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  • Fatah: Israel approved Meshaal's visit to Gaza

    Fatah: Israel approved Meshaal's visit to Gaza

    Date: 2013-10-13 10:35:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:336606

    Israel has approved a visit to the Gaza Strip by Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal after a number of Arab nations had turned down his entry request in the wake of his statements that were regarded as interference in one of the sisterly countries' internal ....

  • 20 killed, injured in car bomb blast in central Hilla city

    20 killed, injured in car bomb blast in central Hilla city

    Date: 2013-10-13 10:23:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:336577

    Five people were killed and 15 others injured on Sunday when a booby-trapped car went off in central Hilla city, the capital of Babel, some 100 km south of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The source added that security forces cordoned off ....

  • Israeli army arrests four Palestinians in Al-Khalil, Bethlehem

    Israeli army arrests four Palestinians in Al-Khalil, Bethlehem

    Date: 2013-10-13 09:19:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:336422

    Israeli occupation troops arrested on Sunday four Palestinians in crackdowns in Al-Khalil (Hebron) and Bethlehem cities in the southern West Bank. Security sources said that the Israeli forces arrested three Palestinians in Al-Khalil and one in ....

  • 31 killed in three blasts in iraq

    31 killed in three blasts in iraq

    Date: 2013-10-13 09:18:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:336390

    Seven people were killed and 11 others wounded in a bomb blast targeting mourners in Samaraa, an Iraqi security source said. The blast was planted in a cemetery in Samaraa while some Iraqis were laying to rest the victims of a Saturday ....

  • Israel discovers tunnel linking Gaza, Ein Hashlosha settlement

    Israel discovers tunnel linking Gaza, Ein Hashlosha settlement

    Date: 2013-10-13 09:04:21 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:336374

    The Israeli army uncovered a Palestinian tunnel leading from Gaza to Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha in Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Sunday. The tunnel was dug in order to either kidnap civilians and soldiers, or to infiltrate the community and ....

  • 3,000 security personnel recruited to control traffic during Hajj -- official

    3,000 security personnel recruited to control traffic during Hajj -- official

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:52:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:336358

    As many as 3,000 security personnel have been recruited to maintain traffic flow during the Hajj season, said the traffic department chief in Mecca. Three hundred motorbikes and 400 vehicles will be also used to control the traffic, Salman ....

  • SOHR: 50 opposition fighters killed in Aleppo

    SOHR: 50 opposition fighters killed in Aleppo

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:50:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:336350

    As many as 50 opposition fighters have been killed in the past three days of clashes with the Syrian regime army in Intharat, Bustan al-Basha and Masaken Hanano neighborhoods, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Saturday. The ....

  • Abbas appreciates Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian stances for Palestinian cause

    Abbas appreciates Egyptian, Saudi, Jordanian stances for Palestinian cause

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:37:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:336328

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Fatah movement appreciate the Egyptian, Saudi and Jordanian stances on supporting the Palestinian cause, Fatah spokesman Nabil abu Redina said Saturday. Abu Redina denied interference in the internal ....

  • Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC on Presidents

    Karti: African summit affirms position of non-cooperation with ICC on Presidents

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:35:20 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:336321

    Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Karti said that the meetings of the African Union Summit on Friday and Saturday confirmed the previous stances not to deal with the International Criminal Court (ICC) with respect to any head of state in ....

  • OIC chief congratulates Islamic peoples on Eidul Adha

    OIC chief congratulates Islamic peoples on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2013-10-13 08:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:336317

    Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) addressed Saturday his deep and heartfelt congratulations to the entire Islamic Ummah, on the occasion of Eidul Adha, OIC reported in its website. "On the ....

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