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HRW urges Yemen's national dialogue to reject political rights restrictions
Date: 2013-11-24 10:50:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:403903
The Human Rights Watch has urged representatives to Yemen’s National Dialogue Conference to reject a proposal that would unnecessarily restrict the political rights of potential candidates for election to top offices. The conference’s Good ....
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US envoy not to visit Sudan within framework of regional tour
Date: 2013-11-24 10:15:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:403798
US special envoy to Sudan Donald Booth, currently visiting Egypt, will not visit Sudan within the framework of a regional tour. In brief statements to the Sudanese newspaper al-Taghier out Sunday, Spokesman of the US embassy in Sudan Ronald ....
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Five Palestinians arrested in West Bank
Date: 2013-11-24 10:10:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:403790
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Sunday five Palestinians in the West Bank cities of Al-Khalil (Hebron), Jenin and Bethlehem. Local and security sources said that Israeli forces stormed Beit Ummar town, north of Al-Khalil, and arrested two ....
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Israel lets 190 trucks loaded with goods into Gaza via Karam Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2013-11-24 09:16:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:403682
Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 190 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. In a press release on Sunday, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza ....
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Authorities identify suicide bombers who attacked Iranian embassy in Beirut
Date: 2013-11-24 09:06:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:403655
Lebanese authorities say they have identified the two men who launched a double suicide attack on the Iranian embassy which killed 25 people in Hezbollah's southern Beirut bastion, ABC news reported. This week's double bombing was the first ....
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4 people injured after 3 bombs thrown outside cafe in Lebanon
Date: 2013-11-24 08:28:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:403574
Four people were severely injured after two bombs exploded among three bombs were thrown by unidentified men outside a café in Al-Qoba district in Tripoli of north Lebanon. The injured were moved to a hospital for medical treatment. ....
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Abbas' visit to Cairo was very successful - diplomat
Date: 2013-11-23 15:26:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:402876
The latest visit by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Egypt was very successful, said Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine Yasser Osman. In statements on Saturday, Osman underlined that the visit reflected brotherly relations between the two ....
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Israeli forces close checkpoint to Jenin, isolate 4,000 Palestinians
Date: 2013-11-23 11:59:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:402456
The Israeli occupation forces closed on Saturday a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Barta'a south of Jenin. The occupation forces informed the Palestinian side of the barrier closure until further notice, which isolates ....
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Two Swedish of Palestinian origin killed in Syria
Date: 2013-11-23 09:57:52 GMT - Norway - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:402173
Two Swedish citizens, of a Palestinian origin, killed in the ongoing clashes between troops loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and opposition, said Sweden's Expressen newspaper. The number of Swedish who were killed in the civil war in ....
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2 killed, 1 injured in 2 separate incidents in Iraq
Date: 2013-11-23 09:55:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:402171
Two people were killed and another was injured in two separate incidents in north and east of Baghdad on Saturday, an Iraqi security source said. Unidentified armed men opened fire toward a civilian while he was walking in Baghdad and he died on ....