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  • UN praises Lebanese president's efforts to reach stability

    UN praises Lebanese president's efforts to reach stability

    Date: 2014-02-10 13:02:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:547474

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed support for efforts exerted by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to protect the unity and stability of the country. This was conveyed by Special Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General for Lebanon Derek ....

  • 11 killed, injured in bomb blast southern Baghdad

    11 killed, injured in bomb blast southern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-02-10 11:53:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:547290

    Eleven people were killed and injured in a bomb blast at a popular restaurant in el-Bayaa district, southern the capital Baghdad, on Monday, an Iraqi security source said. A bomb planted near a popular restaurant in el-Bayaa neighborhood went ....

  • Jordan-Egypt ties developed tangibly -- Official

    Jordan-Egypt ties developed tangibly -- Official

    Date: 2014-02-10 09:47:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:546892

    Spokesman for the Jordanian government Mohamed Momni said Monday that cooperation with Egypt has developed tangibly over the past period thanks to efforts by leaders of both countries. Egypt plays an important role at the Arab, regional and ....

  • Prisoners' families from Gaza visit their kins in Nafha prison

    Prisoners' families from Gaza visit their kins in Nafha prison

    Date: 2014-02-10 09:26:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:546844

    Israeli occupation forces on Monday allowed 90 members of the Palestinian prisoners' families including 14 children to visit their kins at "Nafha" prison. Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nasser Al-Najar said ....

  • 165 killed i Syria violence Sunday  -- activists

    165 killed i Syria violence Sunday -- activists

    Date: 2014-02-10 08:12:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:546630

    As many as 165 people were killed in Syria on Sunday in violence, activists were quoted by Sky News as saying on Monday. Regime troops fired barrel bombs at several residential areas in the country particularly Aleppo, said the ....

  • Hamas denies reconciliation bid with Dahlan

    Hamas denies reconciliation bid with Dahlan

    Date: 2014-02-10 07:47:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:546567

    Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, denied on Sunday reports saying that it is reaching reconciliation with former Fatah Central Committee member Mohammed Dahlan. In a press release, Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouq said that such reports are ....

  • 3 killed in Yemen car bomb blast

    3 killed in Yemen car bomb blast

    Date: 2014-02-10 07:40:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:546548

    At least three people were killed and five others injured in a car bomb blast near Yemen's Oil Ministry, CNN quoted government officials as saying on Sunday. The explosions happened near the rear entrance of the ministry, which is located in the ....

  • Fatah affirms support to Abbas

    Fatah affirms support to Abbas

    Date: 2014-02-09 16:17:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:546019

    The Palestinian movement of Fatah stands united behind President Mahmoud Abbas who wisely leads a fierce battle to entrench the legitimate Palestinian rights according to the international resolutions, its spokesman said. Ahmed Assaf, in ....

  • 11 killed, injured in car bomb explosion east of Baghdad

    11 killed, injured in car bomb explosion east of Baghdad

    Date: 2014-02-09 15:26:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:545931

    Four people were killed and seven injured when a car bomb went off in Sadr city, east of the capital Baghdad on Sunday. Many cars that were parked in the vicinity were damaged. Security forces sealed off the scene of the blast. ....

  • Explosion rocks Yemeni capital Sanaa

    Explosion rocks Yemeni capital Sanaa

    Date: 2014-02-09 11:11:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:545360

    A booby-trapped vehicle went off in Sanaa on Sunday. The explosion occurred outside the Yemeni Ministry of Petroleum, Skynews reported without giving further details. ....

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