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  • Machar forces capture oil wells in S. Sudan's Unity state

    Machar forces capture oil wells in S. Sudan's Unity state

    Date: 2013-12-27 13:31:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:464629

    Rebel forces loyal to South Sudan's former vice president Riek Machar have captured most of the oil wells in Unity State, the South Sudan News Agency reported Friday. The Minister of Petroleum, Stephen Dhieu Dau, admitted that the rebels have ....

  • Lebanese president deplores Beirut bombing

    Lebanese president deplores Beirut bombing

    Date: 2013-12-27 13:19:39 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:464593

    Lebanese President Michel Suleiman condemned on Friday the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former minister of finance. He said he is sorry for the death of innocent people, calling on the Lebanese to unite and support efforts to form a new ....

  • Lebanese MP blames Syrian regime for Beirut bombing

    Lebanese MP blames Syrian regime for Beirut bombing

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:33:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:464436

    Future bloc MP Khaled Zahraman blamed the Syrian regime for the assassination of former Lebanese minister and Future Movement adviser Mohamad Chatah. In press statements Friday, Zahraman said Hezbollah has to correct its mistake when it ....

  • Arab League denounces Beirut assassination

    Arab League denounces Beirut assassination

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:31:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:464424

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi denounced the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance, on Friday. "The assassination of Chatah at this timing target patriotism, moderateness and openness of the minister ....

  • Egypt’s embassy in Beirut condemns terror bombing

    Egypt’s embassy in Beirut condemns terror bombing

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:29:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:464413

    The Egyptian embassy here condemned a terror attack that occurred this morning in downtown Beirut. In a statement, the embassy reiterated its rejection of all forms of terrorism in the Arab region. Terrorism, rearing its ugly face at more than ....

  • Lebanon's Chatah killed with car loaded with 60 kgs of explosives

    Lebanon's Chatah killed with car loaded with 60 kgs of explosives

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:27:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:464403

    Lebanese security sources said the car bombing that caused targeted Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance, was loaded with 50-60 kgs of explosives. They said the Honda car was a stolen. Chatah, an adviser to former prime ....

  • Lebanese PM calls off vacation over ex-minister assassination

    Lebanese PM calls off vacation over ex-minister assassination

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:24:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:464396

    Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided to call off his vacation and head back to Lebanon after the assassination of Mohamad Chatah, a former Lebanese minister of finance. “We condemn this assassination, which targeted a respected, ....

  • Moussa condemns Shatah assassination

    Moussa condemns Shatah assassination

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:14:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:464359

    Chairman of the charter panel Amr Moussa on Friday condemned the terrorist attack in Lebanon that left former finance minister Mohamed Chatah dead. Moussa, on his Facebook account, denounced terrorism that is sweeping the Arab world. He called ....

  • Lebanon's Hariri slams adviser killing in Beirut blast

    Lebanon's Hariri slams adviser killing in Beirut blast

    Date: 2013-12-27 12:06:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:464332

    Lebanese former prime minister Saad Hariri condemned on Friday the assassination of his adviser Mohammed Chatah. “Chatah's murderers are the same ones who assassinated former premier Rafik Hariri,” he said in a statement, referring to his father ....

  • Clashes erupt in Rif Dimashq

    Clashes erupt in Rif Dimashq

    Date: 2013-12-27 10:07:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:464090

    Violent clashes erupted on Friday between Syrian government forces and armed rebels in Rif Dimashq, the Syrian Revolution Coordinators Union said. Several mortar shells have landed near Al-Qosor neighborhood in the capital with no casualties ....

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