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South Sudan rebel 'agrees to talks after taking Bor'
Date: 2013-12-31 11:46:22 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:471599
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar has told the BBC he will enter peace talks, claiming his forces have captured the key town of Bor. He had previously demanded 11 detainees accused of being co-conspirators in the coup plan be freed before ....
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US envoy making contacts to hold dialogue among conflicting sides in South Sudan -- official
Date: 2013-12-31 06:59:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:470887
US State Department deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf has said that US Secretary of State John Kerry and senior officials in the US administration are in constant contacts with the leaders in South Sudan and a number of other African countries to seek ....
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South Sudan President Salva Kiir rules out power share
Date: 2013-12-31 06:47:40 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:470872
South Sudan President Salva Kiir has ruled out any power sharing with rebel leader Riek Machar to halt violence that has killed at least 1,000 people. In an interview with the BBC, Kiir said Machar - his deputy until sacked in July - should not ....
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Ammar Hakim named Iraqi Person of the Year: survey
Date: 2013-12-31 06:46:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:470871
Ammar Al-Hakim, chief of Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), has been named 'Man of the Year' in 2013, according to a survey conducted by Alhurrya online news website. Hakim took the lead by 34% of the total votes of the participants, while ....
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Abbas congratulates Palestinians on release of 3rd group of prisoners
Date: 2013-12-31 06:02:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:470819
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated his people on the release of the third batch of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. In an address he made at the presidential compound in Ramallah before the released prisoners and the ....
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Kerry begins trip to Middle East on Wednesday to discuss final-status issues
Date: 2013-12-31 05:53:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:470811
US Secretary of State John Kerry will begin a trip to the Middle East on Wednesday to discuss final-status issues for a regional peace settlement. According to US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf, he will discuss with Palestinian ....
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Israel's annexation of Jordan Valley is barefaced violation - Hamas
Date: 2013-12-30 16:36:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:470333
Hamas condemned severely the approval by a ministerial Israeli committee of a draft law on annexing the Jordan Valley to the Israeli territories. The decision is a barefaced violation of international law and should be confronted by all means, ....
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Fierce clashes erupt in Iraq's Ramadi
Date: 2013-12-30 12:17:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:469060
Fierce clashes have erupted between security troops and participants in a sit-in in Ramadi in the western Iraqi province of Anbar on Monday. All communication and Internet services have been cut in the province during the violence, said a ....
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Sudanese ruling party candidate for presidency not named yet
Date: 2013-12-30 12:16:46 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:469106
The ruling Sudanese party National Congress confirmed it has not named its candidate for the coming presidential elections yet. According to the Khartoum newspaper out Monday, the party's spokesman said the party is holding dialogue with various ....
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Syrian warplanes raid Lebanese borders
Date: 2013-12-30 12:03:36 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:469622
The Syrian military jets launched an attack on Khirbet Daoud which is adjacent to border town of Arsal, in north eastern Lebanon. The Lebanese army opened anti-aircraft fire at the Syrian warplanes that hovered the eastern border town of Arsal, ....
