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Ex-Lebanese PM Omar Karami dies aged 80
Date: 2015-01-01 10:44:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1655153
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Omar Karami died on Thursday morning at the age of 80. Karami, from the northern city of Tripoli, died at the American University of Beirut Medical Center after a long illness. Karami was born on March 7, 1935 in ....
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US slams Palestinian bid to join International Criminal Court
Date: 2015-01-01 06:41:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1653609
The State Department sharply criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday after he applied for state membership in the International Criminal Court. “Today’s action is entirely counter-productive and does nothing to ....
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Arab League supports Djibouti political accord
Date: 2014-12-31 17:38:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1652117
Arab League chief Nabil Al Araby welcomed an agreement signed by the government and the opposition in Djibouti. The agreement will pave the way for implementing political reforms to overcome a crisis hindering the country's development since the ....
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Iraqi army kills 100 Daesh militants
Date: 2014-12-31 17:36:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1652089
The Iraqi army liberated on Wednesday the Iraqi city of Al Karmah from the terrorist Daesh group after killing 100 militants. Also, the servicemen dismantled 250 bombs and destroyed 15 vehicles used by the terrorist group. ....
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AL laments Palestinian UN bid failure
Date: 2014-12-31 17:23:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1652005
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el Arabi lamented on Wednesday the failure of the Palestinian proposal calling for ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories in a Security Council vote. The AL chief called on the UN member ....
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Beji Caid Essebsi sworn in as president
Date: 2014-12-31 11:21:47 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1649033
Beji Caid Essebsi has been sworn in as Tunisia's new president, becoming the country's first freely elected leader since it gained independence from France in 1956, according to Voice of America. Essebsi took the oath of office Wednesday at a ....
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Royal Court: Saudi King undergoes medical chekups in Riyadh
Date: 2014-12-31 10:39:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1648665
Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz carried out some medical check-ups at King Abdulaziz Medical City of National Guard here on Wednesday. A statement to this effect was released by the Saudi Royal Court. ....
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Palestinian leadership holds emergency meeting over UN rejection of ending Israeli occupation
Date: 2014-12-31 09:43:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1648025
The Palestinian leadership will hold an emergency meeting later on Wednesday to discuss steps to be taken after the Security Council turned down a draft resolution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, Palestinian top negotiator Saeb ....
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Israeli settlers carry out sabotage acts in Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus
Date: 2014-12-31 08:46:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1647353
Israeli settlers on Wednesday carried out sabotage acts in Hebron, Bethlehem and Nablus. In Hebron, settlers set a blaze a house in Yata town, south Hebron, after they threw molotov cocktails at it. In Bethlehem, a settler run over a young boy ....
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Israel lets 450 trucks into Gaza
Date: 2014-12-31 08:43:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1647293
Israeli occupation forces allowed on Wednesday 450 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 ....
