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Not a combat-boots-on-the-ground operation,’ says Hagel
Date: 2014-08-14 05:00:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:873014
WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (MENA) - Around 130 more U.S. troops have arrived in northern Iraq, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Tuesday, saying their mission was to “take a closer look and give a more in-depth assessment of where we can continue to ....
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UN says Iraq humanitarian crisis at highest level
Date: 2014-08-13 21:48:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:191 - ID:872920
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - The United Nations on Wednesday called its highest level of emergency for the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, where hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes and tens of thousands have been trapped in a desert ....
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Saudi court jails preacher 8 years over fomenting tensions
Date: 2014-08-13 20:48:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:178 - ID:872832
RIYADH, Aug 13 (MENA) – A Saudi court in Riyadh has sentenced a preacher to eight years in prison over fomenting tensions. The preacher gave a fatwa permitting people to disobey their leader, used his ceremonies to foment tensions among the ....
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White House: 130 US military advisers deployed in Erbil to aid rescue Iraqis
Date: 2014-08-13 20:42:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:177 - ID:872871
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) - White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Wednesday that a team of 130 US military advisers, deployed to the Northern Iraqi city of Erbil, has been instructed to immediately plan options for an ....
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Nasrallah: Hezbollah not affected by war in Syria, prepared for Israel showdown
Date: 2014-08-13 19:42:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:171 - ID:872778
BEIRUT, Aug 13 (MENA) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah said on Wednesday that there are no red lines in war on security with Israel, asserting readiness to showdown any time. The Shiite leader made the remarks in an interview with ....
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Saudi Arabia gives $100 million to UN Counterterrorism Center
Date: 2014-08-13 19:15:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:872823
RIYADH, Aug 13 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud donated 100 million dollars Wednesday to a United Nations body established to coordinate and assist international counterterrorism efforts and called on other nations to match its ....
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Egypt FM to meet Bahraini counterpart Thursday
Date: 2014-08-13 19:09:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:165 - ID:872821
CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri will hold a meeting Thursday with visiting Bahraini Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Ghanim bin Fadhl Al-Buainain to discuss ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in the various ....
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White House urges Maliki to step aside
Date: 2014-08-13 18:48:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:872777
WASHINGTON, Aug 13 (MENA) – The White House urged the outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step aside, and allow the prime minister-designate, Haider al-Abadi, to take office. "He needs to respect that process, let it go forward ....
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Int'l community urged to help Iraq in war against Daash
Date: 2014-08-13 18:38:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:160 - ID:872782
BAGHDAD, Aug 13 (MENA) - Iraqi prime minister- designate Haider al-Abadi urged the international community and world countries to help Iraq in its fight against Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), known as Daash. In a statement carried ....
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Saudi Arabia says no new MERS cases reported Wednesday
Date: 2014-08-13 17:11:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:872661
RIYADH, Aug 13 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said no corona virus cases were reported on Wednesday. As many as 733 cases have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the kingdom. Out of the 733, 299 died while 396 ....
