Arab world
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British navy ship evacuates Britons from Libya
Date: 2014-08-03 18:13:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:856529
LONDON, August 3 (MENA) - A British Royal Navy ship evacuated Sunday 100 Britons from Libya amid worsening violence in the country, the British Foreign Office said. The ship left Tripoli for Malta with the evacuees, whose majority was British, on ....
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Food aid distributed to Egyptians on Tunisian-Libyan borders
Date: 2014-08-03 17:37:31 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:856449
TUNIS, August 3 (MENA) – The Tunisian Red Crescent in Medenine governorate started Sunday distribution of the first batch of food aid to three thousand Egyptians at Ras Jedir border crossing between Tunisia and Libya. In the meantime, Libyan Red ....
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15 Palestinians moved to Egypt for treatment
Date: 2014-08-03 17:25:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:856500
RAFAH, Aug 3 (MENA) - Fifteen wounded Palestinians were moved to Egypt on Sunday via Rafah border crossing to receive treatment here. A specialized medical team received the injured at the crossing. In the meantime, six Palestinians returned ....
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Nusra Front ready to leave Arsal if situation settled
Date: 2014-08-03 17:09:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:856392
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Nusra Front has announced it is ready to get out from Lebanon's Arsal border town, where fierce clashes have erupted between Daash and Nusra Front and the Lebanese army. The group said it is ready to leave Arsal if the ....
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Lebanon FM heads for Iran for NAM meeting
Date: 2014-08-03 16:32:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:856394
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - Lebanon's Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil headed on Sunday for Iran to attend a meeting on Palestine. The meeting will held by the Palestine committee of the Non-Aligned Movement.(MENA) AH/RE ....
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Arsal attack meticulously planned - Kahwagi
Date: 2014-08-03 16:18:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:856206
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - The terrorist attack which occurred yesterday on Arsal was not an attack by chance or coincidentally. It was planned a long time ago, said Lebanese Army chief Gen. Jean Kahwagi, according to The Daily Star. Speaking at a ....
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12 killed, injured as mortars hit Damascus, Aleppo
Date: 2014-08-03 16:17:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:856340
DAMASCUS, Aug 3 (MENA) - Two people were killed and 10 others were wounded when mortars landed in districts in Damascus and Aleppo, said the state-run news agency SANA on Saturday. The attack in Aleppo hit water tanks, said the report, adding ....
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Clashes reported in Arsal city
Date: 2014-08-03 16:02:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:856267
BEIRUT, Aug 3 (MENA) - A Lebanese official said on Sunday that the Lebanese city of Arsal is now witnessing clashes between Lebanon's army and Islamic militants. In statements to MENA, the source said the army forces are using heavy weapons ....
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S.Africa team, AL officials discuss Israeli aggression on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-03 15:30:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:856221
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League for Palestinian Affairs Mohamad Sobeih has met a South African delegation including delegates of President Jacob Zuma. The delegation visited Palestine and Israel ahead of a trip ....
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Abbas calls on Israel to commit to Egyptian initiative
Date: 2014-08-03 14:22:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:856043
RAMALLAH, Aug 3 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the international community, the UN, U.S., E.U., Russia, China and the rest of the world to intervene with Israel to force it stop its aggression on the Gaza Strip. He ....