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Clashes renew between Iraqi army, gunmen in Anbar
Date: 2014-01-02 07:52:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:474623
BAGHDAD, Jan 2 (MENA) - Clashes renewed on Thursday between the Iraqi army and gunmen in the Sunni province of Anbar, a reliable source said. The clashes came following Iraqi Prime Minister and the general commander of the Iraqi Army Nouri Maliki ....
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Iran seeks better ties with Gulf states: Zarif
Date: 2014-01-02 07:45:31 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:474589
TEHRAN, Jan 2 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says a central plank of the Islamic Republic’s foreign policy is to boost relations with the Gulf littoral states, Press TV reported on Thursday. “The improvement of ties with ....
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Gunmen attack church in Nigeria, three killed: Reports
Date: 2014-01-02 07:44:56 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:17 - ID:474588
ABUJA, Jan 2 (MENA) – Nigerian gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen stormed a curch at Maiakworigold Maikatako village in Plateau state during new year eve service, local reports have said. The gunmen fired shots sporadically during the attack, ....
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Israeli amb. leaves Cairo on weekly vacation
Date: 2014-01-02 07:44:29 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:474616
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Yaakov Amitai left here for home on Thursday on his weekly vacation. Amitai assumed his post on December 12, 2011 and since then has been leaving for Israel on a weekly basis. (MENA) SR ....
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Local-made bomb defused in Marg
Date: 2014-01-02 07:37:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:474582
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – A bomb disposal squad defused Thursday a local-made explosive device found under a level-crossing in Cairo's Marg district. The civil protection department was reported that there is a strange item in the area. The item is a ....
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Artifacts seized in Tukh
Date: 2014-01-02 07:27:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:474556
BANHA, Jan 2 (MENA) - In cooperation with antiquities directorate, security forces in Qalyubia on Thursday seized a number of pottery artifacts with a man as he was conducting some exploration work under his house in Tukh city. The man fled the ....
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Committee assess Shubra el-Kheima police station damage
Date: 2014-01-02 07:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:474554
BENHA, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) – A committee was formed to assess the damage caused to Shubra el-Kheima police station as hand grenades - found with a criminal - exploded during investigations. During investigations, the 27-year-old man kicked the ....
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China to open high speed rail link to N.Korean border in 2015
Date: 2014-01-02 07:16:48 GMT - China - World - SN:12 - ID:474547
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - China will open a high-speed rail line to the North Korean border next year, state media said on Thursday, in a sign that China remains committed to boosting trade and economic ties with the isolated, nuclear-armed state, ....
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Two Brotherhood elements remanded in custody in Suez
Date: 2014-01-02 06:54:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:474533
SUEZ, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) - Two Brotherhood elements were remanded in custody for 15 days pending investigations on their participation in acts of violence in Suez, a security source said Thursday. The two are Ashraf Slah Mohamed, an employee at ....
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Earthquake in Iran kills 1, injures 12
Date: 2014-01-02 06:50:43 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:474544
TEHRAN, Jan 2 (MENA) - A magnitude 5.5 earthquake has killed one person and injured 12 in a small town in the country's south, Fox news reported. The quake struck early on Thursday morning in the town of Bastak, about 1,200 kilometres south of ....