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Libyan parl't slams blasts near Egypt, UAE embassies in Tripoli
Date: 2014-11-14 14:52:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1333041
TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (MENA) - Libyan parliament has slammed the two car bomb blasts that targeted the Egyptian and UAE embassies in Tripoli yesterday. In a statement on Friday, the parliament called upon the Libyan people to unite against terrorism. ....
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UNSMIL condemns bombings in Libya, calls for accountability, dialogue
Date: 2014-11-14 13:53:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1332581
TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (MENA) - The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has strongly condemned the rising violence in eastern and western Libya, including the bombings of the embassies of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the ....
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Houthi group controls Yemeni village
Date: 2014-11-14 13:26:02 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1332441
SANAA, Nov 14 (MENA) - Yemeni Shiite rebels, known as Ansarullah, seized control Friday of the village of Rada'a in Al Bayda' province after seven days of fierce fighting with Al-Qaeda-linked militants, tribal sources said. Scores of people were ....
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Libya slams two blasts near Egypt, UAE embassies in Tripoli
Date: 2014-11-14 13:24:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1332541
TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Libyan Foreign Ministry has slammed the two blasts that targeted the Egyptian and UAE embassies in Tripoli yesterday. In a statement on Friday, the ministry reiterated that Tripoli has fallen under the control of armed ....
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106,420 Libyans displaced due to fighting: UNHCR
Date: 2014-11-14 12:55:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1332225
GENEVA, Nov 14 (MENA) - Fighting between rival armed groups in Libya has left almost 106,420 people forcibly displaced across the country, only in the past month, spokesman for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Adrian Edwards ....
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8 PKK separatists surrender to Turkish border guards
Date: 2014-11-14 12:22:16 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1331945
ANKARA, Nov 14 (MENA) – As many as eight members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Friday surrendered toTurkish security forces at Habur border crossing, southeastern Sirnak. The PKK members had escaped from the group's camps in northern ....
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Algeria FM leaves Cairo
Date: 2014-11-14 11:57:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1331941
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra left here on Friday winding up a visit to Egypt. He took part in the seventh session of the Egyptian-Algerian high joint commission meetings, which wrapped up here Thursday. ....
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Egypt reiterates support to Lebanon over political, security challenges
Date: 2014-11-14 11:18:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1331549
BEIRUT, Nov 14 (MENA) – Egypt reiterated Friday its support to Lebanon in the face of its political and security challenges, the new Egyptian ambassador in Beirut Mohamed Badr el-Din told Speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon Nabih Berri. During ....
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3 military personnel injured in bomb attack in Lebanon
Date: 2014-11-14 09:28:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1330593
BEIRUT, Nov 14 (MENA) - A Lieutenant Colonel, a Sergeant and a soldier of the Army's Fifth Intervention Regiment were injured as their patrol was targeted by a bomb on Raayan-Wadi Aata road in Arsal area. The bomb exploded as the army vehicle ....
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Ma'rib power plant out of service after attack
Date: 2014-11-14 07:50:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1329961
SANAA, Nov 14 (MENA) - The Marib-Sana'a power lines were sabotaged late on Thursday forcing the main gas-powered station in Marib out of service, a source at the Electricity Ministry's control room said, according to Saba News. "Saboteurs ....