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11 people killed in western Tripoli
Date: 2014-09-22 10:43:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:986953
TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (MENA) - At least 11 people were killed in clashes and bombardment in Warshafa, western Tripoli. Local sources said Islamist fighters in the Fajr Libya (Libyan Dawn) coalition shelled Warshafa. Following the overthrow of ....
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Nations sponsoring Yemen's initiative welcome govt-rebel deal
Date: 2014-09-22 10:37:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:987965
SANAA, Sept 22 (MENA) - Ambassadors of the 10 countries sponsoring the Gulf Cooperation Council initiative (GCC) in Yemen welcomed a deal signed between the Yemeni government and Shiite Houthi rebels. In a letter, the 10 nations urge all ....
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Report: Lebanese army kills 50 suspected terrorists in Arsal
Date: 2014-09-22 09:04:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:986957
BEIRUT, Sept 22 (MENA) - The Lebanese army killed dozens of suspected terrorists in the rocky Bekaa Valley town of Arsal over the last three days, Lebanese daily as-Safir reported on Monday. The paper quoted well informed sources as saying that ....
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Sudan denies hosting MB leaders deported from Qatar
Date: 2014-09-22 08:58:33 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:987025
KHARTOUM, Sept 22 (MENA) - The National Congress Party in Sudan has denied news that the African country is hosting seven Muslim Brotherhood leaders deported from Qatar. Those reports are baseless, NCP leader al-Fadel Haj Soliman told "Al Ahram ....
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Libya parl't meets to discuss granting confidence to govt
Date: 2014-09-22 07:15:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:986061
TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (MENA) - The Libyan parliament is meeting Monday to discuss granting confidence to the crisis government. The parliament has failed to grant confidence to Abdullah al-Thinni's government over two sessions of talks. Thinni had ....
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Lebanon needs more support from int'l community before 'drowning' -- PM
Date: 2014-09-22 06:37:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:986225
BEIRUT, Sept 22 (MENA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam is scheduled on Monday to travel to New York where he will urge the international community to provide more support to Lebanon before it “drowns” under the burden of the Syrian refugees ....
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Warshefana elders voice support for Libyan state legitimacy
Date: 2014-09-22 06:13:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:985813
TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (MENA) - The Libyan Council of Elders in Warshefana has voiced support for the February 17 Revolution and state legitimacy. Warshefana tribes support the rebuilding of the army and police establishments, the council said in a ....
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4 killed in Libya's Derna clashes
Date: 2014-09-22 05:31:33 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:985861
TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (MENA) - Heavy clashes in Al-Fatayeh area in eastern Libya's port city of Derna left four people killed, a security source said Monday. The clashes last night were between two groups of fighters one of the Brigade of Abu Selim ....
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Fierce fighting, gunfire continue between Haftar's forces and Benghazi rebels
Date: 2014-09-22 05:07:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:985749
TRIPOLI, Sept 22 (MENA) - Fierce fighting and exchanged gunfire have been continuing between General Khalifa Haftar's forces and Benghazi rebels since last night, security forces in the Libyan city said Monday. They said the gunfire has jolted ....
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Arab nations need to help in fight against Daesh -- US general
Date: 2014-09-22 03:43:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:985709
WASHINGTON, Sept 22 (MENA) - The top American military officer has said the success of the U.S.-led campaign to retake Iraqi territory hinges on getting more help from Arab nations, saying the so-called Daesh needs to be “squeezed from multiple ....