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  • Israeli troops arrest 16 Palestinians

    Israeli troops arrest 16 Palestinians

    Date: 2013-10-14 10:05:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:338031

    Israeli occupation forces arrested early Monday sixteen Palestinian citizens during security crackdowns on cities of the West Bank, said security sources. Among the Palestinians, who were arrested in the cities of Tulkarm, Nablus, Hebron and ....

  • Investigations still underway to uncover Tripoli blasts assilants - Mikati

    Investigations still underway to uncover Tripoli blasts assilants - Mikati

    Date: 2013-10-14 09:22:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:337920

    Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati stressed on Monday that investigations are still underway to uncover the circumstances of the two blasts that rocked Tripoli in August. He said security bodies are intensifying their efforts to arrest all ....

  • Former PM Benflis says he will run for presidency

    Former PM Benflis says he will run for presidency

    Date: 2013-10-14 09:19:29 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:337912

    Former Algerian prime minister Ali Benflis said he will hold a press conference in November to officially announce that he will join the coming presidential race in 2014, according to media reports. Benflis was former prime minister from 2000 to ....

  • Member of Libya's anti-crime department assassinated

    Member of Libya's anti-crime department assassinated

    Date: 2013-10-14 07:43:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:337740

    A member of the Interior Ministry's Anti-Crime Unit was assassinated by gunmen in Zliten city on Sunday, a security source said Monday. Armed groups hunted down Faraj Khashram at Dafniya area and showered him with bullets. The Zliten branch of ....

  • Syrian state news channel transmission restored

    Syrian state news channel transmission restored

    Date: 2013-10-14 07:38:33 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:337735

    The transmission of the Syrian state news channel was restored after it has been cut when two booby-trapped cars targeted the Syrian Radio and TV building in Umayyad Square in Damascus. In statements carried by Sky News on Monday, Syrian ....

  • 21 killed, injured in 2 suicide blasts in Iraq

    21 killed, injured in 2 suicide blasts in Iraq

    Date: 2013-10-14 07:01:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:337675

    Six people were killed while 15 others were injured when two suicide bombers targeted two checkpoints in Qada' Samarra in Salah ad Din province, a security source said on Sunday Security troops cordoned off the area while ambulances moved the ....

  • 4 million pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat today

    4 million pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat today

    Date: 2013-10-14 06:56:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:337659

    More than four million pilgrims coming from all corners of the world flocked on Monday to Mount Arafat where Prophet Mohammed delivered his final sermon, asking for God's forgiveness and mercy. Chanting "Labbaik Allahumma Labbaik", pilgrims ....

  • Kabaa gets a new Kiswah

    Kabaa gets a new Kiswah

    Date: 2013-10-14 06:43:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:337639

    The holy Kabaa got a new gold-laced Kiswah (cover) on Monday, a tradition that takes place on Dul Hijjah 9 every year. Officials from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs took down the old kiswah and replaced it with the new one, which ....

  • Hamas military wing asserts

    Hamas military wing asserts "spirit of resistance" after tunnel discovery by Israel

    Date: 2013-10-13 18:17:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:337379

    The military arm of Hamas movement asserted that the spirit and will of resistance remain in the minds and hearts of its fighters regardless of the tools. This came hours after Israel's reported discovery of a tunnel on the border with the Gaza ....

  • Haniyeh asserts non-interference in Arab countries' affairs

    Haniyeh asserts non-interference in Arab countries' affairs

    Date: 2013-10-13 18:07:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:337370

    Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh asserted on Sunday non-interference in internal affairs of the Arab countries including Egypt. Addressing a ceremony held on the graduation of security personnel, Haniyeh said his government which rules the Gaza Strip ....

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