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  • Saudi court sentences 4 to death over terrorism

    Saudi court sentences 4 to death over terrorism

    Date: 2014-10-15 07:38:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1128009

    A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced four defendants to death over charges of joining a terrorist cell. As many as 16 defendants were sentenced to jail terms ranging from 8 to 18 years over forming a terrorist cell and attempting to carry out ....

  • 25 Iraqis killed in car bomb explosion in Baghdad

    25 Iraqis killed in car bomb explosion in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-10-15 07:34:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1127957

    At least 25 people were killed in a car bomb attack at a checkpoint near the entrance of the Shia neighborhood of Kadhimiya in Baghdad on Tuesday, said Russian-based television network, Russia Today. According to Iraqi officials, a suicider ....

  • UK asserts support to Yemen's unity, sovereignty- envoy

    UK asserts support to Yemen's unity, sovereignty- envoy

    Date: 2014-10-14 18:20:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:1126425

    Britain supports the sovereignty, security, and stability of Yemen, the British envoy in Sana'a reiterated Tuesday. Jane Marriot's remarks came during the 51st anniversary of South Yemen revolution against British occupation, which represented a ....

  • 50 explosive devices defused west of Tikrit - Iraqi source

    50 explosive devices defused west of Tikrit - Iraqi source

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:44:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1123789

    The Iraqi Interior Ministry said Tuesday 50 explosive devices have been defused, after they were planted on roadsides west of Tikrit. Iraqi armed forces have launched intensive military campaigns targeting Daesh fighters in districts under the ....

  • Jordan unique model of coexistence- Jordanian king

    Jordan unique model of coexistence- Jordanian king

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:31:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:1126121

    Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday expressed pride at Muslims and Christians living together in a spirit of brotherhood in Jordan, a model that is unique in the Middle East, the Petra News Agency reported. During a meeting with heads of ....

  • UK parliament's motion to recognize Palestine will have positive impact on peace process - Shaath

    UK parliament's motion to recognize Palestine will have positive impact on peace process - Shaath

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:28:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:1125189

    Palestinian Fatah movement leader Nabil Shaath said on Tuesday that the British parliament's motion to recognize the Palestinian state will have a positive impact on the peace process in the Middle East. This decision will motivate the UN ....

  • Kuwait FM calls for strategy to fight terrorism

    Kuwait FM calls for strategy to fight terrorism

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:23:02 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:1126085

    Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah called on Tuesday for an integrated strategy to face terrorism and extremism. The remarks were made during the fourth GCC-UK Strategic Dialogue ....

  • French, UAE FMs meet on regional developments, Deash

    French, UAE FMs meet on regional developments, Deash

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:19:11 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:1126069

    French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius met with his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The two ministers reviewed the latest regional developments and efforts of a ....

  • Truckloads of building materials allowed into Gaza

    Truckloads of building materials allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-10-14 17:11:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1126009

    Seventy-five trucks loaded with construction materials were allowed into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday through Karm Abu Salem crossing. Today's batch of construction supplies is the first since the 51-day Israeli raids on the coastal enclave, said ....

  • Libyan armed groups urged to lay down arms and engage in dialogue

    Libyan armed groups urged to lay down arms and engage in dialogue

    Date: 2014-10-14 15:51:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1125297

    Libyan parliament speaker Aguila Salah has called on armed groups to lay down their arms before engaging in national dialogue. In statements on Tuesday, Salah slammed militias that reject dialogue and resort to violence. "These armed groups ....

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