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Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing, lets 250 trucks loaded with goods into Gaza
Date: 2013-10-20 09:09:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:345105
Israeli occupation forces reopened on Sunday Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, southeast Gaza Strip after a five-day closure and allowed the entry of 250 trucks laden with commodities. In a press release on Sunday, Head of the Coordination ....
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Arabi, Brahimi hold talks on Syrian crisis
Date: 2013-10-20 09:06:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:345093
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi had talks Sunday with United Nations and Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi , currently visiting Egypt as part of a regional tour including Syria and Iran. The talks tackled the ....
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Abbas meets delegation of German-Arab Medical Association
Date: 2013-10-19 11:54:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:344012
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met here with a delegation of the German-Arab Medical Association. Abbas hailed efforts exerted by the association for developing the Palestinian medical sector and carrying out surgeries for patients ....
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2 gunmen killed in attempt to attack army checkpoint in Mosul
Date: 2013-10-19 11:29:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:343962
Iraqi troops have killed two gunmen who were attempting to attack a military checkpoint in southern Mosul. An armed group riding in a civilian car tried to attack the checkpoint but security elements were quick to open fire on them, a security ....
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Haniyeh lauds Egypt role in brokering deal to free Palestinian detainees
Date: 2013-10-19 11:21:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:343940
Head of the Gaza-based Hamas government Ismail Haniyeh has praised the role played by Cairo to reach a deal to free Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails. Egypt has exerted efforts for years until the deal was sealed in the era of the ....
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UNAMI: 6 million Iraqis still living below poverty line
Date: 2013-10-19 09:30:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:343733
Six million Iraqis are still living below the poverty line of about 33 million people in the country beyond the budget of Finance’s annual $ 100 billion, UN mission in Iraq "UNAMI" said. The mission said in a statement on the occasion of the ....
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Hezbollah not able to control northern Lebanon -- former official
Date: 2013-10-19 09:21:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:343700
A former director of interior security troops in Lebanon believes Hezbollah is not able to control the northern parts of the country. Major General Ashraf Rifi, a prominent Sunni figure, accused the Syrian regime and Hezbollah of supplying Jabl ....
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Military commander of al-Qaeda killed in Kirkuk
Date: 2013-10-19 09:20:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:343697
A military commander of al-Qaeda was killed during clashes with the Iraqi army in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Saturday. A special force from the Iraqi army and the intelligence agency clashed with the military commander and managed to ....
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House of former commander of Libyan shield attacked
Date: 2013-10-19 09:17:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:343694
Outraged Libyan citizens attacked the house of former commander of the Libyan Shield Wissam bin Hamid by rocket propelled grenades. In statements Saturday, a security source said that fire erupted in the house of bin Hamid, after targeting it ....
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Iraq set to ink new deal on importing Iranian gas
Date: 2013-10-19 09:14:25 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:343689
Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy says his country plans to finalize a new contract with Iran on the import of natural gas, Press TV reported. Hussain al-Shahristani made the remarks on the sidelines of the World Energy Congress in the ....
