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Turkish Airlines denies relocating its employees at Beirut Airport
Date: 2013-08-12 12:53:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:237925
Turkish Airlines denies moving its employees from its central Beirut bureaus to Beirut Airport after the abduction of its two pilots on Friday. In a statement Monday, the airliner said three months ago the company sent a number of its employees ....
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Jumblatt to MENA: MB didn't understand that Egypt comes first, then int'l organization
Date: 2013-08-12 12:50:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:237921
Leader of Lebanon's Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) Walid Jumblatt said that the Muslim Brotherhood did not understand that the Egyptian state comes first and then the international organization and the party come next. In an interview with ....
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170 trucks to enter Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2013-08-12 12:29:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:237882
Some 170 trucks will enter Gaza Strip on Monday through Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing, said Raed Fatouh, Chairman of the coordination committee for entry of goods into the Gaza Strip. The trucks, including 20 loaded with gravels, are ....
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Fatah movement appoints spokesman in Gaza
Date: 2013-08-12 11:58:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:237820
The higher authority of the Palestinian faction Fatah appointed Hassan Ahmed as the movement's spokesman in the Gaza Strip. Ahmed will succeed Diab al-Louh, who will soon assume his duties as the Palestinian ambassador to Yemen, the authority ....
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Fierce clashes between army, police, gunmen in Yemen; two soldiers killed, others injured
Date: 2013-08-12 11:17:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:237753
Fierce clashes erupted between the army and police and gunmen in central Al-Hawta city, the capital of restive Lahij Province, leaving two soldiers dead and others injured. In a press release on Monday, a military source said clashes ensued ....
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for Eid blasts
Date: 2013-08-12 11:06:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:237741
Al-Qaeda in Iraq claimed on Monday responsibility for the blasts that hit Baghdad and other Iraqi areas during the third day of Eidul Fitr holiday. In a statement, aired by the BBC, the group said the blasts came in retaliation for the arrests ....
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Erekat says Israel decision to build 1,000 settlement units "provocative", "unacceptable"
Date: 2013-08-12 10:27:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:237669
Israel's decision to build 1,000 settlement units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is "provocative" and totally "unacceptable", says chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat. "This is more than a provocation. This is more than poking us in ....
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Berri wonders at accusing Hezbollah of Turkish pilots' kidnap in Lebanon
Date: 2013-08-12 10:17:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:237643
Speaker of the House of Representative Nabih Berri wondered at accusing Hezbollah group of being involved in the kidnap of two Turkish pilots in Lebanon. He also wondered at many Lebanese politicians' weak reaction to Israel's recent violation ....
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Israeli ministers okay list of 26 Palestinian prisoners to be released
Date: 2013-08-12 09:46:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:237593
The Israeli ministerial committee, which has been appointed to determine which Palestinian prisoners will be the first to be released, approved a list of 26 prisoners to be released on Tuesday, Yediot Ahronot reported on Sunday. The list, to ....
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Lebanese troops deployed at airport road
Date: 2013-08-12 09:36:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:237576
Lebanese troops were deployed on Sunday at the road leading to Beirut international airport in anticipation of any attempts to cut off the road. Earlier on Friday, two crew members of Turkish Airlines were kidnapped by gunmen in the Lebanese ....
