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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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

Hamas accuses Palestinian media outlets of seeking to sour relations with Egypt

Date: 2013-06-18 19:02:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:161538

GAZA CITY (MENA) - The Palestinian movement Hamas on Tuesday accused some Palestinian media outlets of seeking to sour its relations with Egypt. Hamas spokesman Fawzy Barhoum, in press statements, noted that there are some media campaigns that ....

Damascus Univ. professor killed in blast targeting her car

Date: 2013-06-18 18:58:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:161416

DAMASCUS (MENA) - A Damascus University professor was killed when an explosive charge hit her car in the Syrian capital, Sky News reported Tuesday. A number of passers-by were injured in the blast, Sky News said without giving further details. ....

Mohammed bin Rashid foundation to send 20-ambulance relief convoy to Gaza

Date: 2013-06-18 14:22:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:161375

CAIRO (MENA) - Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Foundation announced on Tuesday that its 20-ambulance relief convoy will head to the Gaza Strip on Saturday. The foundation had decided to send the convoy to the ....

Saudi Arabia jails Egyptian doctor 6 months over unlicensed circumcision operations

Date: 2013-06-17 13:28:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:159519

The Madinah Health Affairs Committee, a specialized panel affiliated with the Saudi Health Ministry to rule over medical malpractice cases, ordered the jailing of an Egyptian doctor to six months for carrying out circumcision operations without ....

Several killed, injured in suicide attack in Anbar

Date: 2013-06-17 11:39:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:159280

An Iraqi security source said that several persons were killed and injured in a suicide attack targeting a constituency in Anbar province, some 110km west of Baghdad. The source added that a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew ....

10 Palestinians arrested in W.Bank

Date: 2013-06-17 11:16:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:159228

Israeli occupation troops arrested on Monday ten Palestinians in several cities of the West Bank. Local sources said that the Israeli forces stormed Balata Refugee Camp near the West Bank city of Nablus and arrested four Palestinians aged ....

Pope urges G8 to strive for immediate Syria ceasefire

Date: 2013-06-17 10:58:50 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:159168

Italy-Vatican-G8 Pope urges G8 to strive for immediate Syria ceasefire ROME, (MENA) - Vatican Pope Francis called Sunday on the leaders of the world's top industrialized nations meeting in Northern Ireland to push for an immediate ....