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Syrian shells hit Lebanese town
Date: 2013-06-22 11:33:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:167255
BEIRUT (MENA) – More than 12 shells fired from Syria hit the northern Lebanese border town of Al-Dababiya this morning. Three shells landed outside two civilian houses in the town but no casualties have been so far reported. The ....
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Palestinian govt spokesman says Hamdallah did not retract resignation
Date: 2013-06-22 11:32:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:167253
RAMALLAH (MENA) - Palestinian government spokesman Ihab Bseiso said Saturday that former prime minister Rami Hamdallah did not go back on resignation, as alleged by some sources. In statements to Al-Arabiya news channel Saturday, Bseiso said ....
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Hamas executes two Israel 'collaborators' in Gaza
Date: 2013-06-22 11:30:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:167248
GAZA CITY (MENA) - Hamas hanged two men accused of collaborating with Israel on Saturday, a statement from the interior ministry of the Islamist movement's government in Gaza said. The ministry said that it had executed the two men in ....
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UNRWA slams killing of six Palestinians in refugee camp outside Damascus
Date: 2013-06-21 13:50:26 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:166300
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has slammed the killing of six Palestinian refugees in Khan Eshieh camp outside Damascus. "On Wednesday, at least three mortar shells struck the camp just outside ....
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UN Security Council slams acts of torture, arbitrary detention in Libya
Date: 2013-06-21 12:22:30 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:166170
The UN Security Council has condemned the acts of torture and arbitrary detention in Libya. "The members of the Security Council condemned cases of torture and mistreatment observed in illegal detention centers in Libya. They emphasized that ....
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UNESCO adds Syrian ancient sites to danger list
Date: 2013-06-20 16:40:49 GMT - Cambodia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:165235
Six ancient sites in Syria have been added to a UN list of endangered World Heritage sites because of the threat from the conflict there, the BBC reported Thursday. The sites were placed on the list by the UN's cultural organization, UNESCO at ....
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Abbas, Ashton discuss peace talks
Date: 2013-06-20 13:02:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:164767
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held Wednesday talks with High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton on peace talks. The meeting tackled the latest developments in the Palestinian territories ....
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Israeli army detains MP's bodyguard in UNRWA camp
Date: 2013-06-20 12:52:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:164738
Israeli forces detained the bodyguard of a member of the Palestine Legislative Council on Thursday in the UNWAR-administered Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank district of Nablus, locals said. Locals said the army raided the home of MP ....
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Arabi, Ashton review latest regional developments
Date: 2013-06-19 19:20:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:163708
Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi and European Union's Foreign Affairs Chief Catherine Ashton reviewed on Wednesday the latest developments in the Middle East. The meeting mainly covered Syrian developments in light of efforts exerted to ....
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11 killed, injured in suicide attack in Mosul
Date: 2013-06-19 11:28:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:162778
BAGHDAD (MENA) - Eleven persons were killed and injured in a suicide attack on Tuesday in Mosul city, Ninawi province, some 405 km north of Baghdad, said an Iraqi security source. A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in a ....
