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Abbas meets US consul
Date: 2015-01-06 16:05:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1687533
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with American Consul General in Jerusalem Michael Ratney. They discussed the latest developments on the political scene. ....
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4 Iraqi policemen killed in suicide bombing
Date: 2015-01-06 12:43:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1685513
Four Iraqi policemen were killed and three others injured in a suicide bombing in the city of Ramadi in Anbar on Tuesday, said well-placed security sources. A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the Al-Jubba area of Anbar. Security forces ....
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Syria's clashes disrupt education for 670,000 children
Date: 2015-01-06 12:41:58 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1685497
The ongoing clashes the Syrian cities of Raqqa, Deir-ez-Zour and Aleppo are believed to have disrupted education for 670,000 children of primary and lower high school age, said UNICEF today. "In addition to lack of school access, attacks on ....
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Israel allows 420 trucks into GS
Date: 2015-01-06 09:56:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1683841
Israeli occupation forces allowed on Monday 420 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, Raed ....
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Obama congratulates Tunisia's elected president
Date: 2015-01-06 08:28:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1682889
US President Barack Obama congratulated President Beji Caid Essebsi on Monday for his victory in Tunisia’s first presidential election under its new constitution, according to the White House statement. In a telephone call, Obama commended ....
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54 terrorists killed in Iraq
Date: 2015-01-05 13:31:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1678365
As many as 54 members of the Daesh group have been killed in two provinces in Iraq, said a security source on Monday. The troops killed 26 terrorists in Salaheddine and 28 in Anbar, said the source. Vehicles used by the terrorists were ....
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Libya bans entry of Sudanese, Palestinian, Syrian nationals
Date: 2015-01-05 13:29:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:1678345
The Libyan interior ministry has banned entry of Sudanese, Palestinian and Syrian nationals. The ministry's media office said Monday the decision came after reports of involvement of some of the nationals of these countries in terror operations ....
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AL extraorinary meeting on Libya kicks off
Date: 2015-01-05 12:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1677737
The activities of the extraordinary meeting of the Arab League council at the level of permanent representatives started Monday in the presence of AL Secretary General Nabil el Araby. The meeting, headed by Kuwait, will focus on the latest ....
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Gaza staffers to start strike Thursday over unpaid salaries
Date: 2015-01-05 10:57:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1676785
Gaza public servants will start an all-out strike on Thursday in protest against the non-payment of their salaries. Th workers staged a similar strike last week after the national unity government refused to pay the salaries of the former Gaza ....
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Israeli forces conduct manhunt campaign in Quds, Hebron
Date: 2015-01-05 10:33:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1676565
Israeli forces conducted a manhunt campaign in al Quds and Hebron Monday and arrested a number of Palestinians. Omar Abu Sarah, 50, was arrested after Israeli troops stormed Kafr Aqab area in East Jerusalem. The troops also captured Mohamed ....