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  • Unknown source behind Tripoli blasts

    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 ....

  • Peres to Abbas: You have made a brave decision, don't listen to the skeptics

    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 ....

  • 3 killed, 2 injured in Iraq's blast

    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 ....

  • 446 Syrian refugees reach Jordan

    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 ....

  • Iraq mosque bomb attack 'kills 20'

    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 ....

  • Qatar, UK discuss bilateral cooperation

    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. ....

  • Israeli army preparing to remove West Bank checkpoints, report

    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 ....

  • Lebanon/Govt  Salam: Set of conditions hinders new cabinet line-up

    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 ....

  • Haniyeh: We suggest opening border crossings as alternative to tunnels

    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" ....

  • Morocco's version of Tamarod comes into being with early election call

    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 ....

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