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5 Iraqi army officers killed, injured in Mosul
Date: 2013-12-28 09:05:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:465730
Five Iraqi army officers were killed and injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Mosul on Saturday. A bombed car driven by a suicide bomber went off on Saturday, targeting a checkpoint affiliated to the Iraqi army in Mosul, killing two ....
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S. Sudan to free most politicians detained over coup: US envoy
Date: 2013-12-28 08:49:01 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:465638
South Sudan will release most of a group of politicians accused by the government of links to a foiled coup plot against President Salva Kiir, the United States envoy to the African country Sudan and a senior government official said on ....
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Iraqi MP Ahmad Al-Alwani arrested
Date: 2013-12-28 08:40:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:465674
Iraqi army forces detained Saturday MP Ahmed el-Elwani after his house was raided in Anbar governorate. Meanwhile, 15 were killed and injured of the guards and the family of the Iraqi MB. Curfew has been imposed in Al-Anbar province. The ....
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Bomb thrown in Tripoli, road blocked in Beirut in protest against car bombing
Date: 2013-12-28 08:32:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:465569
A bomb was thrown and gun fire shots were heard in Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Friday. In Beirut, two persons blocked off a road by setting fire to tires in protest against the killing of former Lebanese finance minister Mohamad Chatah in a ....
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Two injured in bomb explosion in Manama
Date: 2013-12-28 08:24:33 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:465645
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Friday two persons were wounded after a hand bomb exposed in Manama. The ministry added the two were rushed to hospitals after they had received severe injuries from what it termed an act of terror, ABC News ....
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Jordan hopes Egypt will restore leading role in region: Jordanian MP
Date: 2013-12-28 08:17:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:465630
Jordanian lawmaker Dr. Hazem Qashou asserted on Friday that Jordan hopes Egypt will restore its leading role at the Arab, African and international levels. This role is key for Cairo to keep its support for resolving main issues especially the ....
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Iraqi Interior Ministry denies storming sit-in camps in Ramadi
Date: 2013-12-28 08:08:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:465621
The Iraqi Interior Ministry denied Friday reports that the army had stormed sit-in camps in Ramadi in the province of Anbar. In a statement, the ministry said locals combated al-Qaeda militants after they attacked a police checkpoint. ....
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UNICEF launches biggest funding appeal for children of Syria
Date: 2013-12-28 07:48:55 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:465597
UNICEF has launched a campaign seeking $835 million to fund its response to the urgent humanitarian needs of children affected by the Syria crisis in 2014, read a report by the United Nations Radio. The funds being requested – a 77 per cent ....
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7 Palestinians injured after Israeli forces fire tear gas in northern Gaza
Date: 2013-12-28 07:44:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:465585
Seven Palestinians suffocated on Friday when Israeli forces fired tear gas near houses in northern Gaza Strip, said a spokesperson of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza. The injured were moved to hospital where they were treated and ....
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Syria denies accusations of being involved in Beirut blast
Date: 2013-12-27 18:11:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:465221
Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi dismissed accusations that his country is behind the car bomb attack that killed Friday former finance minister Mohamed Chatah in Beirut, saying they are based on “political grudges". He added that some ....
