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Lebanese interior minister: Today's rocket attack act of sabotage
Date: 2013-05-26 14:13:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:126075
Lebanese caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel said that Sunday's rocket attack on the southern suburb of Beirut that left five persons injured is an act of sabotage. In statements, the minister said the army cordoned off the area and ....
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Jordanian king inaugurates WEF 2013
Date: 2013-05-25 12:43:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:124551
Jordanian King Abdullah II Saturday inaugurated the 2013 World Economic Forum (WEF) on the Middle East and North Africa with the aim to advance conditions for growth and resilience. "This Forum recognizes the partnership of all our countries. ....
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Bashir, Salva Kiir discuss situation in Abyei region
Date: 2013-05-25 11:55:21 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:124494
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit discussed on Friday in Addis Ababa the situation in Abyei region and ending support to rebel movements. Bashir asserted that Sudan is not disturbing travel, ....
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5 Iraqi policemen injured in 2 explosions in Iraq
Date: 2013-05-25 11:45:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:124471
Five Iraqi policemen were injured Saturday when two improvised explosive devices (IED) went off in Salah al-Din and Ninewa governorates, an Iraqi security source said. An IED exploded Saturday morning, leaving three policemen injured, when a ....
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146 killed in Syria Wednesday, opposition says
Date: 2013-05-23 13:56:39 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:122110
As many as 146 people were killed by the Assad regime loyalists in Syria on Wednesday, Aljazeera channel reported quoting the General Authority for the Syrian Revolution. The deaths were reported in the Syrian capital, Rif Dimashq, Homs and ....
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Assad welcomes US-Russian initiative
Date: 2013-05-19 13:04:42 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:115533
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Saturday he welcomed a US-Russian peace initiative to end Syria's civil war but had no plans to resign, France 24 reported. "To resign would be to flee," he said in an interview with Argentine ....
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Hamas urges Egypt to reopen Rafah Crossing
Date: 2013-05-18 12:03:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:114058
Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri urged Egyptian authorities to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, after it was closed earlier on Friday. The Rafah crossing's closure has caused harm to the Palestinian commuters ....
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5 Iraqi police members kidnapped
Date: 2013-05-18 11:48:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:114039
Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Saturday five Iraqi police members in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The unidentified gunmen erected a fake checkpoint in east of Ramadi city, the capital of Anbar province ....
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Symbolic protest in front of British embassy Wednesday to mark Palestine's Nakba Day
Date: 2013-05-14 11:51:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:107881
A group of Egyptian activists of various political affliations will organize a symbolic stand outside the British Embassy in Cairo on Wednesday marking the 65th anniversary of Palestine's "Nakba Day", which sent hundreds of thousands of ....
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Israel shuts down Karm Abu-Salem crossing for two days over holidays
Date: 2013-05-14 10:11:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:107697
Israeli authorities decided to close the commercial Karm Abu-Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing, southeast of the Gaza Strip, for two days as of Tuesday. In statements on Tuesday, the head of coordination committee in charge of ....
