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Calm returns to southern Tunisia after annonucing results of presidential elections
Date: 2014-12-24 06:51:33 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1601901
TUNISIA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Calm returned on Wednesday to several parts of Tunisia that had seen violent protests one day after Beji Caid Essebsi was declared the winner of Sunday's hotly-contested presidential runoff vote. According to press ....
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New Libya peace talks planned for January 5: UN
Date: 2014-12-24 06:12:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1601769
NEW YORK, Dec 24 (MENA) - A new round of peace talks aiming to end the fighting in Libya will be held on January 5 after the warring factions appear to have agreed a path forward, a UN envoy said. Chad's envoy to the UN, Mahamat Zene Cherif, ....
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Al Aqsa mosque forever Islamic sanctuary -- Jordan's Iftaa Dept.
Date: 2014-12-23 22:30:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:181 - ID:1601297
AMMAN, Dec 23 (MENA) – Jordanian Iftaa Department stressed on Tuesday no one could change the eternal truth that "Al Aqsa Mosque is a pure Islamic sacred place." The Fatwa department of the kingdom made the remarks in a statement condemning ....
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Abbas calls on int'l community to recognize state of Palestine in new year
Date: 2014-12-23 21:51:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:179 - ID:1601289
RAMALLAH, Dec 23 (MENA) – Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas has called upon the international community to recognize the State of Palestine on the 1967 border and support the United Nations initiative to set a deadline to end the Israeli ....
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Central Bank of Libya dismisses robbery
Date: 2014-12-23 20:30:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:1601085
TRIPOLI, Dec 23 (MENA) – Spokesman of the Central Bank of Libya Essam al-Owl dismissed Tuesday news about stealing seven billion Libyan dinars from a bank. Such news is “baseless,” said the spokesman, adding the stolen money never exceeded 103 ....
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Saudi king congratulates Essebsi on Tunisia pres. election win
Date: 2014-12-23 20:23:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:174 - ID:1601089
RIYADH, Dec 23 (MENA) - King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has sent a congratulatory cable to Tunisia's President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi on winning election. In his message, the king wished Essebsi success in mission to meet aspirations of the ....
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UN warns of human rights violations as factional fighting continues in Libya
Date: 2014-12-23 20:18:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:173 - ID:1601105
TRIPOLI, Dec 23 (MENA) - Libyan civilians have been subject to targeted killings, forced displacement and acute humanitarian conditions amid an escalation in fighting in the North African country, a new United Nations human rights report has ....
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Chaldean patriarch not to receive Xmas well-wishers over security fears
Date: 2014-12-23 19:20:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:168 - ID:1600881
BAGHDAD, Dec 23 (MENA) - Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Louis Raphael I Sako announced on Tuesday that he would not receive well-wishers during Christmas celebrations over the unstable security situation in Iraq. Chaldean churches would never ....
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31 Daesh militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-12-23 19:02:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:164 - ID:1600661
BAGHDAD, Dec 23 (MENA) – Iraqi army killed Tuesday 31 Daesh militants in different places across Iraq. U.S.-led coalition jets conducted an airstrike in Sinjar Mountain, northwestern Iraq, after receiving intelligence about a Deash truck full of ....
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500 tons of bitumen enter Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-12-23 17:45:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1600293
EL ARISH, Egypt, Dec 23 (MENA) - Further 500 tons of bitumen entered the Gaza Strip as part of the infrastructure rebuilding plan. A total of 1,500 tons of bitumen and 750,000 liters of diesel entered the war-ravaged enclave via al Awja border ....
