the suffering of the families of Palestinians killed during Israeli attacks in 2008. The movement said in a statement ....

  • Egypt will remain key sponsor for Palestinian reconciliation: Hamas official

    Egypt will remain key sponsor for Palestinian reconciliation: Hamas official

    Date: 2013-12-03 18:33:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:421131

    Yousef Rizqa, the political adviser to Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza, has stressed that Egypt will remain the main sponsor for the internal-Palestinian reconciliation. "Egypt will remain the main sponsor of the national ....

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