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Riek Machar says his forces marching towards Juba
Date: 2014-01-05 12:11:55 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:479909
Riek Machar, the former Vice-President of South Sudan, said on Saturday that his forces are marching towards the capital Juba. His forces clashed with President Salva Kiir's forces west of Juba in an attempt to take control of the capital it's ....
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Six persons killed, injured in blast in central Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-05 12:06:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:480487
Six persons were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in central Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The charge was planted in a garbage truck near Khelani's square in central Baghdad when it went off killing one person and ....
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240 trucks were allowed via Karm Abu Salem crossing in Gaza
Date: 2014-01-05 09:50:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:480149
Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 240 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Sunday. In a press release, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza Strip ....
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Saudi Arabia coordinating with Lebanon over Al Qaeda leader death
Date: 2014-01-05 09:11:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:480062
Saudi Arabia assigned a team from its Embassy in Beirut to coordinate with the Lebanese authorities over the death of chief of an al Qaeda-affiliated jihadist group Majed al-Majed. Majed, a Saudi citizen, died in custody after being arrested by ....
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7 policemen killed, injured in two attacks in Mosul
Date: 2014-01-05 08:59:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:480021
Seven policemen were killed and injured in two separate attacks in Mosul city, central Ninawa governorate, situated some 405 kilometers north of Baghdad, security sources said. Unidentified gunmen attacked on Sunday a police convoy in southern ....
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Turkey closes its border gate with Syria
Date: 2014-01-05 08:58:33 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:480034
Turkey has temporarily closed the Cilvegözü border crossing with Syria after the rise of clashes between Syrian troops and opposition forces near the Syrian village of Sarmada. Turkey's decision came to protect the Turkish drivers and passengers ....
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Juba rings with gunfire as South Sudan peace talks open in Ethiopia
Date: 2014-01-05 08:48:32 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:479872
South Sudan's capital was echoing with heavy gunfire on Saturday evening, as peace talks in Ethiopia officially opened, The Telegraph reported. The peace talks, aimed to bring about an end to the conflict in South Sudan officially opened in ....
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2 killed, 3 wounded in 2 separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:47:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:478822
One policeman and a civilian were killed and three police elements wounded in two separate incidents that took place in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. An Iraqi security source said a roadside bomb went off in southern Baghdad targeting a ....
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'Military aid for army should boost capabilities'- Lebanese FM
Date: 2014-01-04 12:41:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:478788
Military aid to the Lebanon's army should contribute to boosting its capabilities to turn it into a military deterrent force as part of a national defense plan, the country's foreign minister has said. In statements on Saturday, Adnan Mansour ....
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Miqati, Seniora condemn torching of priest library in Tripoli
Date: 2014-01-04 12:04:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:478621
Lebanon's resigned Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Saturday condemned the torching of a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli. In statements on Saturday, Miqati said such acts ....
