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New UN Human Rights chief urges world to protect civilians in Iraq, Syria
Date: 2014-09-08 10:19:55 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:911660
GENEVA, Sept 8 (MENA) - New UN Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein called on Monday for the world to protect women and religious and ethnic minorities targeted by Daesh militants in Iraq and Syria which he said were "increasingly conjoined ....
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Preparations underway for Egyptian-Bahraini committee session: Bahrain FM
Date: 2014-09-08 09:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:911505
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Preparations are underway for holding a new session of the Egyptian-Bahraini committee, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmad bin Mohamad al-Khalifa said. This comes within the framework of cooperation between both ....
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Egyptian community in Sudan urged to get automated passport before November 2015
Date: 2014-09-08 09:43:49 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:911599
KHARTOUM, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum urged members of the Egyptian expat community in the various Sudanese states to obtain automated passports before November, 2015. In a statement Monday, the Embassy said that the ....
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Destroying ISIS may take years, U.S. officials say
Date: 2014-09-08 08:03:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:911411
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (MENA) - The Obama administration is preparing to carry out a campaign against Daesh that may take three years to complete, requiring a sustained effort that could last until after President Obama has left office, according to ....
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Israel detains 7 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2014-09-08 07:39:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:911305
RAMALLAH, Sept 8 (MENA) - Israeli forces detained seven Palestinians Monday from the West Bank. Three were arrested in Bethlehem, two in al-Quds and two in Jericho. Also, a general strike prevailed in schools in southeastern al-Quds in protest ....
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UN honors Emir of Kuwait as humanitarian leader Tuesday
Date: 2014-09-08 06:09:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:911174
KUWAIT CITY, Sept 8 (MENA) - The United Nations has namedf Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as humanitarian leader in appreciation of his great role in the humanitarian action The honoring is well-earned due to the Emir's ....
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Leader of Shura Council of Benighazi Revolutionaries survives assassination attempt
Date: 2014-09-08 05:38:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:911147
TRIPOLI, Sept 8 (MENA) - Zeyad Balaam, field commander of Omar Al-Mokhtar Battalion and prominent leader of Shura Council of Benighazi Revolutionaries, survived an assassination attempt in Benghazi on Sunday. He was moved to Benghazi Medical ....
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U.S. airstrikes target ISIS fighters near 2nd-largest dam in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-08 04:52:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:911137
WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (MENA) - The U.S. military launched airstrikes targeting ISIS fighters around a key dam in western Iraq on Sunday, the Pentagon said. It carried out the airstrikes near Haditha Dam at Iraq's request, according to Rear Adm. John ....
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Arab League endorses anti-Daesh resolution
Date: 2014-09-07 21:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:911079
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - The Arab League on Sunday unanimously adopted a resolution aiming at protecting Arab national security and taking necessary measures to combat the terrorist groups, including the Al Qaeda-splinter terrorist group Daesh. In a ....
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Arab countries to cooperate in encountering Daesh: Omani FM
Date: 2014-09-07 19:48:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:910907
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi announced Sunday that all Arab states were committed to cooperate under the international umbrella to counter the Al Qaeda-splinter terrorist group Daesh. ....
