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Bashir gives green light to release detained opposition leaders
Date: 2015-02-15 10:04:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1966237
Sudanese President Omer al Bashir has given the green light for the release of the opposition leader Farouk Abu Issa and Human rights prominent activist Amin Meeki Mandi, Sudan Tribune reported. Information minister and (7+7) spokesperson from ....
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Jordan sends leading MB member to jail
Date: 2015-02-15 09:45:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1966085
The Jordanian State Security Court sentenced on Sunday a senior Muslim Brotherhood member to 18 months in prison for criticising the United Arab Emirates on social media. The ruling against deputy leader of MB Zaki Bani Rushaid guilty was ....
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Houthis slam GUlf statement on Yemeni crisis
Date: 2015-02-15 09:42:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1966061
Houthis criticized on Sunday the statement of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) that rejected the constitutional declaration the Shiite rebels announced after the power vacuum in the country. "There is nothing new about this [GCC] stance and the ....
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Oman presides over Arab Commission for Human Rights in Cairo
Date: 2015-02-15 09:41:01 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1966045
The four-day meetings of the 37th round of the Arab Commission for Human Rights, led by Omani Mohammad bin Sulaiman Al-Rashidi, launched its proceedings here on Sunday. Representatives of Arab countries and NGOs concerned with human rights ....
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100 killed in fierce fighting in Daraa
Date: 2015-02-15 09:10:50 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1965709
At least 100 Syrian army soldiers and opposition gunmen were killed in fierce fighting that has been going on for almost a week in Daraa, activists said. The Syrian army has launched an assault on gunmen in Daraa to repel their incursion towards ....
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Drone from Lebanon violates Israeli airspace
Date: 2015-02-15 09:01:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1965637
A drone, flying out of Lebanon, violated Israeli airspace in the wee hours of Sunday, Al Mayadeen TV channel reported. The drone flew over Israel at 1 a.m. for 20 minutes before returning to Lebanon. This is the second violation of the ....
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Israel allows 550 trucks into Gaza
Date: 2015-02-15 08:47:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1965533
Israeli authorities decided on Sunday to allow 550 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karm Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....
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3 shock troops killed in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2015-02-15 07:58:00 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1965129
Three Libyan army soldiers were killed and others wounded in clashes with the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries, an umbrella group for the city’s hard-line militias, an army spokesman said. The spokesman told MENA Sunday that the three ....
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Yemeni tribes regain control over Al Baida governorate, expel Houthis
Date: 2015-02-15 07:54:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1965101
Yemeni tribesmen managed to regain control over several areas in Al Baida governorate, in central Yemen, after the Houthis stormed the city over the past week, tribal sources said. The sources expected fierce clashes to take place in the coming ....
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Libyan human rights commission urges international NGOs to work on releasing 2 abducted officials
Date: 2015-02-15 07:44:04 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1965045
The Libyan National Commission for Human Rights urged on Sunday United Nations mission in Libya to immediately interfere in an attempt to release head of the commission el Hadi bin Taleb and member of the beard of directors Ali el Asta who were ....