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Palestinian spokesman says received threats before Gaza explosions
Date: 2015-01-09 22:37:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:1707977
RAMALLAH, Jan 9 (MENA) – The spokesman for the Palestinian government said that an explosion of the electricity generator at his house in Gaza city on Friday came 24 hours after he along with a number of unity government ministers received threats ....
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Hamas calls for bringing perpetrators in Gaza ATM bombing to justice
Date: 2015-01-09 21:58:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:1707829
GAZA CITY, Jan 9 (MENA) - Hamas on Friday called on the Palestinian security bodies to bring perpetrators in bombing an ATM, belonging to Palestine Bank in Gaza,to justice. The movement condemned the attack in a statement, saying it as "futility of ....
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah’s dialogue with Future Movement serious from both sides
Date: 2015-01-09 19:27:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1707341
BEIRUT, Jan 9 (MENA) - Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah said Hezbollah’s dialogue with the Future Movement launched last month is serious from both sides and serves the interests of the entire country, the Daily Star reported on Friday. He ....
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2 new corona virus cases reported in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2015-01-09 18:17:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:1707089
RIYADH, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry reported two new cases of corona virus on Friday. The number of cases infected with the virus hit 833, the ministry said in a statement. As many as 358 of those infected died since the emergence ....
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Cypriot airspace closed for Libyan flight
Date: 2015-01-09 16:22:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1706661
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) - Cyprus forced a Libyan airplane to return midway and refused to allow it to overfly its airspace, Libyan state-owned airline Afriqiyah Airways said on Friday. Afriqiyah flight number 972, took off from Labrak airport in Al ....
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Iraqi army safely detonates booby-trapped car in Baghdad
Date: 2015-01-09 15:48:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1706521
BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (MENA) – The Iraqi army on Friday safely detonated a bobby-trapped car in the south of the Iraqi capital. No causalities were reported, the media office of Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement. The security forces ....
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Identities of 3 Arar attackers disclosed
Date: 2015-01-09 15:01:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1706233
RIYADH, Jan 9 (MENA) - The Saudi Interior Ministry on Friday revealed the identities of three attackers who took part in a suicide operation in Arar Monday. DNA tests conducted on four bodies of the attackers helped identify only three of the ....
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Operations room to be formed between Iraqi army, Peshmerga forces
Date: 2015-01-09 14:42:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1706245
BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (MENA) - A joint operations room will be formed between the Iraqi army and "Peshmerga" Kurdish forces to fight Daesh, Iraq's new Defense Minister Khaled al Obeidi said Friday. The remarks were made during a joint press conference ....
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Iraqi army kills 12 Daesh fighters, coalition airstrikes intensified
Date: 2015-01-09 13:49:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1705845
BAGHDAD, Jan 9 (MENA) – The Iraqi army on Friday killed 12 militants of Al Qaeda terrorist splinter of Daesh in the western province of Anbar. According to local sources, the army targeted a house where the Daesh militants were staying. ....
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AL slams Israel for halting transfer of tax revenues to Palestinians
Date: 2015-01-09 13:17:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1705525
CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) – The Arab League has slammed Israel's decision to halt the transfer of tax revenues it collects on behalf of the Palestinians in retaliation for the Palestinian Authority's move to join the international criminal court in the ....