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UN confirms massacre in South Sudan
Date: 2014-04-21 17:35:01 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:680573
Hundreds of people were killed because of their ethnic group after South Sudan rebels seized the oil hub of Bentiu last week, the UN has said, according to The BBC. They were targeted at a mosque, a church and a hospital, the UN Mission in ....
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Jordan king urges int'l community to support ME peace process
Date: 2014-04-21 17:32:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:680567
Jordan's King Abdullah underlined the importance of the international community continuing to support peace talks between the Palestinian and the Israelis, Petra news agency reported on Monday. The king made the remarks during his meeting ....
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Syria holds presidential vote on June 3
Date: 2014-04-21 12:27:53 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:680101
The Speaker of the Syrian Parliament has said presidential elections will be held on June 3. According to the BBC TV, Mohamed al-Laham said that those desiring to enter the race can begin registering their applications as of Tuesday, April ....
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Abu Marzouq crosses Rafah terminal to Gaza to attend Palestinian reconciliation talks
Date: 2014-04-21 11:20:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:679951
Hamas political bureau deputy chief Mousa Abu Marzouq crossed Rafah border terminal from Egypt to Gaza on Monday to attend Inter-Palestinian reconciliation talks. The talks are expected to take place after the arrival to Gaza tomorrow of a ....
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Jordan to take necessary steps to defend A-Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2014-04-21 09:37:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:679724
Jordan stressed on Monday that it will take necessary steps, in coordination with Palestine, to defend Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy places in Al-Quds against repeated Israeli storming. Spokesman for the Jordanian government Mohamed Al-Momani ....
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Rafah border crossing opens for 2nd day
Date: 2014-04-21 09:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:679693
Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip opened on Monday for the second day in a row to let in pilgrims, humanitarian cases and stranded people. The Egyptian authorities agreed on Sunday to re-open the terminal on both sides for ....
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Rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel
Date: 2014-04-21 09:06:11 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:679636
Five rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Monday morning, the IDF Spokesperson's office said. The first 3 projectile struck uninhabited areas in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council and set off sirens and caused no damage, according to the ....
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121 killed by Assad forces in Syria Sunday
Date: 2014-04-21 07:29:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:679422
As many as 121 persons, mostly civilians, were killed in different areas of Iraq on Sunday, according to the General Authority for the Syrian Revolution. More than 30 people were killed in air raids targeting Aleppo and the countryside, the ....
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Algerian national abducted in Sudan - Foreign Ministry
Date: 2014-04-21 07:07:22 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:679375
An Algerian national has been kidnapped in Sudan during an armed attack on an oil field in the province of West Kordofan, the ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. "The abduction occurred while an armed group attacked an oil field in the ....
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Saudi health ministry exert tireless efforts to contain Coronavirus
Date: 2014-04-21 06:30:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:679329
Saudi Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia has stressed that his ministry is exerting utmost efforts to bring an end to Coronavirus in the Gulf country. Speaking to reporters, Rabia confirmed 13 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) ....