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US condemns new military offensives in South Sudan
Date: 2014-05-06 06:45:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:705568
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned new military offensives in South Sudan. "Three years ago, I was in Juba to witness the birth of the world’s newest nation, and last week as I returned to South Sudan I saw how fragile the future ....
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Security Council decries terrorist attack in Yemeni capital
Date: 2014-05-06 06:44:17 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:705567
The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned today’s deadly terrorist attack in Sana’a, as well as other recent terrorist attacks in Yemen, and stressed its support for President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi and his Government to combat ....
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Abbas, Meshaal meet in Doha
Date: 2014-05-05 17:32:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:705159
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a meeting Monday with Hamas political office chairman Khaled Meshaal in Doha, Qatar. The two sides discussed the latest developments in Palestine, including reconciliation deal that was sealed between ....
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Hamas slams detention of members in West Bank
Date: 2014-05-05 12:48:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:704536
Hamas deplored on Monday more detentions of its members in the West Bank despite a recently-signed agreement with its rival Fatah. "The reconciliation agreement does not absolutely mean that silence when Jihadists and resistance members are ....
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4 Iraqis killed in armed attack in Salahuddin Province
Date: 2014-05-05 11:56:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:700964
Three Iraqi soldiers and a driver were killed Saturday in an armed attack in the Salahuddin Province, 170 km north of the capital, Baghdad, a security source said. The four were shot dead after a group of unidentified gunmen ambushed their car ....
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17 people killed, injured in car bombing in Tikrit
Date: 2014-05-05 09:14:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:703895
At least 17 people were killed and injured in a car bomb blast in eastern Tikrit, Salahuddine governorate, situated some 17 kilometers north of Baghdad, according to a security source. The source said a car, that was parked in front of a ....
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Israel closes Karm Abu Salem, Erez crossings for two days
Date: 2014-05-05 08:39:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:703779
The Israeli occupation forces decided on Monday to close Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing for two days on the occasion of Israel's celebrating Yom Ha'atzmaut which is a modern holiday celebrating the so-called Israel's ....
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Palestinian Foreign Ministry undersecretary asserts importance of historical ties with Egypt
Date: 2014-05-05 08:22:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:703724
Palestinian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Tayseer Jaradat asserted the importance of historical Egyptian-Palestinian relations. Jaradat will head his country's delegation to the preparatory meetings of the higher Palestinian-Egyptian ....
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Wildfire engulfs forests in Lebanon
Date: 2014-05-05 08:11:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:703707
A huge fire ravaged Wadi Al-Sit forests on the outskirts of Betchay in Lebanon, local media reported. Tens of meters of billowing smoke covered the skies of the region, a thing which made the fire-fighting brigade's mission to extinguish the fire ....
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Humanitarian situation in Gaza "difficult": Red Cross director to MENA
Date: 2014-05-05 08:08:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:703692
Director of the Red Cross Mission in Gaza Christian Cardon asserted that the humanitarian situation in the besieged enclave is "difficult" and more aid supplies are needed. The problems of unemployment, poverty, chronic shortage of fuel, lack of ....