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Funeral held for victims of Yemeni bomb blast
Date: 2015-01-09 12:43:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1705473
SANAA, Jan 9 (MENA) – A funeral was held Friday for 41 victims of a bomb blast outside the police academy in Yemen's capital on Wednesday. The funeral was held at the Yemeni Defense Ministry HQ in the presence of a raft of police and army ....
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Daesh claims further expansion in Libya
Date: 2015-01-09 11:59:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1704981
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) – The terrorist group of Daesh has said it is gaining more momentum in Libya, military sources told MENA. The sources said the terror group had posted images of its alleged attacks on Libyan troops in the eastern city of ....
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305 Libyan commandos killed since 2011 uprising, says army
Date: 2015-01-09 11:34:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1703969
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) – At least 305 Libyan commandos have been killed since the uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, the spokesman for the unit told MENA on Friday. He said 1,070 commandos have been wounded since 2011, adding 370 were ....
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Gunmen target TV channel HQ in Tripoli
Date: 2015-01-09 11:06:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1704877
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) – Unidentified gunmen targeted Libyan TV news channel “Al-Nabaa” in Tripoli with RPGs with no casualties reported on Friday. The channel was hit by two RPG shots and material damage only was caused. (MENA) WN/AS ....
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Sisi’s Kuwait visit one of most important tours - envoy
Date: 2015-01-09 10:59:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1704617
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 9 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to Kuwait last week was one of his most successful visits outside the country, Egyptian Ambassador here Abdel Karim Soliman said. Speaking to MENA correspondent here, ....
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Libyan body condemns Benghazi violence
Date: 2015-01-09 08:58:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1703985
TRIPOLI, Jan 9 (MENA) – The Libyan national committee for human rights expressed deep concern over rising violent and retaliatory acts and civilian deaths in the Benghazi neighborhood of El-Leithi. The committee blamed the militant group “Ansar ....
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Relations between Rabat, Cairo profound: Moroccan gov. spokesman
Date: 2015-01-08 22:46:59 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:161 - ID:1703133
RABAT, Jan 8 (MENA) - Moroccan Minister of Communication and spokesman for the government Mustafa al-Khalfi on Thursday asserted that the relations with Egypt are profound and long-standing. Following the weekly meeting of the Moroccan cabinet, ....
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Egypt supports Palestinians' right to independent state: amb.
Date: 2015-01-08 20:23:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:1702649
RAMALLAH, Jan 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Palestine Wael Nasr Eddine Attia on Thursday stressed his country's "continuous" support for the Palestinian people's right to establish an independent state with al-Quds as its capital. Speaking to ....
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Daesh in Libya claims execution of 2 Tunisian journalists
Date: 2015-01-08 20:05:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:1702669
TRIPOLI, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Libyan branch of Daesh militant group says it has executed two Tunisian journalists who went missing in September, the Voice of America reported Thursday. In a statement released on Jihadist websites, Daesh posted a ....
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Sisi phones Saudi CP on health of King Abdullah
Date: 2015-01-08 19:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:139 - ID:1702185
CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday phoned Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel Aziz to inquire after Saudi King Abdullah. Sisi wished the king speedy recovery, said presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef. King ....
