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Most Syrian rebels left Syria's Yarmuk
Date: 2014-02-16 12:38:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:558291
Most of the Syrian opposition fighters have withdrawn from Syria's Yarmouk camp, which has been suffering from a crippling blockade since eight months. The move came as part of an agreement signed with Palestinian factions. "Most of the gunmen ....
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Zayani says combating corruption "responsibility" of all people
Date: 2014-02-16 12:35:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:558281
Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Abdul-Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani said that combating corruption is the responsibility of all people. This came in a statement by the secretary general of the GCC, ....
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Emir of Kuwait receives Berri, Al-Arabi
Date: 2014-02-16 12:32:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:558265
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah received Sunday morning Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as well as Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi. Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah as well ....
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29 MB members arrested over violence
Date: 2014-02-16 12:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:557899
Police have arrested 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over violence charges in four governorates. The suspects were captured in Cairo, Beheira, Gharbiya and Qena. They are accused of inciting illegal protest and attack on police and ....
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Iran counter-terror initiative hailed by Lebanese official
Date: 2014-02-16 12:03:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:558196
An Iranian initiative for countering terrorism in the region was praised by Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday. Berri, who was addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), ....
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Turkish president replaces governors
Date: 2014-02-16 12:01:05 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:28 - ID:558187
Turkish President Abdullah Gül sanctioned a decree to transfer eight governors and send six others to other posts at the Interior Ministry. The decree was published in the Official Gazette Sunday morning. The wave of alteration among ....
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Gov't to issue sports bill soon - spokesman
Date: 2014-02-16 11:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:558128
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy Sunday received Minister of Sports Taher Abu-Zeid and Head of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Khaled Zein for talks on the latest developments in the sports sector. Beblawy stressed that the government is fully ....
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S. Korea seeks to enhance trade ties with Iran
Date: 2014-02-16 11:39:19 GMT - south korea - International - SN:26 - ID:558122
South Korea plans to send a delegation of business and trade representatives to Iran to expand its bilateral trade with the Middle East country, the government said Sunday as quoted by Yonhap. According to the finance ministry, a business ....
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57 swine flu cases reported in Qalyubia
Date: 2014-02-16 11:31:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:558106
Some 57 cases of swine flu were reported in Qalyubia including 17 positive cases that are now being hospitalized, said a medical source on Sunday. The source said in statements that 31 patients left hospitals, adding two deaths were reported in ....
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Unknown elements set ablaze two vehicles of Beni Mazar prosecutors
Date: 2014-02-16 11:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:558099
Menya Judges Club Counselor Hany Abdel Gabar said unknown elements threw a number of molotov cocktails on the vehicles of director and first deputy of Beni Mazar prosecution in Menya. In statements on Sunday, Counselor Abdel Gabar said the fuel ....