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Kuwaiti emir invites leaders of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain to attend Gulf summit
Date: 2013-12-01 08:26:33 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:416101
Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah sent on Sunday invitations to the leaders of Oman, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to attend the 34th summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council to take place on December 10. The invitations were carried by ....
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6 killed, 29 wounded in Tripoli clashes
Date: 2013-12-01 08:25:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:416099
Six people were killed and 29 wounded, including eight Lebanese army members, in fierce clashes in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. Rockets, mortar shells and machine guns were used in the clashes between gunmen in Bab al-Tabbanah that ....
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S. Korea to hold talks with U.S., China, Japan to actively cope with security issues
Date: 2013-12-01 08:24:25 GMT - south korea - International - SN:14 - ID:416092
South Korea plans to hold strategic talks with the United States, China and Japan within the next month to cope with rising security challenges facing Northeast Asia, Yonhap reported quoting government sources Sunday. The plan comes as China ....
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Iran, six powers to discuss implementing N-deal
Date: 2013-12-01 08:20:46 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:416083
A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said Tehran and six major world powers are to discuss the specifics of a nuclear deal they recently sealed in Geneva, Press TV news reported. “Foreign Ministry directors general from Iran and the P5+1 will hold ....
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3 defendants in custody for involvement in Minya village violence
Date: 2013-12-01 08:19:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:416080
South Minya Public Prosecutor Tamer Farouk decided on Sunday to remand three defendants in custody for four days pending investigations over involvement in sectarian violence that broke out in a Minya village over the escape of a Muslim girl with a ....
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Netanyahu: Prawer bill will be advanced for better future of Negev residents
Date: 2013-12-01 08:18:05 GMT - Israel - International - SN:11 - ID:416078
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to continue to advance the Prawer-Begin bill for a better future for all residents of the Negev, Radio Israel reported. "We have – and will have – no tolerance for those who break the law,” ....
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Prosecution appeals release of 26 MB members in Menya
Date: 2013-12-01 08:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:415991
The prosecution in Menya, south of Cairo, appealed on Saturday a court’s decision to release 26 members of the Muslim Brotherhood on bail. The MB members had been held over inciting violence. The prosecution ordered 11 persons to be held in ....
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Salafi party says has reservations on some constitution articles
Date: 2013-12-01 08:07:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:416004
El-Nour Party has reservations on some of a draft constitution articles that has been approved by the 50-member committee, said a member of the Salafi party. In statements to Al-Hayat television, Salah Abdul-Ma'bood said his party will determine ....
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US defense secretary condoles with Sisi over loss of soldiers in Sinai
Date: 2013-12-01 08:06:19 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:416063
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called Egyptian Minister of Defense General Abdel-Fattah Sisi on Saturday to express condolences for the recent loss of Egyptian soldiers in Sinai. Hagel thanked Sisi for Egypt’s continued efforts in combating ....
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Karzai, Sharif agree on mechanism for Afghan peace process
Date: 2013-12-01 08:04:47 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:9 - ID:416060
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Saturday that an agreement was reached with President Hamid Karzai on a new mechanism for the Afghan peace process with the Taliban group, Khaama Press reported. While speaking during a press conference ....