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Lebanon FM: Iran's deal with West "positive"
Date: 2013-11-24 12:51:27 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:404191
Lebanese Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour termed Iran's deal with six of the West's major nations as "positive", urging all Arab countries and the world to turn their eyes to Israel's nuclear program which threatens the region's security. In ....
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Kuwait emir opens GCC parliament speakers meeting
Date: 2013-11-24 12:48:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:404179
Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah opened Sunday morning the two-day 7th annual meeting of speakers of the GCC legislative assemblies. The meeting is attended by speakers of the Shura councils, parliaments and national assemblies in ....
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Civilian killed, officer injured in separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2013-11-24 12:15:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:403782
The owner of a fast food restaurant was killed in an armed attack and an officer was injured when a bomb stuck to his vehicle went off in southern Baghdad on Sunday. Unidentified gunmen shot the Iraqi owner of the fast-food restaurant in al-Dora ....
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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 ....