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Brahimi meets UN envoy to Lebanon before heading for Damascus
Date: 2013-10-28 12:54:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:358638
UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi stopped over at Beirut airport on Monday en route to Syria. He held talks at the airport with UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly amid intensive security. After that Brahimi headed for ....
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AL permanent delegates hold closed session
Date: 2013-10-28 12:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:358594
Arab League permanent delegates held Monday a closed session under Libya's chairmanship. The meeting is held in preparation for a meeting between the AL permanent delegates and ambassadors of the EU Council's committee for political and security ....
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Civilian killed, another injured in bomb blast in Tikrit city
Date: 2013-10-28 12:25:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:358575
One civilian was killed and another injured when an explosive charge ripped through their vehicle in Tikrit city, Salahuddine governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, a security source said Monday. The charge went off when a ....
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King Abdullah : reaching solution to Palestinian problem key to regional stability
Date: 2013-10-28 11:46:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:358474
Reaching a durable solution for the Palestinian-Israeli problem is key to regional stability, King Abdullah II of Jordan said Monday during talks with visiting Montenegro's President Filip Vujanović. They discussed means of boosting relations ....
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Israeli warplanes shell western Gaza
Date: 2013-10-28 11:33:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:358437
Israeli warplanes shelled Monday Al-Nasr neighborhood in western Gaza City, but no casualties were reported. Israel's F16 planes launched an air strike near a school in the area, spreading panic among students. ....
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Four rockets fired from Gaza Strip toward Ashkelon
Date: 2013-10-28 08:16:04 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:357980
Four rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward a municipal council in Ashkelon, northwest of Negev, Israel Radio reported Monday. The Iron Dome intercepted one of the rockets, while the other rockets exploded in open areas. No casualties or ....
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Abbas, US envoy discuss America's efforts in peace process
Date: 2013-10-28 07:44:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:357917
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Sunday with US special envoy to the peace process Martin Indyk. The meeting tackled efforts of Washington in the ongoing negotiations between Palestinians and Israel. ....
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Lebanon army says one soldier killed in sniper shooting in Tripoli
Date: 2013-10-28 07:25:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:357890
The Lebanese army said on Sunday that one soldier was killed in a sniper shooting following clashes between Alawite armed groups and Sunnis in northern city of Tripoli. The army expressed deep sorrow for the death of Sergeant Youssef Kamal. ....
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Policeman killed in armed attack in Mosul
Date: 2013-10-28 07:19:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:357884
A policeman was killed on Sunday in an armed attack in Mosul, 405 km east of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. Militants stormed the house of a member of the police facility in Al Quds neighborhood and fired at him with silenced weapons, a security ....
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Detention of 34 Palestinian prisoners extened
Date: 2013-10-27 17:49:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:357536
Israeli courts decided Sunday to extend the detention of 34 Palestinian prisoners at the pretext of completing judicial investigations and measures. An Israeli court sentenced a prisoner to 61 days and another one to 31 days in jail and fined ....