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Iraq conflict cuts trade routes into Turkey
Date: 2014-07-05 12:02:24 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:812551
Iraqis worry that the trade links between Turkey and the capital, as well as Iraq cities farther south, may be squeezed tighter in the days ahead as rebels continue to block transport routes throughout the country. It is too soon to declare a ....
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Erekat says he will not take part in Tel Aviv conf. on peace
Date: 2014-07-05 11:34:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:812484
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat announced that he apologizes for not attending a peace conference organized by Haaretz newspaper on July 8. In a press statement released on Saturday, ....
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Libyan chief of staff mourns death of retired Col.
Date: 2014-07-05 10:06:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:812310
The Libyan chief of staff has mourned the death of retired Air Defense Col. Faraj Abdel-Rahim al-Warfali, who was shot dead by a number of unidentified gunmen Friday. The chief of staff extended condolences to Warfali's family and his comrades. ....
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Hamas denies plans to re-seize power in Gaza
Date: 2014-07-05 09:43:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:812261
Palestinian resistance movement "Hamas" denied reports about having plans to get back to running the Gaza Strip. In a Facebook post, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zohri refuted media reports that the movement plans to run the Palestinian enclave, ....
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Explosion near Somalia's parliament
Date: 2014-07-05 09:37:49 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:812248
A powerful blast and shots have been reported near Somalia's parliament, while MPs were in session, according to the BBC. Initial reports said there were casualties in the explosion, said to have been caused by a car bomb. Ten people died when ....
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Qatari emir to visit Kuwait Sunday
Date: 2014-07-05 09:08:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:812197
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will pay a visit to Kuwait on Sunday. During his few hours' visit to Kuwait, the Qatari emir will meet with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah to greet him on the occasion of the holy fasting ....
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33 Palestinians arrested in West Bank in 2 days
Date: 2014-07-05 08:34:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:812145
Israeli forces arrested 33 Palestinians, including two minors, in the occupied West Bank in the past two days. The new arrests raise the total number of Palestinian detainees during the Israeli campaign to 691, the Palestinian prisoners' club ....
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Yemeni policeman killed, army officer injured in separate attacks
Date: 2014-07-05 08:31:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:812138
A Yemeni policeman was killed and an army officer was injured in two separate attacks in southern Yemen. Unidentified persons opened fire on the policeman in Lahij city, fatally injuring him in the head, sources told Sky News. Separately, a ....
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Bahraini policeman killed in terror blast
Date: 2014-07-05 08:29:13 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:812134
A Bahraini police officer died in a terrorist blast in southern Manama, the Interior Ministry said. Mahmoud Farid died Saturday before dawn from wounds sustained in a terrorist explosion at East Ekar village, the ministry said in a statement ....
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Israeli settlers kidnap, beat Palestinian youth
Date: 2014-07-05 08:26:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:812131
A group of settlers kidnapped a Palestinian youth from a village in southern Nablus, north of the West Bank, and beat him up before leaving him in an abandoned area. The settlers drove two cars into the village and snatched Tareq Adeli, 22 years, ....
