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UN chemical weapons team to leave Syria by Saturday morning: Ban
Date: 2013-08-29 11:42:06 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:263610
UN inspectors, in Syria to determine whether forces have used chemical weapons, plans to leave by Saturday morning, the UN chief said. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had spoken to US President Barack Obama on Wednesday about the ....
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Sources: France sends anti-aircraft warship to Middle East
Date: 2013-08-29 11:30:30 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:263575
An anti-aircraft frigate from the French Navy was dispatched in the direction of Syria on Thursday morning according to reports as the West appears to be preparing for a military strike against Bashar al-Assad’s regime. The frigate Chevalier Paul ....
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Russian official urges waiting UN inspectors report on Syria
Date: 2013-08-29 11:21:25 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:263553
The Russian Foreign Ministry called for allowing United Nations inspectors to finalize their investigations concerning Syria's use of chemical weapons against its people. Russian deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov said UN inspectors ....
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Obama says he has many options on Syria
Date: 2013-08-29 09:20:50 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:263353
US President Barack Obama said has not yet decided on U.S. action in Syria, but stressed that his administration has "concluded" that Syrian President Bashar al Assad used chemical weapons in an attack against civilians last week near ....
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Iraqi security source: More than 200 killed, injured in today's blasts in Baghdad
Date: 2013-08-28 11:58:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:261962
An Iraqi security source said that more than 200 persons were killed and injured in a spate of blasts that hit Baghdad on Wednesday. The source said that 47 persons were killed and 159 injured in a series of explosions in Baghdad. The ....
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Bomb found near mosque in Tripoli
Date: 2013-08-28 11:09:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:261835
A hand-made bomb was found close to Al-Taqwa Mosque in Tripoli city in northern Lebanon on Wednesday. The same mosque was hit by a bomb attack on Friday while worshipers were leaving following the noon prayer. Units of the Lebanese army ....
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31 people killed, injured in twin blasts in Sadr city
Date: 2013-08-28 10:54:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:261705
Three people were killed and 28 others injured in an explosion of two car bombs in Sadr city in eastern Baghdad. A security source said the two explosive–packed vehicles were parked on the roadside when they went off early Wednesday. ....
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190 aid-laden trucks allowed into Gaza
Date: 2013-08-28 10:31:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:261735
Israeli authorities opened on Wednesday Karm Abu-Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, southeast of the Gaza Strip, to let in 190 trucks loaded with aid to the Gazans, who have been under a suffocating siege since June of 2007. The trucks are ....
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Israeli forces arrest 8 Palestinians in Al-Quds
Date: 2013-08-28 10:29:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:261726
Israeli forces arrested eight Palestinians, including five teens aged between 14 to 16 years, in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem) on Tuesday, local sources said Wednesday. Israeli authorities claimed that the teens threw stones at a bus ....
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Sudan understands extraordinary conditions in Egypt, presidential aide says
Date: 2013-08-28 10:25:42 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:261717
Sudanese Presidential Assistant Nafie Ali Nafie has affirmed that Sudan understands the nature of extraordinary conditions taking place in Egypt. Sudan is standing by the Egyptian people to ride out their current dilemma, Nafie told Al-Ahram ....
