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Obama says coalition is in long-term fight against Daesh militants
Date: 2014-10-15 05:29:28 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1127513
WASHINGTON, Oct 15 (MENA) – President Barack Obama predicted “periods of progress and setbacks” in the war against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria as he sought to demonstrate a unity of purpose during an unusual face-to-face meeting with senior ....
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Saudi court sentences 4 to death over terrorism
Date: 2014-10-14 21:17:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:182 - ID:1126905
RIYADH, Oct 14 (MENA) - A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced four defendants to death over charges of joining a terrorist cell. As many as 16 defendants were sentenced to jail terms ranging from 8 to 18 years over forming a terrorist cell and ....
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GCC-UK Meeting for Strategic Dialogue hails Egypt-brokered Gaza ceasefire
Date: 2014-10-14 21:14:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:181 - ID:1127029
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 14 (MENA) - The six-state Gulf Cooperation Council and Britain welcomed on Tuesday the Egypt-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that ended the 50-day conflict between both. This came in the Fourth GCC-UK Ministerial ....
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Car bomb kills 7 soldiers in Libya's Benghazi
Date: 2014-10-14 19:27:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:1126293
TRIPOLI, Oct 14 (MENA) – A car bomb killed seven soldiers and wounded others on Tuesday in the Libyan city of Benghazi, a military spokesman said. "A booby-trapped car exploded in Benina area leaving seven soldiers dead and others injured," ....
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UN chief: Gaza destruction source of shame to international community
Date: 2014-10-14 18:45:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:168 - ID:1125725
GAZA CITY, Oct 14 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, described the destruction in Gaza from the recent conflict with Israel as “beyond description” and a source of “shame to the international community” as he visited the war-devastated ....
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New coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-10-14 18:40:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:166 - ID:1126297
RIYADH, Oct 14 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry reported a new coronavirus case in Al-Kharj province on Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry said that the number of people infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov or ....
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UN rights chief condemns attacks on human rights defenders in Libya
Date: 2014-10-14 18:37:38 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:165 - ID:1126305
GENEVA, Oct 14 (MENA) – Human rights defenders, political activists, bloggers and media professionals have been under increasing attack from armed groups in Libya since mid-May, when fighting between rival factions intensified in and around ....
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Egypt condemns Aqsa precincts storming
Date: 2014-10-14 18:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:1126281
CAIRO, Oct 14 (MENA) – Egypt strongly condemns the storming of the Aqsa precincts in al-Quds (East Jerusalem) by Israeli settlers under the protection of Israeli troops, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry says. "Egypt also condemns the incident of ....
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Jerusalem group calls for forming Arab, Islamic coalition against "Israel's Daesh"
Date: 2014-10-14 18:08:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:161 - ID:1126041
RAMALLAH, Oct 14 (MENA) – Head of the Jerusalem Steadfastness Organization Youssef Mekheimar called Tuesday for forming an Arab and Islamic coalition against what he called "Israel's Daesh", like a US-led coalition against Iraq's Daesh. "Israel's ....
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US-led forces conduct 21 airstrikes near Kobani, Syria - US military
Date: 2014-10-14 18:02:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:1126017
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (MENA) - American-led forces conducted 21 airstrikes focused on halting Daesh advances at Kobani, Syria, in the last two days, the US military said on Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail. The strikes Monday and Tuesday destroyed ....
