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Suleiman asks Hollande to provide arms to help Lebanese army to undertake tasks - paper
Date: 2014-02-08 07:57:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:543206
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman asked during his yesterday's meeting with his French counterpart Francois Hollande to provide support for the Lebanese army in order to defend the country and preserve its security, according to Lebanon's Annahar ....
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83 people evacuated from besieged city of Homs in Syria: UN
Date: 2014-02-08 07:39:18 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:543174
UN Secretary-General's Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said Friday that eighty-three people have been evacuated from Old Homs City during a three-day humanitarian pause agreed between the parties to the conflict, the UN News Centre reported. ....
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Libyan security personnel assassinated in Benghazi
Date: 2014-02-08 07:18:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:543127
A Libyan policeman of the former External Security Office was assassinated in Benghazi on Friday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the personnel, identified as Atef Al Medawly outsidet Ansar Mosque in Al Hadaaq area in Benghazi, killing him on ....
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Libya's PM urges citizens to be committed to peaceful course
Date: 2014-02-07 15:45:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:542565
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has appealed for Libyans to avoid violence, saying that every thing could be achieved through dialogue. "I urge all citizens to be committed to the peaceful course. All demands can be implemented peacefully and ....
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Lebanese president leaves for Tunis
Date: 2014-02-07 14:32:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:542441
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman left Lebanon on Friday heading for Tunisia on a several hours' visit. Suleiman will attend celebrations held to mark the endorsement of the new Tunisian constitution. While in Tunis, Suleiman will also meet with ....
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Tunisia celebrates adoption of new constitution
Date: 2014-02-07 14:29:52 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:542437
A session at the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) and an official ceremony were held on Friday to mark the adoption of the new Tunisian constitution. At the invitation of caretaker Tunisian President Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, several heads of ....
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Israel storms 'Ein Hejleh' protest village, injures several activists
Date: 2014-02-07 13:55:06 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:542369
Forty-one activists were injured during an Israeli raid on Ein Hejleh protest village in the Jordan Valley, the Palestinian News Network (PNN) reported. Activists told PNN that 41 activists suffered injuries from rubber-coated bullets and tear ....
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Up to 20 killed, injured in Tuz blast
Date: 2014-02-07 13:28:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:542331
Up to 20 persons were killed and wounded when a booby-trapped vehicle, driven by a suicide bomber, exploded in Tuz Khormato town in eastern Tikrit on Friday, according to a local police source. The source said the explosion left four persons dead ....
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Palestinian cause in heart of all Egyptians, says diplomat
Date: 2014-02-07 13:16:30 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:542301
Egypt's Ambassador to Jordan Khaled Tharwat stressed the importance of bringing about fair and comprehensive peace that aims to establish a Palestinian state, based on the 1967 borders, with Al-Quds (East Jerusalem) as its capital. Tharwat told ....
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40 Sudanese parties agree with NCP to implement Bashir initiative
Date: 2014-02-07 12:39:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:542209
Some 40 Sudanese parties have agreed with the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on mechanisms for implementing an initiative, which was launched by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for dialogue on national issues. The agreement calls for ....