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Syrian army, allies to not stand idly by if Western countries attacked Syria: Assad
Date: 2013-09-09 09:50:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:280305
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said that the Syrian army and its allies will not stand idly by and will take revenge if Western countries attacked Syria. In a statement aired by Sky News TV channel on Sunday, Assad expressed his concern over ....
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Baquba suicide blast kills policeman, wounds two
Date: 2013-09-08 14:21:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:279338
An Iraqi policeman was killed and another wounded in a suicide blast that hit in the eastern Iraqi city of Baquba on Sunday, a security source said. The source said the bomber detonated the hidden explosives belt he was wearing at the main ....
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Iraqi VP meets Iranian FM
Date: 2013-09-08 14:17:54 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:279324
Iraqi Vice President Khodeir al-Khozaei met here Sunday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to discuss a host of issues of mutual interest, according to IRNA News Agency. During the meeting, Zarif conveyed the warm greetings of ....
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Arab committee meeting on Palestine kicks off in Paris
Date: 2013-09-08 14:15:24 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:279312
The Arab Ministerial Committee meeting on the Palestinian Cause kicked off on Sunday in Paris in the presence of the US Secretary of State John Kerry, Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. The meeting was also attended by a host of ....
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Abbas invited to attend Arab-Africa summit
Date: 2013-09-08 13:32:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:279206
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received an invitation from Kuwaiti Emir Sabah al-Sabah to attend the Arab-African summit to be held in November in the Gulf nation. The "Kuwait Declaration" to be issued by the summit is expected to call ....
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Five wanted elements arrested in Salaheddin governorate
Date: 2013-09-08 12:09:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:279011
Five wanted elements were arrested Sunday in Salaheddin governorates, about 170 kilometers north of Baghdad. The detainees, including the financial official of Islamic Iraq State group which is affiliated to al-Qaeda organization, face terror ....
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Libya to recall UN official over reported meetings with armed groups
Date: 2013-09-08 10:31:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:278786
Libya will recall UN Special Representative to Libya Tareq Mitri over reports that he contacted the armed groups that are blocking oil ports and fields in the country. Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan said on Sunday those armed groups are ....
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99 Syrians killed by regime forces - Syrian network
Date: 2013-09-08 10:04:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:278751
As many as 99 persons were killed by regime forces in Damascus, Rif Dimashq, Idlib and Deraa on Saturday, according to the Syrian Network for Human Rights. Syria has been engulfed by violence since mid-March 2011, with deadly clashes between ....
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Ex-intelligence chief daughter back to her family
Date: 2013-09-08 09:58:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:278736
An offshoot of the Tripoli Temporary Supreme Security Committee said that the daughter of Libya's former intelligence chief was handed over to her family. In a statement Sunday, the committee's offshoot has said it took Anoud Abdullah ....
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Israeli forces arrest Palestinian youth, raids several houses in al-Quds
Date: 2013-09-08 09:47:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:278724
Israeli occupation troops arrested on Saturday Palestinian young man Qasem el-Natsheh in Bab al-Hadid in al-Quds city (eastern Jerusalem), Nadi al-asir manager Nasser Qus said. Israeli forces also raided several houses in Bab al-Hadid and ....