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5 civilians injured in Yemen blast
Date: 2015-02-10 16:21:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1935589
A bomb went off on Tuesday, injuring five civilians, including a woman in the Yemeni city of Hadramout. Al-Qaeda-linked militant is believed to be behind the attack. Houthi militants, backed by forces of the Yemeni army, on Tuesday regained ....
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GCC official meets head of International Peace Institute
Date: 2015-02-10 16:13:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1937053
GCC Secretary General Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani held a meeting on Tuesday with Terje Rod Larsen, the head of the International Peace Institute to discuss promoting cooperation. Larson briefed Zayani on plans and projects of the ....
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Iraqi govt endorses bill on confiscation of assets of leaders of Saddam Hussein regime
Date: 2015-02-10 16:02:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1936945
The Iraqi government has endorsed a draft-law on the confiscation of assets of leaders of Iraq’s former regime of Saddam Hussein. A statement by the media office said on Tuesday the government will inform the house of representatives about its ....
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Jordan use all potentials to combat terror, extremism: Jordanian interior min.
Date: 2015-02-10 15:55:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1936913
Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein al-Majali asserted that Jordan used all its human, financial and technical potentials to combat and eradicate terrorism and extremism. This came during Majali’s meeting with the visiting head of the Czech ....
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Arab summit will take up regional developments
Date: 2015-02-10 15:38:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1936385
The ongoing developments in the Arab region will be discussed by the upcoming Arab summit, said Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. "It will be an exceptional summit, given the current developments in the region," he told reporters ....
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UN calls for ending Gaza siege
Date: 2015-02-10 15:36:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1936761
United Nations' Coordinator of Humanitarian Affairs in the occupied Palestinian Territories James Rowley has called for lifting the siege on the Gaza Strip. Speaking at a press conference in the war-ravaged enclave on Tuesday, Rowley said the ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges world to act to stop Israeli practices to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands
Date: 2015-02-10 15:32:19 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1935485
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has urged the world community to quickly act to stop Israeli practices meant to Judaize occupied Palestinian lands, including East Jerusalem. The ministry, in a statement on Tuesday, pointed to what it called ....
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Saudi King meets Prince Charles
Date: 2015-02-10 15:25:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1936661
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdelaziz met on Tuesday with Prince Charles, the Crown Prince of the United Kingdom and Prince of Wales, and his accompanying delegation, Saudi news agency SPA reported. Prince Charles expressed his pleasure to ....
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UAE Air Force launches air strikes on Daesh targets
Date: 2015-02-10 14:59:05 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1936429
A squadron of UAE Air Force F-16, stationed on an air base in Jordan, on Tuesday morning launched a series of airstrikes on targets of the Daesh terrorist organization, WAM news agency said. According the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces, ....
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National dialogue to be held within 2 days: Libyan MP
Date: 2015-02-10 14:57:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1936417
Libyan lawmaker Ali Tekbali said that the national dialogue session will be held during the coming two days. No official date has been set for the session so far, Tekbali told MENA. He noted that the date of the session will be set by the UN ....