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All Kuwaiti ministers tender resignations to premier - minister
Date: 2013-12-23 13:44:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:457272
Kuwaiti Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Health Minister Sheikh Mohamed Adallah al-Mubarak al-Sabah said all ministers have tendered their resignation to Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah to enable him to prepare for ....
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Kuwait's parliament accepts resignation of government
Date: 2013-12-23 12:23:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:457083
Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Marzouk el-Ghanim accepted on Monday the resignation of the cabinet led by Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah, saying the ministers will not attend Tuesday's session. The cabinet submitted a formal resignation ....
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Libyan special forces member attacked in Benghazi
Date: 2013-12-23 11:28:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:456934
A Libyan special forces member was attacked by unidentified gunmen in Benghazi on Monday. Rezq Ubaidi is now at the intensive care unit after receiving many bullets, an Al-Jalaa Hospital media office official said. The attack took place while ....
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Gaza detainees' families visit them at Eshel prison
Date: 2013-12-23 11:23:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:456923
Israeli occupation authorities allowed Monday dozens of Gaza detainees' families to visit them at Eshel prison in Beersheba, south Israel. In a statement, Information Officer for the International Committee of the Red Cross Nasser Najjar said 60 ....
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20 killed, wounded in bombing of Idlib countryside
Date: 2013-12-23 11:16:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:456906
Twenty people were killed and wounded in the bombing of Maarat al-Numaan in Idlib countryside on Monday, Sky news reported quoting Syrian activities. They added that the death toll of Sunday violence, mostly in Aleppo, rose to 100, including ....
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More army reinforcements head for Anbar hours after of Maliki's threats
Date: 2013-12-23 10:44:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:456808
More military reinforcements have been seen heading from Baghdad to Assad military base, west of Ramadi, the main city of Anbar governorate, situated some 110 kilometers north of Baghdad, a police source in Anbar said. The build-ups come under ....
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Death toll from Sunday violence in Syria reaches 100
Date: 2013-12-23 10:32:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:456766
The death toll from Sunday's violence in Syria upped to 100, including women and children, according to the BBC. Activists say most of the deaths were in Aleppo in northwestern Syria. Barrels packed with TNT were dropped on the Hanano ....
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Lebanese president reiterates rejection to extend his term in office
Date: 2013-12-23 10:23:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:456732
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman reiterated his rejection to extend his term to expire in May, the date set for presidential elections. In a statement to the Lebanese Annahar newspaper, he dismissed fears by several Lebanese politicians that he ....
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6 killed, wounded on armed attack in Baqouba
Date: 2013-12-23 10:17:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:456720
At least six persons were killed and wounded in an armed attack targeting pilgrims on their way back from a ritual visit in southern Baqouba, 55 kilometers northeast of Baghdad. A security source said Monday unidentified gunmen opened fire at a ....
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Algeria asks Mali's Ansar Dine to lay down arms for settlement with Bamako, Paris
Date: 2013-12-23 08:26:13 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:456475
Algeria proposed to the leaderships of Malian militant movement Ansar Dine to lay down arms and abandon Al-Qaida's support in return for a settlement with the Malian and French governments. Algeria also offered a political asylum to the movement ....