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Israel lets in 250 trucks via Karm Abu Salem crossing
Date: 2013-06-04 11:33:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:139539
Israeli occupation authorities agreed on letting in 250 trucks carrying goods to the Palestinians via Karm Abu Salem crossing in the southeastern Gaza Strip. In a statement on Tuesday, Raed Fattouh, Chairman of the Coordination Committee for ....
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Tunisian authorities extend emergency state for one month
Date: 2013-06-04 10:26:18 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:139391
The state of Emergency will be further extended in Tunisia for one month, a measure that has been taken 12 times since the ousting of the former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. "The decision was taken by President Moncef Marzouki after ....
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Hamd Allah: Our mission to end once Palestinian unity government formed
Date: 2013-06-03 14:28:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:138318
Newly-appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamd Allah said his government will end its mission on August 14 in case a consensus government is formed headed by President Mahmoud Abbas according to the National Reconciliation Agreement. ....
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Syrian army, rebels engage in fierce clashes in Damascus' Jubar district
Date: 2013-06-02 14:12:00 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:136707
The Syrian army and armed rebels engaged in fierce clashes on Saturday in Jubar district of Damascus. Local resident told MENA corespondent that many people, including civilians, were killed and injured in the confrontations. During the ....
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Cyprus deprives Assad's cousin from citizenship
Date: 2013-06-02 13:59:17 GMT - Cyprus - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:136689
Cyprus said Saturday that it has revoked citizenship from Syrian billionaire Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of Syria's President Bashar l-Assad. Makhlouf is seen as part of Assad's inner circle and one of the most influential men in Syria. ....
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Jordanian FM, Palestinian president discuss efforts to resume peace negotiations
Date: 2013-06-02 13:44:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:136659
A Palestinian presidential sources said Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh will discuss with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas efforts to resume peace negotiations. The talks will take place during the Jordanian minister's visit to ....
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Salah Eddin Brigades ready to defend Gaza against any Israeli escalation
Date: 2013-06-01 13:24:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:135269
The Salah Eddin Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) in Palestine, warned Israel against staging a new attack on the Gaza Strip. The Brigades are ready to deter any new possible aggression on the Gaza ....
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16 missile shells hit Lebanon from Syria
Date: 2013-06-01 13:19:02 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:135253
Sixteen missile shells were fired from Syria into Lebanon and four Syrians were arrested in connection. No casualties were reported but some small fires that were brought under control erupted, media sources said. Meanwhile, a ....
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Khartoum: Egypt, Sudan Nile water quota won't be affected by Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
Date: 2013-05-30 14:06:44 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:132639
A Spokesman for the Sudanese government Ahmed Bilal Othman said that the Nile water quota of Egypt and Sudan will not be affected by Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam project. In statements published by the Sudanese newspapers out Thursday, the ....
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Eight killed, wounded in Baghdad blast
Date: 2013-05-30 13:58:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:132621
Two people were killed and six wounded in a blast at al-Karada area in central Baghdad on Thursday, an Iraqi security source said. Some police members are among the wounded, the source added. Security forces cordoned off the scene and a ....