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Israeli reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing to allow commodities into GS
Date: 2015-03-18 11:23:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2190717
Israeli authorities on Wednesday reopened Karam Abu Salem crossing after its closure on Tuesday under the pretext of the Israeli parliamentary elections. Head of the Commodities Coordination Committee in Gaza said 640 trucks are scheduled to ....
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Israeli occupation forces open fire at farmers in central, south GS
Date: 2015-03-18 10:23:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2190117
Israeli occupation forces stationed at the borderline with the Gaza Strip opened Wednesday machine gun fire at Palestinian farmers, with no injuries reported. Eyewitnesses said Israeli forces stationed at the military towers in Al Barij camp in ....
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Tunisian Interior Ministry: Terrorist cells arrested in northern Tunis
Date: 2015-03-18 10:06:46 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2189909
Tunisia Interior Ministry has said it had dismantled a recruiting cell sending jihadis to fight in Libya and arrested dozens as part of tighter security and border controls to counter Islamist militants. Tunisia is worried that violence will ....
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Tripoli army commander pledges to regain control over Benghazi next month
Date: 2015-03-18 09:18:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2189421
Commander of the Libyan army General Khalifa Haftar promised to regain control over the Libyan city of Benghazi, the scene of fierce fighting with rebels, next month. "In a short time we will manage to remove all armed elements in Benghazi," ....
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Lebanese army helicopter shells gunmen in Beqaa
Date: 2015-03-17 18:39:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:2187193
A Lebanese army helicopter shelled gunmen in Beqaa in northeastern Lebanon. Al Nusra Front and Daesh gunmen are stationed in mountains between Lebanon and Syria. ....
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Iraqi forces develop military plan to complete liberating Tikrit
Date: 2015-03-17 18:31:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:2187129
Iraqi forces are drawing up a strategy to flush out the few remaining Daesh militants from central Tikrit, the Security Committee of Salahuddin province council said. More than 20,000 Iraqi troops and militiamen have surrounded the Sunni city of ....
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Sudanese pres. aide meets UN envoy
Date: 2015-03-17 18:01:22 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:2186937
Sudanese Presidential Aide Ibrahim Ghandour met on Tuesday with UN Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Haile Menkerios. The meeting tackled African efforts to boost the national dialogue in Sudan. Menkerios said that all Sudanese parties ....
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Iraqi Speaker calls for extraordinary Arab summit to put end to bloodshed
Date: 2015-03-17 16:48:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2186549
Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al Jubouri on Tuesday called for an extraordinary Arab summit to put an end to the bloodshed and confront terrorism. He also urged Arab countries that did not open embassies in Baghdad to take the initiative and ....
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Israeli army fires at Palestinian car in Gaza
Date: 2015-03-17 16:45:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2186525
Israeli army opened fire at a Palestinian car near the northern borders of the Gaza Strip. The car was burned and its driver rescued, local sources said. The Israeli troops fired at the houses and land of the Palestinians in Shogaiya and ....
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Bahrain FM receives award of best Arab politician in social media
Date: 2015-03-17 16:41:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2186497
UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum presented to Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed al Khalifa the award for Best Arab Political Figure in Social Media, the Bahrain news ....