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UN calls for prompt, transparent probe into death of Palestinian minister
Date: 2014-12-10 16:11:59 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1511825
GAZA CITY, Dec 10 (MENA) - UN Mideast envoy Robert Serry called on Israel to promptly investigate the death of a Palestinian Authority minister who died shortly after being involved in clashes with Israeli security forces in the West Bank on ....
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Israel army claims Palestinian minister died of heart attack
Date: 2014-12-10 15:12:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:1510757
GAZA CITY, Dec 10 (MENA) - Israeli army sources said the military initially believed that the death of a Palestinian Authority minister was the result of a heart attack, the Jerusalem Post reported. Ziad Abu Ein, 55, a PA minister without ....
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Arab League calls for boosting human rights in world
Date: 2014-12-10 15:09:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:1510409
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi called for boosting human rights values and combating racism and discrimination around the globe. He slammed the double standard policy in applying the Universal Declaration of Human Rights ....
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Hamas mourns Palestinian minister killed by Israeli soldiers
Date: 2014-12-10 14:30:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1510805
GAZA CITY, Dec 10 (MENA) - The Islamic resistance movement of Hamas mourned the death of member of Fatah Revolutionary Council Ziyad Abu Ein who was killed by Israeli occupation troops Wednesday. In statements, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri ....
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AL chief hails outcome of GCC summit
Date: 2014-12-10 14:17:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1509997
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) – Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the important outcome of the Gulf Cooperation Council that wrapped up its activities in Doha on Tuesday. In a released statement, Arabi underlined, ....
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15 Syrian servicemen killed in clashes with Islamists
Date: 2014-12-10 13:14:08 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1509553
DAMASCUS, Dec 10 (MENA) - Twelve Syrian servicemen were killed Wednesday in clashes with Islamist militants in Damascus Countryside. The clashes left five other Islamist fighters dead. The Islamist militants managed to control several areas ....
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Paper: Kurdistan using increased oil exports to fund war on Daesh
Date: 2014-12-10 12:57:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1509773
WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (MENA) - Kurdistan, despite the war with the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, plans to increase crude oil exports, according to World Tribune. The Kurdistan Regional Government said it would bolster exports to Turkey ....
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Egypt to host ATICM session on Dec 18
Date: 2014-12-10 12:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1509545
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Egypt will host the activities of the 18th session of the Arab Telecommunications and Information Council of Ministers (ATICM) on December 18. An Arab League official hailed the council's role in bolstering development in ....
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Explosive device goes off in Yemen; no casualties reported
Date: 2014-12-10 12:41:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1509697
SANAA, Dec 10 (MENA) – An explosive device went off on Wednesday close to the house of one of the Ansar Allah Houthi group affiliates in Dhamar governorate in Yemen. The explosion caused severe damage to the house and the neighboring houses as ....
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2 gunmen killed while trying to plant bomb in southern Baghdad
Date: 2014-12-10 11:46:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1508597
BAGHDAD, Dec 10 (MENA) – Two gunmen were killed on Wednesday while trying to plant an explosive charge on a roadside in Elwat al-Rashid district in southern Baghdad. A local news channel quoted a security source as saying that security forces ....