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Iraq suffers its deadliest year since 2008: paper
Date: 2014-01-01 20:12:43 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:474320
LONDON, Jan 1 (MENA) - Violence in Iraq has reached its worst level since 2008 with the UN mission to Baghdad reporting that more than 8,800 Iraqis were killed in 2013, The Guardian reported on Wednesday. The UN said 7,818 civilians died last ....
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6.6-magnitude earthquake reported in Vanuatu
Date: 2014-01-01 20:11:44 GMT - USA - World - SN:166 - ID:474304
Washington, Jan 1 (MENA) - The US Geological Survey (USGS) said Wednesday a 6.6-magnitude earthquake has hit the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the ABC News reported. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Pacific ....
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10 MB members arrested in Alexandria clashes
Date: 2014-01-01 20:11:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:474301
ALEXANDRIA, Jan 1 (MENA) – Ten members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group were arrested on Wednesday following clashes that erupted between security forces and the group members in Sidi Bishr neighborhood in Alexandria. Scores of the ....
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Police: 2 car bombs explode in somali capital
Date: 2014-01-01 19:50:19 GMT - Somalia - World - SN:164 - ID:474302
MOGADISHU, Jan 1 (MENA) - Police said that two car bombs exploded on Wednesday night outside a hotel in Somalia's capital that often is used by foreigners and government officials, wounding at least two people, ABC news reported. Police officer ....
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Palestinian FM mourns late amb. to Czech
Date: 2014-01-01 19:30:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:474217
RAMALLAH, Jan 1 (MENA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki has mourned late Plestinian Ambassador to the Czech Republic, who died from injuries sustained in an explosion on Wednesday. "Jamal al Jamal was an example for successful ....
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Iraqi army will not withdraw from tense Anbar province: PM
Date: 2014-01-01 19:27:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:474254
BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday announced that he will not withdraw troops from tense cities in Anbar province and we will send more troops, reported the Iraqi television. "We will not withdraw the army" ....
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6 policemen killed, wounded in Iraq attack
Date: 2014-01-01 19:16:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:161 - ID:474269
BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (MENA) - Six policemen were killed and injured when gunmen attacked their station in a district north of Baghdad on Wednesday. The attackers exchange fire with the guards outside Tarmiyah police stattion, leaving two of them dead ....
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Pope Tawadros receives Egypt amb. to Vatican
Date: 2014-01-01 19:05:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:160 - ID:474242
CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday received Egypt's Ambassador to Vatican Wafaa Bassim at the Saint Mark Cathedral in Abbasiya. The visit aimed at extending greetings on the occasion ....
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Former Sharqiya governor denies affiliation to MB group
Date: 2014-01-01 19:04:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:159 - ID:474207
CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) – Counselor Hassan al-Nagar, the former governor of Sharqiya, has denied reports claiming that he is affiliated to the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group and the Brotherhood-affiliated movement Judges for Egypt. The statements ....
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15 injured in Volgograd blasts to be moved to Moscow
Date: 2014-01-01 19:02:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:158 - ID:474202
MOSCOW, Jan 1 (MENA) – As many as 15 people, who suffered injuries in the two blasts that occurred in the city of Volgograd, will be taken to Moscow hospitals on Thursday and Friday, said Vladimir Uyba, head of Russia’s Federal Medical-Biological ....
