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Anti-Assad group claims responsibility for Beirut blast
Date: 2013-07-10 13:17:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:195662
An armed group against President Bashar al-Assad claimed responsibility for Tuesday's blast in a southern Beirut area controlled by Hezbollah. In a statement on Facebook, the group, calling itself the "313 brigade for special missions", said it ....
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Benomar: Yemen won't be affected this time by what is taking place in Egypt
Date: 2013-07-10 13:02:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:195642
UN secretary-general's special envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar said Yemen will not be affected this time by what is taking place in Egypt. Yemen has been affected by events that took place in Egypt for many decades, however, this time, it will not be ....
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Sudanese president orders release of ex-spy chief
Date: 2013-07-10 12:32:30 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:195564
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir ordered the release of ex-intelligence chief Salah Gosh, who has been charged with plotting against the state and trying to topple his regime. Quoting well-informed sources, Al-Sudani paper said the pardon ....
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Coming weeks crucial for Palestinian detainees issue - minister
Date: 2013-07-10 12:16:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:195537
Palestinian Minister of Detainees Issa Qaraqe said the coming weeks will be crucial with regard to the Palestinian request to release 104 Palestinian captives. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said that this request is the foundation stone ....
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Hamas welcomes Egypt's decision to reopen Rafah terminal
Date: 2013-07-10 10:22:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:195327
The Hamas-led government in Gaza City welcomed on Wednesday the Egyptian authorities' decision to reopen Rafah border terminal for just two days. The BBC quoted Hamas Deputy Foreign Minister Ghazi Hamad as saying that the crossing will be ....
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Saudi Arabia urges reconciliation in Egypt before Ramadan
Date: 2013-07-08 14:55:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:192915
JEDDA (MENA) – Saudi Arabia asserted on Monday that the current incidents in Egypt require wisdom and prudence from all Egyptians to maintain security and stability in their country particularly before the holy month of Ramadan. This came in a ....
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Yemen divided into supporters, opposers of Egypt's June 30 revolution
Date: 2013-07-08 14:10:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:192820
SANAA (MENA) - Members of Yemen's National Dialogue Conference organized a march to support Egypt's June 30 Revolution which toppled the Muslim Brotherhood ruling. Meanwhile, the Yemeni Congregation for Reform - which is a branch of the ....
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Kuwait deputy PM hopes Egypt would regain leading role, achieve people aspirations
Date: 2013-07-08 12:12:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:192577
KUWAIT CITY (MENA) - Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah has said that his country is closely following developments in Egypt, hoping it would regain its leading role in the region. In a joint press conference ....
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AL chief welcomes election of new president for Syrian opposition coalition
Date: 2013-07-08 12:04:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:192563
CAIRO (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi welcomed on Monday the election of Ahmed Jarba as the president of the main Syrian opposition National Coalition. In a statement, the AL chief said that this step would help unifying ....
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Mahdi launches signature-collection campaign for ousting Sudanese regime
Date: 2013-07-08 11:56:37 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:192545
KHARTOUM (MENA) - The head of the Sudanese National Umma Party launched a campaign to collect signatures for toppling the Sudanese regime. Al-Sadeq al-Mahdi said the campaign entitled "Liberation Ticket" is meant to establish a new ruling ....