Arab world
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20 armed Houthis killed in attacks in central Yemen
Date: 2014-11-04 09:13:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1261229
SANAA, Nov 4 (MENA) - At least 20 armed Houthis were killed in separate attacks carried out by Yemeni tribesmen in Baydaa province in central Yemen, Sky News reported. No further details were provided. Tensions are escalating in Radaa town in ....
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Egypt's embassy in Tunisia makes TND-15,000 donation to two charities
Date: 2014-11-04 08:42:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1260737
Tunis, Nov 4 (MENA) – Egypt's Embassy in Tunisia Tuesday made a TND-15,000 donation to two charities. This came during a celebration organized by Artist Alia Sami, wife of Egypt's ambassador to Tunisia. The donation was handed to President of ....
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Cabinet spokesman denies postponing Egypt's economic conference
Date: 2014-11-04 08:32:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1260993
RIYADH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Egypt's Cabinet Spokesman Hossam El-Qaweesh denied reports that the Egyptian government will delay the convention of Egypt's economic conference to March or April. In statements to the Saudi "Okaz" newspaper out on ....
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5 killed, 9 injured in Saudi Arabi shooting
Date: 2014-11-04 08:13:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1260757
Al-Hasa, Nov 4 (MENA) – At lease five people were killed and nine others were injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at them in Saudi Arabia's eastern district of al-Ahsa. "As a group of citizens was leaving a building... three masked men ....
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Clashes renewed between Kurds, Daesh militants on Syrian-Turkish borders
Date: 2014-11-04 08:12:36 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1260877
DAMASCUS, Nov 4 (MENA) - Clashes resumed on Tuesday between Daesh militants and the Kurdish factions in the embattled town of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish borders, Sky News reported. Clashes were going on in Tel Shaer district where the Iraqi ....
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Egypt minister calls for swift measures on retrieving smuggled funds
Date: 2014-11-04 08:04:18 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1260705
ALGIERS, Nov 4 (MENA) - Justice Minister Mahfouz Saber said his talks with Swiss officials tackled ways to accelerate retrieving funds that have smuggled abroad by toppled president Hosni Mubarak and his associates. "We have agreed on stepping up ....
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GCC condemns assassination of prominent Yemeni politican
Date: 2014-11-04 08:02:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1260841
RIYADH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr Dr. Abdul Latif bin Rashid Al Zayani condemned the assassination of Mohammed Abdel Malek al-Mutawakel, secretary-general of the Union of Popular Forces party in ....
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Israel detains 7 Palestinians in al-Quds
Date: 2014-11-03 21:19:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:1259541
RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Monday seven people, including four children, in the occupied East Jerusalem. The detention comes as part of fierce campaigns launched by the Israeli occupation, head of the Palestinian ....
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French medical aid convoy arrives in Gaza
Date: 2014-11-03 21:04:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:173 - ID:1259433
RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that a French medical aid convoy arrived at the Gaza Strip on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The convoy, which was launched from the French city of Nice, comprises ....
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Saudi court jails 5 people over defaming king
Date: 2014-11-03 20:01:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:1259013
RIYADH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Five defendants in Saudi Arabia were sentenced on Monday over different charges to prison terms ranging from five to ten years. They are accused of defaming the king, and joining terrorist-led fighting abroad and al-Qaeda. ....