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Gaza govt says Egypt to let building matertials into Gaza Strip in March
Date: 2014-02-19 10:25:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:564136
The Egyptian authorities promised to allow the entry of construction materials into Gaza Strip in March, said Gaza Minister of Economy Alaa Rafati on Wednesday. Since June of 2013, Egypt did not let in any building materials into the coastal ....
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2 blasts in Beir Hassan in Beirut - sources
Date: 2014-02-19 08:54:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:563844
Two explosions occurred in Beir Hassan district in southern the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Wednesday, a Lebanese security source said. The first blast occurred near the Iranian Cultural Center, while the second was only 50 meters from a ....
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Sudanese FM says his country has fair stand on Renaissance Dam crisis
Date: 2014-02-19 08:21:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:563763
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti said his country has a fair position towards the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. Karti told Sudan Tribune on Wednesday that Sudan does not sympathize with any party concerned, saying Khartoum has joint ....
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220 trucks allowed into Gaza via Karm Abu Salem
Date: 2014-02-19 08:00:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:563720
Israeli occupation forces decided on Wednesday to allow the entry of 220 trucks carrying goods into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Abu Salem commercial crossing in south-east Gaza. Raed Fattouh, the head of the committee for the entry of goods, said in ....
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Israeli gunboats fire on Palestinian fishermen
Date: 2014-02-19 07:59:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:563717
Israeli gunboats opened fire on Wednesday morning on Palestinian fishermen off the Gaza coast, according to local sources. The sources said the Israeli navy forces fired shells on Palestinian boats, with no injuries reported. ....
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64 Hezbollah elements killed in Yabrud battles
Date: 2014-02-19 07:56:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:563711
Head of the Media Office of the Military Council in Damascus and its Suburbs Musab al-Khair said 64 Hezbollah elements were killed in battles in Yabrud city in Rif Damascus. The free army documented 64 bodies of Hezbollah members in Yabrud, ....
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Jordanian king, British prime minister hold talks on ties, Mideast issues
Date: 2014-02-19 07:39:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:563680
King Abdullah II of Jordan, on Tuesday, held talks with British Prime Minister David Cameron on a number of Middle East issues, including Palestinian-Israeli peace efforts and the crisis in Syria. The meeting touched on Jordan's relief efforts to ....
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Libya's Gov't calls on media outlets to seek accuracy of information
Date: 2014-02-19 07:36:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:563675
Libyan interim government urged media outlets Tuesday to verify all news on the developments in the Arab country. In a statement on its website, the government called on media people to make sure that any information they post about the crisis ....
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Kerry praises democratic progress in Tunisia
Date: 2014-02-18 16:28:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:562976
US Secretary of State John Kerry has praised a democratic progress in Tunisia, where the "Arab Spring" began, following approval of the country's new constitution. Kerry made an unannounced visit to Tunisia on Tuesday in a gesture of support for ....
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AL calls for supporting youth issues
Date: 2014-02-18 15:32:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:562861
The Arab League has called for exerting further efforts to support youth issues and enhance their participation in sustainable development. Addressing the first "Arab Forum for Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas," AL chief Nabil el-Arabi stressed ....