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9 pilgrims released in exchange for $150mln
Date: 2013-10-19 09:00:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:343674
Progress in the release of nine Lebanese pilgrims held in Syria's Aazaz region was achieved by Qatar on Wednesday, reported al-Liwaa newspaper on Saturday. A Turkish source told the daily that Qatar crowned its negotiations with the kidnappers by ....
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Blast shakes Damascus suburb
Date: 2013-10-19 08:54:22 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:343666
A large explosion has shaken the suburb of Jaramana in Syria' s capital Damascus with a majority Christian population, according to SANA News Agency. Rebels have previously targeted Jaramana - a Christian and Druze area mostly loyal to ....
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Yemeni president cuts short his visit to Aden
Date: 2013-10-19 07:55:08 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:343584
Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi curtailed his stay at the economic and commercial capital Aden and returned to Sanaa amid escalated attacks in the country over the last two days. Official sources announced the return of the Yemeni ....
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Armed group attacks gate of deterrence force
Date: 2013-10-19 07:51:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:343580
An armed group attacked a gate of Libya's deterrence and joint intervention force in southern Tripoli on Friday night. The deterrence force countered the attack and arrested the group, media spokesman Essam al-Naas said. ....
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10 killed, injured in car blast east of Baghdad
Date: 2013-10-19 07:35:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:343548
Two people were killed while eight others injured in a booby-trapped car explosion in Baladyat district of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Friday. Security forces cordoned off the area while ambulances moved injured to a hospital for ....
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Military troops deployed on Tunisian-Algerian border
Date: 2013-10-19 07:33:09 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:343553
More troops have been deployed on the border between Algeria and Tunisia in anticipation of any terrorist attacks from the Tunisian side, said well-placed sources told Algerian newspaper El-Bilad Friday. The move came aftermath clashes erupt ....
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20 Egyptian drivers seized in Ajdabiya
Date: 2013-10-18 16:29:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:343154
A Libyan militia has seized more than 20 Egyptian drivers in Ajdabiya town, 150 km south of Benghazi city, and prevented them from leaving the country, said well-placed sources. The sources told MENA that the militia demands the release of ....
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Top military police commander killed in Libya
Date: 2013-10-18 15:03:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:343055
Libya's military police chief, Colonel Mustapha al-Barghathi, was shot dead Friday in the restive eastern city of Benghazi, according to The Daily Star. Unknown assailants gunned down Barghathi outside his home, Colonel Abdullah al-Zaidi, ....
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Abbas calls on Israel to halt settlement activities, sit for negotiations
Date: 2013-10-18 13:22:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:342924
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Friday that the Israeli government should halt all settlement construction activities and sit for negotiations to demarcate borders. During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela ....
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DNA tests on boat victims conducted: Mansour
Date: 2013-10-18 13:11:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:342902
Lebanese Minister of State Adnan Mansour said Friday that DNA tests on the bodies of the Lebanese who drowned off the Indonesian coast last month have been conducted and the DNA matching will begin next week, The Daily Star said. Mansour said ....
