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Palestinian security bodies: Fatah Council considers ceding Al-Quds lands "high treason"
Date: 2014-10-21 08:53:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1167513
RAMALLAH, Oct 21 (MENA) - Spokesman of the Palestinian Security Apparatus General Adnan Al-Dhameiri said Fatah Revolutionary Council considered as "high treason" the ceding of Al-Quds land in the occupied Al-Quds city. In statements to "Voice of ....
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Abbas probes Gaza reconstruction efforts with Japanese official
Date: 2014-10-20 18:56:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1165693
RAMALLAH, Oct 20 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah Monday the Japanese deputy foreign minister for parliamentary affairs. Abbas briefed the Japanese official on the Palestinian ....
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Reports on Ebola cases in Kuwait baseless - Ministry
Date: 2014-10-20 17:20:31 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1164881
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Monday quashed reports on social media that Ebola cases were discovered in Kuwait, terming them as "baseless", KUNA reported. A police station had demanded the Health Ministry to ....
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Call for cooperation to face violence in Palestine
Date: 2014-10-20 15:52:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:1163693
CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League Secretary-General for Palestine Affairs Mohamed Sobeih, called for cooperation to face violence against children in the region especially in Palestine. During a workshop on child laws and rights of ....
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Libya denies Ebola cases
Date: 2014-10-20 15:09:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:1162541
TRIPOLI, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Libyan health ministry has denied reports that Ebola has appeared in the North African nation. Such reports are baseless, an official at the ministry told MENA. (MENA) MS/RE ....
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Deadly car bombings hit Iraq's Karbala
Date: 2014-10-20 13:27:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1162521
BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (MENA) - Three car bombings in the Shia-revered Iraqi city of Karbala have killed and injured dozens of Iraqi people, a well-placed source said on Monday. The blasts were caused by explosives-laden cars which were parked in ....
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Saudi cabinet hails Egypt's hosting of Gaza conference
Date: 2014-10-20 13:04:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1162149
JEDDAH, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Saudi cabinet hailed on Monday Egypt's hosting of the Gaza reconstruction conference. This came in a cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. The meeting took up regional issues particularly ....
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UN warns against rise in executions in Iraq
Date: 2014-10-20 12:54:31 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1161889
GENEVA, Oct 20 (MENA) - At least 60 prisoners have been executed since the start of 2014; with a total of 1,724 people on the death row, according to the UN. The UN voiced alarm over the increasing use of the death penalty in Iraq in the decade ....
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17 killed in suicide bombing in Baghdad
Date: 2014-10-20 10:55:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1161089
BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (MENA) - At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a Shi'it mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Monday. No further details were reported. (MENA) MHK/RE ....
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Libyan army jets target armed convoy in western Benghazi
Date: 2014-10-20 09:36:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1160053
TRIPOLI, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Libyan army warplanes targeted an armed convoy in western Benghazi, Spokesman of Operation Dignity Mohamed Hegazy said. Fierce fighting has been going on in Libya since May between Libyan army and Benghazi ....