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Egypt-Morocco daily flights increase by 90 percent - official
Date: 2014-12-25 12:56:03 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:1611829
RABAT, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Head of EgyptAir Office in Morocco Magdi Ahmed el-Anoar said that the number of passengers on the daily flights between Cairo International Airport and Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca increased during the ....
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Pentagon: Crashed Jordanian jet was not shot down by Islamic State
Date: 2014-12-25 12:29:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:1611681
WASHINGTON, Dec 25 (MENA) - U.S. military officials refuted claims that the Islamic State downed a Jordanian jet on a bombing mission in support of the U.S.-led military coalition over Syria. “We can say with certainty that it was an aircraft ....
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30 Daesh militants killed in Syria
Date: 2014-12-25 11:54:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1611141
LONDON, Dec 25 (MENA) - At least 30 Daesh militants have been killed in clashes with Kurdish forces in Hasaka governorate, northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The London-based group, which monitors the conflict ....
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Turkey denounces Baghdad blast
Date: 2014-12-25 11:15:26 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1611029
ANKARA, Dec 25 (MENA) - Turkey has condemned an explosion in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, that killed around 50 people on Wednesday. "We strongly condemn this reprehensible attack that targeted Iraq's stability and the unity and integrity of the ....
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Iraqi parliament holds extraordinary session to discuss budget
Date: 2014-12-25 09:59:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1610521
BAGHDAD, Dec 25 (MENA) - The Iraqi parliament held on Thursday an extraordinary session to discuss the 2015 budget of 123 trillion Iraqi dinars. The session was held upon a call by Parliament Speaker Selim al Gabouri. The cabinet agreed on the ....
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Arab parliaments urged to support Palestinian UN statehood bid
Date: 2014-12-25 09:39:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:1610033
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League Jamal al-Shobaki called on the Arab parliaments to support a draft UN Security Council resolution that sets a timeline for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines and ....
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Two bombs dismantled in Libya
Date: 2014-12-25 08:27:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1609713
TRIPOLI, Dec 25 (MENA) - Libyan sappers dismantled on Thursday two roadside bombs in Benghazi city. Explosives experts are now combing the area in search of any other explosives. Another explosive belt was dismantled, according to a security ....
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Libya's next dialogue session to 'test waters', says MP
Date: 2014-12-25 06:57:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1609217
TRIPOLI, Dec 25 (MENA) - A Libyan lawmaker said the planned dialogue session will aim at testing the waters among members of the outgoing General National Congress. The talks are scheduled to be held on January 5 under the sponsorship of the United ....
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5 Libyan servicemen killed in
Date: 2014-12-25 06:53:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1609261
TRIPOLI, Dec 25 (MENA) - Five Libyan servicemen were killed and 48 others wounded in clashes with militias of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries. Speaking to MENA, a health official said some of those injured left hospital after the ....
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Libyan army warplanes raid sites of Ra's al Helal area
Date: 2014-12-25 06:31:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1609129
TRIPOLI, Dec 25 (MENA) – Libyan army warplanes launched a raid on sites of Ra's el Helal area, a Libyan military source said on Thursday. The raid successfully hit its targets, the source said. The Libyan Air Force is launching raids on sites ....