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Unknown source behind Tripoli blasts
Date: 2013-07-21 10:32:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:209183
TRIPOLI (MENA) - The Libyan capital has been rocked by powerful explosions over the past two days with their source still remained unknown. Official media outlets said on Sunday people on the streets report contradictory stories over the side ....
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Peres to Abbas: You have made a brave decision, don't listen to the skeptics
Date: 2013-07-21 10:30:24 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:209177
GAZA CITY (MENA) - Israeli President Shimon Peres on Sunday congratulated Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on his decision to restart peace talks, Jerusalem Post reported. "You have made a brave and historic decision to return to ....
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3 killed, 2 injured in Iraq's blast
Date: 2013-07-20 15:27:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:208472
As many as three soldiers were killed and another two civilians injured Saturday after an improvised explosive device (IED) went off northern Iraq. Media outlets reported that the blast occurred in Tamoz district, eastern Mosul. No further ....
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446 Syrian refugees reach Jordan
Date: 2013-07-20 13:04:37 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:208264
AMMAN (MENA) - As many as 446 Syrian refugees entered Jordan from border crossings, said head of Syrian refugees camp administration here Wadah el-Hamood. In press statements Saturday, el-Hamood said that 383 Syrian refugees were allowed to go ....
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Iraq mosque bomb attack 'kills 20'
Date: 2013-07-19 14:40:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:207196
A bomb blast inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq has killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more, the BBC reported Friday. Police say the explosion took place in the town of Wajihiya in Diyala province. It is the latest attack in a ....
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Qatar, UK discuss bilateral cooperation
Date: 2013-07-19 09:28:08 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:206744
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received Thursday a phone call from British Prime Minister David Cameron. The call tackled bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in the Middle East, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. ....
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Israeli army preparing to remove West Bank checkpoints, report
Date: 2013-07-18 18:08:17 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:206327
The Israeli army is preparing to remove checkpoints in the West Bank as part of a goodwill gesture toward Palestinians before the anticipated resumption of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Army Radio reported on Thursday. While Israel has refused ....
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Lebanon/Govt Salam: Set of conditions hinders new cabinet line-up
Date: 2013-07-18 12:28:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:205725
Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam said a set of conditions and counter-conditions hindered the make-up of the new Lebanese government. Following a meeting with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman on Thursday, Salam said that he hoped that ....
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Haniyeh: We suggest opening border crossings as alternative to tunnels
Date: 2013-07-18 12:25:29 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:205710
Following a decision to shut down all tunnels between Sinai and the Gaza Strip, Head of the Hamas-run government in Gaza Ismail Haniyeh called for opening all border terminals as an alternative to the tunnels. In statements to "Russia Today" ....
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Morocco's version of Tamarod comes into being with early election call
Date: 2013-07-18 12:21:45 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:205701
Morocco witnessed on Thursday the founding of its own version of the Egyptian Tamarod movement, the grassroots movement that led the recent protests that toppled president Mohamed Morsi, Doha-based Al-Jazeera television reported. The Tamarod ....