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Moscow welcomes resignation of Iraqi PM Maliki
Date: 2014-08-15 21:28:38 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:875677
MOSCOW, Aug 15 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Friday the resignation of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Russia Today reported. In a statement, Moscow reiterated respect to Maliki's decision, lauding the ties between ....
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EU foreign ministers agree to arm Kurds in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-15 19:55:24 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:875787
BRUSSELS, Aug 15 (MENA) - EU foreign ministers meeting in Brussels have agreed to arm Kurdish fighters battling Islamist militants in northern Iraq, Sky News reported on Friday. Prior to the meeting, France, Germany, the Czech Republic and the ....
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Canda says to send arms to Kurds in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-15 19:53:58 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:875780
OTTAWA, Aug 15 (MENA) - Canada is committing two cargo planes to move military supplies into northern Iraq as part of the international effort to bolster Kurdish forces against Islamic militants, ABC news reported. Prime Minister Stephen Harper ....
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Rallies in Jordan in support of Gaza people
Date: 2014-08-15 16:54:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:875667
AMMAN, Aug 15 (MENA) – Jordanians staged rallies following Friday prayers in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. During the marches that took place in different provinces, the protesters called for carrying out political, economic and ....
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Islamic State militants attack oil refinery in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-15 16:53:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:875651
BAGHDAD, Aug 15 (MENA) – Militants of the Islamic State fired mortar shells at Beji Oil Refinery, 40 km south of the Iraqi city of Tikrit, a well-placed source in Salahuddin province told the national Iraqi news agency on Friday. The attack ....
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11 killed, wounded in blast in north Baghdad
Date: 2014-08-15 16:52:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:875639
BAGHDAD, Aug 15 (MENA) – Two persons were killed while nine others were injured in an explosion in Baghdad, a security source said on Friday. They were hit by a bomb that exploded in a bus in Al-Adhamiyah neighborhood, said the source. ....
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Kurdistan to probe defeat in fight against militants
Date: 2014-08-15 16:10:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:875622
ARBIL, Aug 15 (MENA) - Kurdistan president Masoud Barzani said on Friday that a committee will be formed to punish officials who failed to defend Sinjar Mountain in a fight against Islamist militants. In statements quoted by the Iraqi news ....
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Tunisian president meets Hamas delegation
Date: 2014-08-15 15:32:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:875604
TUNIS, Aug 15 MENA) - Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki met on Friday with a Palestinian delegation from Hamas movement. During the meeting, the delegation briefed Marzouki on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, which has been under ....
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UNSMIL head to assume post on Sept. 1
Date: 2014-08-15 14:28:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:875549
TRIPOLI, Aug 15 (MENA) - Head of the UN support mission for Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon will officially assume his responsibilities as of September 1, said a statement on Friday. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the ....
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Sudan's Bashir leaves hospital after second knee surgery
Date: 2014-08-15 13:56:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:875504
KHARTOUM, Aug 15 (MENA) - Sudan’s President Omer Al Bashir checked out of a hospital in Khartoum on Friday after undergoing his second knee operation in three months on Monday. The same Sudanese medical team which performed surgery on his right ....
