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12 killed, 16 injured in suicide bombing in Mosul
Date: 2013-07-22 10:46:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:210608
At least 12 persons were killed and 16 others injured in a suicide bombing targeting a military patrol in the northwestern Iraqi city of Mosul on Monday. The US-funded Radio Sawa quoted an Iraqi police source as saying that a suicide bomber ....
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Abbas sends message to Mansour
Date: 2013-07-22 10:22:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:210554
RAMALLAH (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent on Sunday a message to Egypt's Interim President Adly Mansour, thanking him for his earlier brotherly message. Mansour met with Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine Yasser Othman who handed ....
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Syria conflict in stalemate, David Cameron says
Date: 2013-07-21 18:24:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:209988
The Assad government may have got "stronger" in recent months, but more can be done to help Syria's opposition forces, David Cameron has said. The UK prime minister told the BBC there was a "stalemate" on the ground, but work must continue ....
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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 ....