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Italian engineer kidnapped in Libya
Date: 2014-07-07 08:07:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:815148
An Italian engineer working in Libya was kidnapped at the weekend, the foreign ministry in Rome said Sunday, while two other Europeans were reported missing in the same attack. "We can confirm that one of our citizens has been kidnapped," a ....
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Suspected Boko Haram leader killed in gun battle
Date: 2014-07-07 08:05:23 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:7 - ID:815090
A suspected Boko Haram leader was killed late Sunday by security operatives following a raid on a hideout in Kinkinau, Kaduna state. The suspect and his men were believed to have engaged security operatives in a gun battle that lasted over one ....
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Govt able to prevent any exploitation -- PM
Date: 2014-07-07 08:00:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:815133
The government is able to combat any kind of exploitation in the country, said Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Sunday. This remarks come following a hike in fuel prices that could play into the hands of traders in the country. "To prevent ....
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Iran denies supply of Sukhoi fighters to Iraq
Date: 2014-07-07 07:59:02 GMT - Iran - International - SN:13 - ID:815131
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian dismissed media reports that the country has dispatched Sukhoi fighter jets to Iraq to help the country's combat on terrorist groups. "The Iraqis have not yet made any demands from the ....
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Troops arrest 35 suspects, 50 wanted criminals in North Sinai
Date: 2014-07-07 07:57:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:815125
As many as 35 suspects and 50 wanted criminals were arrested Sunday in North Sinai province. This came during a security crackdown to arrest outlaws in Arish city. Also, 260 traffic violations were recorded. ....
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Solar power plant inaugurated in Alexandria
Date: 2014-07-07 07:55:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:815121
Alexandria governor Tareq Mahdy inaugurated on Sunday a solar power plant in the province. The plant provides power to a factory in Somoha district. ....
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Fatah says vigilance committees formed to combat 'terrorist settlers'
Date: 2014-07-07 07:51:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:815115
Vigilance committees have been formed in the Palestinian territories to combat constant terror of Israeli settlers, Fatah movement said on Sunday. "The committees are meant to protect the Palestinian people from this terrorism," Fatah spokesman ....
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Al-Shabaab claims new deadly attacks on Kenya's coast
Date: 2014-07-07 07:49:56 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:815112
Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants have claimed responsibility for the attacks on two of Kenya's coastal towns, France 24 reported Sunday. At least 29 people were killed in the overnight attacks. The Red Cross chief Abbas Gulet said the ....
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First party to be founded in southern Upper Egypt
Date: 2014-07-07 07:47:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:815099
Former parliament member Mahmoud Abu El-Leil has applied to establish a new party in Luxor. The planned party will be first in southern Upper Egypt. Abu El-Leil said that his party will defend the rights of all Egyptians nationwide. ....
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Two Palestinian resistance groups survive Israeli attack
Date: 2014-07-07 07:37:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:815087
Two Palestinian resistance groups have survived an attack by the Israeli occupation forces on two areas in northern Gaza Strip Sunday. The attack came in retaliation for a two-rocket raid by Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades on an Israeli ....