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Awqaf minister praises decision of Saudi king to finance renovation of Al-Azhar Mosque
Date: 2014-09-20 05:54:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:972873
CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has praised a decision by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz to finance the renovation of Al-Azhar Mosque. Riyadh will cover the finances in appreciation of the role played by Al-Azhar ....
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Syria's Nusra Front kills Lebanese soldier
Date: 2014-09-19 21:51:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:972533
BEIRUT, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Nusra Front, al-Qaeda's wing in Syria, has killed one of ten Lebanese soldiers it had been holding in captivity, Lebanese security sources and a statement on Twitter said. The statement, posted on Friday by an account ....
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Egypt leadership sets Palestinian cause back to top of agenda -- Amb. to Palestine
Date: 2014-09-19 21:33:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:972457
RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (MENA) – Wael Nasr Al-Din, Egyptian ambassador to Palestine, asserted that the Palestinian people are now at crossroads and that the stance of Egypt and Egyptian leaderships, led by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, is to set the ....
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Lebanese army arrests suspects over killing of two soldiers
Date: 2014-09-19 21:24:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:972389
BEIRUT, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Lebanese army on Friday arrested a number of suspects over charges of killing two soldiers and injuring three others near the northeast town of Ersal. According to a statement by the army, the detainees were arrested in ....
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Daesh seizes 3 new villages in Aleppo - Syrian right group
Date: 2014-09-19 19:28:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:972129
DAMASCUS, Sept 19 (MENA) - TheSyrian Observatory for Human Rights said Friday Daesh militants have taken control over more three villages in the countryside of Ayn al Arab in Aleppo province. The group militants have controlled 24 villages over the ....
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3 AQIM terrorists killed in Algeria
Date: 2014-09-19 18:52:57 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:971917
ALGIERS, Sept 19 (MENA) – Algerian army managed to kill three terrorists affiliated to al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Friday. In a press release, the Algerian army said it trapped the terrorists in border areas. The statement said ....
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3 killed by unexploded Israeli ordnance in Gaza
Date: 2014-09-19 18:42:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:971905
GAZA CITY, Sept 19 (MENA) – Three Palestinians were killed while others were injured on Friday when an unexploded Israeli bomb blew up in al-Shujaiyya neighborhood of eastern Gaza City, Maan News Agency reported. A huge explosion was heard in ....
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UN envoy expresses regret over developments in Yemen
Date: 2014-09-19 18:38:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:971869
SANAA, Sept 19 (MENA) – The UN Envoy to Yemen Jamal bin Omar expressed on Friday deep regret regarding developments in Yemen, including the use of violence, while utmost efforts were underway in order to reach a peaceful solution to the crisis. In ....
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New coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-09-19 18:24:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:971857
RIYADH, Sept 19 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry reported a new infection of coronavirus on Friday. The number of cases infected with Corona-virus has hit 749, 316 of whom died, since the emergence of the disease in the kingdom in 2012, the ....
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Palestinian injured, two foreign supporters arrested in rallies
Date: 2014-09-19 17:22:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:971697
RAMALLAH, Sept 19 (MENA) – A Palestinian was injured when Israeli occupation forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at two rallies in the West Bank. The Israeli forces also arrested a Briton and an Israeli who were participating in the ....
