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20 killed, 65 wounded in Yemeni Defense ministry blast
Date: 2013-12-05 11:23:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:423983
Twenty people were killed and 65 wounded in a blast that hit the Yemeni Defense ministry on Thursday and clashes that followed it, said a Yemeni military source. The death toll is likely to increase as the condition of some of the wounded is very ....
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Yemeni forces defuse another booby-trapped car near Defense Ministry
Date: 2013-12-05 11:21:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:423979
Yemeni security forces defused a booby-trapped car found near the Defense Ministry minutes after a huge explosion rocked the western gate of the ministry in Sanaa early Thursday, a Yemeni military source said. He told MENA that another car ....
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Clashes between Free Syrian Army, regime forces - Syrian sources
Date: 2013-12-05 09:22:08 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:423649
Syrian opposition sources said Thursday that clashes have erupted between the Free Syrian Army and regime forces in Damascus earlier today. Sky News channel quoted a Syrian network as saying that the death toll is still a matter of dispute among ....
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Yemeni forces control area around Defense Ministry - source
Date: 2013-12-05 09:15:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:423631
Two army helicopters are now hovering over the Defense Ministry, that was hit by a huge explosion early Thursday, to secure police and army forces that are battling the armed elements who triggered off clashes following the explosion, a military ....
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Kirkuk police regain control over intelligence building, free 11 hostages
Date: 2013-12-05 09:11:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:423621
Kirkuk security forces managed on Thursday to regain control over the Intelligence building and the adjacent Jawaher Mall which was seized by terrorists on Wednesday, a security source said. The forces also freed the 11 shoppers who were taken ....
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Huge blast hits Yemeni defense ministry
Date: 2013-12-05 08:03:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:423448
A huge blast took place near the headquarters of the Yemeni Defense Ministry in Sanaa on Thursday, a Yemeni military source said. A booby-trapped car blew up near the gate of the building located in Bab el-Yaman district, the source said, adding ....
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49 killed, wounded in Kirkuk blast
Date: 2013-12-04 16:24:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:422785
Iraq's Kirkuk Health Department announced Wednesday that the blast that targeted the city's intelligence building left 49 people dead and injured. Earlier today, a bobby-trapped car and two charges exploded in Kirkuk city, killing two people and ....
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Libyan premier receives US senator
Date: 2013-12-04 11:51:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:422186
Prime Minister Ali Zedan received here Wednesday Senator John McCain, who is currently visiting Libya, for talks on ways to promote bilateral cooperation. McCain met Tuesday with Libyan Parliament Speaker Nouri Abu-Sahmain for talks on the latest ....
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UAE president receives Iranian top diplomat
Date: 2013-12-04 11:22:10 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:422062
UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nuhayyan received on Wednesday Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Jawad Zarif, currently visiting here. During the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa voiced his country's welcome of Iran's recent agreement with the ....
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Jordanian king embarks on visit to Belgium
Date: 2013-12-04 09:36:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:421773
Jordanian King Abdullah II left here on Wednesday for Brussels on a working visit. The Royal Hashimite Court issued a statement on Wednesday that Abdullah II will meet with Belgian Monarch King Philipe and Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo on the ....
