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39 terrorists arrested in Tikrit
Date: 2014-06-02 11:42:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:756599
Thirty-nine terrorists were arrested Monday in the city of Tikrit, 170 north of Baghdad, said a statement by Saladin police command. Two hideouts containing weapons and explosives were confiscated during the raid. The crackdown was led by ....
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Kuwaiti emir holds "constructive" talks with Rouhani
Date: 2014-06-02 11:33:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:756569
The talks between Kuwaiti Emir and President Rouhani were "constructive" and the outcomes would benefit both countries and the region, Kuwait's First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said, Monday. "The ....
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Abbas swears in new national unity govt
Date: 2014-06-02 10:45:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:756462
The newly-formed national unity government was sworn in on Monday before Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The swearing-in ceremony took place at al-Muqata headquarters of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank city of Ramallah. ....
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5 killed, 11 injured in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2014-06-02 09:07:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:756048
Five soldiers were killed and 11 others, including civilians, were injured in ongoing clashes between Ansar Al-Sharia militants and army forces loyal to rogue leader Khalifa Haftar in the city of Benghazi. "The hospital received five bodies and ....
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Yemeni parliamentarian defends decision to withdraw confidence from govt
Date: 2014-06-02 08:53:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:756200
A Yemeni member of parliament has defended a decision to withdraw confidence from the government and form a new cabinet, saying it aims to serve the Yemeni people and provide solutions to Yemen's problems. The parliament has been calling for a ....
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PLO official accuses Netanyahu of launching campaign against Palestinian unity Cabinet
Date: 2014-06-02 08:30:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:756145
Hanan Ashrawi, member of the executive committee of the PLO, has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of launching a provocative campaign against the new Palestinian unity Cabinet. The world community is well aware that this campaign ....
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Mortar shell lands near Israeli army outpost in Golan
Date: 2014-06-02 08:29:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:756139
Israeli army fired into the Syrian lands on Monday after a mortar shell landed near an army outpost in the occupied Golan Heights, Radio Israel reported. The shell fired from the Syrian side did not cause any casualties or damage. ....
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International observers arrive for Syrian polls
Date: 2014-06-02 08:13:08 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:756092
While Assad's forces are battling rebels who seek to topple him, international delegations arrived in the Syrian capital on Monday to monitor the president election, to kick off here on Tuesday, Al-Arabiya channel reported. President Bashar Assad ....
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Hamas refuses dissolving prisoners ministry
Date: 2014-06-02 06:55:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:755915
The dissolution of the prisoners' ministry would postpone the formation of the national unity government, said Hamas senior official Khalil Al-Hayya. "The determination of President Mahmoud Abbas to remove the ministry of prisoners will put off ....
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Iran, Kuwait ink six cooperation deals
Date: 2014-06-02 06:51:58 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:755910
Iran and Kuwait signed six agreement documents on Sunday, as part of efforts to expand bilateral ties between the two countries. The deals were signed by Iranian and Kuwaiti ministers and senior officials following a meeting between Iranian ....