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Booby trap blast kills several people in Baghdad
Date: 2014-11-12 10:50:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1317449
BAGHDAD, Nov 12 (MENA) - A number of persons fell dead or injured in a booby-trap blast that targeted a security checkpoint in Western Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Wednesday. According to Arabiya news channel, a suicide bomber was ....
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2 explosions rock Tobruk in eastern Libya
Date: 2014-11-12 10:33:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1317381
TRIPOLI, Nov 12 (MENA) - Sounds of two explosions were heard in the city of Tobruk in eastern Libya. Casualties were reported in the two booby-trapped car bombings, according to Sky News. The blasts occurred near the oil institute in Tobruk. ....
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Maarib tribes reject militias deployment in city
Date: 2014-11-12 07:39:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1315481
SANAA, Nov 12 (MENA) - Tribes in the eastern Yemeni city of Maarib have rejected attempts to deploy militias in place of state troops to protect the city. The tribes warned state bodies against any attempts to bring militias to the city, ....
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Saudi king meets Iraqi president on regional updates
Date: 2014-11-11 20:36:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:1314529
RIYADH, Nov 11 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz Al-Saud has met with visiting Iraqi President Fouad Masoum. The Iraqi leader arrived in Riyadh earlier in the day. He was received at the airport by senior Saudi officials. The two ....
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Scores killed, injured in air raids on Rif Dimashq
Date: 2014-11-11 20:25:32 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:141 - ID:1314385
DAMASCUS, Nov 11 (MENA) - Several people were killed and scores others injured in air raids Tuesday launched by Syrian bombers in Douma city, Rif Dimashq province. Opposition brigades targeted Damascus International Airport road by mortar bombs, ....
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Sudan FM: Libyan parties accept reconciliation
Date: 2014-11-11 20:20:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:1314337
KHARTOUM Nov 11 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti said Tuesday that all Libyan parties agreed to a reconciliation initiative floated by President Omar al-Bashir. In press statements, the minister added that he noticed during his ....
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Abducted Kuwaiti in Lebanon released
Date: 2014-11-11 18:32:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:1313909
BEIRUT, Nov 11 (MENA) - A Kuwaiti abducted two months ago in a hotel in Beqaa, northeastern Lebanon, was released Tuesday. Mazhar al-Hajiri was released after efforts from the general director of the Lebanese public security and Baalbak mufti. ....
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Egypt joins OIC meeting on Israeli escalation in al-Quds
Date: 2014-11-11 18:12:18 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:1313613
RABAT, Nov 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Assistant Foreign Minister Hisham Badr has arrived in Morocco to take part in a meeting organized by the ministerial liaison office of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) slated for Wednesday. The meeting ....
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Tunis pres. election cannot be won from 1st round - candidate
Date: 2014-11-11 18:04:33 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1313673
TUNIS, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Tunisian presidential election cannot be won from the first round due to the large number of runners, candidate Kamal Morgan said on Tuesday. Morgan added that Tunisia's foreign affairs and terror combat would top his ....
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2 die of corona virus in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-11-11 17:52:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1313605
RIYADH, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Saudi health ministry said Tuesday two people have died of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov), known as corona virus. The deaths were reported in Kharj and Taif, said the ministry in a statement. The ....