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  • Army-opposition clashes continue in Syria

    Army-opposition clashes continue in Syria

    Date: 2014-03-19 09:25:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:618077

    Clashes between the Syrian army forces and opposition groups continued till Wednesday morning in various parts of the country, Hama media center said. MeantiArmy forces intensified operations in Rif Damashq. The government forces broke into ....

  • 15 suspects involved in attacking police facilities, inciting violence arrested in 3 governorates

    15 suspects involved in attacking police facilities, inciting violence arrested in 3 governorates

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:18:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:617834

    Security bodies have arrested 15 suspects involved in attacking police facilities and inciting violence in three governorates as part of efforts exerted by the Interior Ministry to hunt down outlaws. In Beheira, five elements of the terrorist ....

  • 2 Lebanese Army personnel injured in Tripoli

    2 Lebanese Army personnel injured in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:18:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:617875

    Two Lebanese military personnel were injured Wednesday when their vehicle was targeted in Tripoli, northern of Lebanon, sources said. Initial information indicates that the vehicle was hit by an explosive device. ....

  • Security Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from Abye

    Security Council urges Sudan, S. Sudan to withdraw troops from Abye

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:16:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:617871

    The UN Security Council (UNSC) has demanded that South Sudan and Sudan immediately withdraw their troops from Abyei, saying it has grave concerns over the volatile security and humanitarian situation in the contested oil-producing region, Sudan ....

  • Lavrov tells US sanctions 'unacceptable', threatens consequences

    Lavrov tells US sanctions 'unacceptable', threatens consequences

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:15:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:19 - ID:617866

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his US counterpart John Kerry that Western sanctions against Moscow over Crimea were "absolutely unacceptable" and said there would be consequences, Voice of Russia reported Wednesday. "The sanctions ....

  • Obama and Merkel consult on Russia and Ukraine

    Obama and Merkel consult on Russia and Ukraine

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:14:41 GMT - USA - International - SN:18 - ID:617864

    President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel have discussed Russia's annexation of part of Ukraine and agree that international monitors must be sent immediately to southern and eastern Ukraine. They spoke Tuesday and condemned the ....

  • 2 police members killed by terrorists in Qanatar el-Khairiyah

    2 police members killed by terrorists in Qanatar el-Khairiyah

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:12:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:617857

    Two policemen, including a sapper, were killed by terrorists during a crackdown on a terrorist hotbed in Qanatar el-Khairiyah, a source at Qalubiya security directorate said. Security forces exchanged fire with terrorists while raiding a ....

  • 2 killed in shooting near Crimea military research center, 'sniper detained'

    2 killed in shooting near Crimea military research center, 'sniper detained'

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:10:56 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:15 - ID:617856

    Two people – a self-defense member and a Ukrainian soldier – were killed after snipers opened fire from a partially inhabited building near a military research center in Simferopol, Voice of Russia reported. One sniper was reportedly detained, ....

  • Raid on Syrian Army camp hit targets

    Raid on Syrian Army camp hit targets "accurately", Israeli Army

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:09:54 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:617842

    Israeli air forces struck a number of Syrian military and security targets connected with the blast that injured four Israeli soldiers on Tuesday, the Israeli army stated, justifying the raid on a Syrian camp. "Israeli army retains the right to ....

  • Several UN permanent delegates meet UN chief over Israei violations in Quds

    Several UN permanent delegates meet UN chief over Israei violations in Quds

    Date: 2014-03-19 08:08:15 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:617850

    Egypt's permanent representative to the UN Moatez Ahmedeen was among a number of delegates who met UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over Israeli violations in East Jerusalem, especially Al-Haram al-Shrif. "We updated Ban on all Israeli violations ....

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