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Senior Tunisian security official injured in confrontation with thousands fleeing Libya
Date: 2014-08-01 15:26:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:853513
TUNIS, Aug 1 (MENA) - A senior Tunisian security official has been injured by a random bullet when thousands of people fleeing Libya attempted to enter Tunisia, the state agency reported Friday. Security forces thwarted a bid by thousands of ....
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17 Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with ISIS militants
Date: 2014-08-01 15:06:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:853544
BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (MENA) - Seventeen Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others wounded Friday in clashes with militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) in southern Baghdad. The two-hour clashes left also 23 ISIS militants dead, ....
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Tunisian Ras Jedir crossing closed
Date: 2014-08-01 14:25:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:853494
TUNIS, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Tunisian Ras Jedir border crossing was closed Friday, the state news agency reported. The decision was made due to the deteriorating security situation on the border with Libya, a security source said. (MENA) MI/MA ....
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5 Libyans killed in rocket attack
Date: 2014-08-01 13:51:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:853460
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) - Five family members were killed Friday as a rocket fell on their house in southern Tripoli. Another child was injured in the attack, a security source said. Three of those killed are women, the source noted. There has ....
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6 die, 420 injured in Algeria quake
Date: 2014-08-01 13:38:35 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:853369
ALGIERS, Aug 1 (MENA) - Six persons have died and 420 others have been wounded due to an earthquake that hit Algeria earlier Friday, said Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf. Two people died of heart attack and the others threw themselves from ....
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Qatari emir, Saudi king discuss latest developments in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-01 12:57:57 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:853347
DOHA, Aug 1 (MENA) - Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani phoned Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, QNA news agency reported Friday. The call tackled efforts exerted to stop the Israeli ....
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40 European vessels leave Mauritania waters
Date: 2014-08-01 12:50:23 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:853227
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 1 (MENA) - As many as 40 European fishing vessels have left Mauritanian waters in line with a deal inked between Nouakchott and the EU. The deal allows other 30 vessels to continue fishing in Mauritanian waters, a well-placed ....
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Woman dies, 388 persons injured in Algeria quake
Date: 2014-08-01 12:03:02 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:853266
ALGIERS, Aug 1 (MENA) - A woman has died and 388 others have been wounded due to an earthquake measuring 5.6 on Richter scale that hit the State of Algiers on Friday, the Algerian news agency reported, citing medical resources. An emergency ....
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Libyan official urges popular uprising against terrorism
Date: 2014-08-01 09:51:59 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:853019
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) - Chairman of the national security at the General National Congress Abdel-Moneim al-Yassir said a popular uprising is needed in Libya to save the country and prevent it from falling into a disaster even bigger than ....
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Former PM blames radical groups for Libyan violence
Date: 2014-08-01 09:49:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:853035
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) – Former Libyan prime Minister Ali Zeidan blamed radical and extremist groups for the deteriorating security situation in Libya. "These groups are seeking to be on the top of the political scene," he told Sky News ....
