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Clashes erupt between Syrian troops, rebels in Damascus
Date: 2014-07-31 12:32:53 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:851943
DAMASCUS, July 31 (MENA) – Fierce clashes erupted between Syrian troops and rebels in the Syrian capital, Damascus, Sky News Arabia television said, citing the Syrian opposition. It said the clashes took place in Jobar area, adding a number of ....
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Clashes continue near Tripoli airport
Date: 2014-07-31 12:02:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:851977
TRIPOLI, July 31 (MENA) – Clashes and shelling continued on Thursday in the vicinity of Tripoli airport, causing material damages without casualties. A security source said that a huge fire at fuel tanks near the airport is still on. Two rival ....
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Libyan national congress chief renews invitation to elected parliament to hold 1st session on Monday
Date: 2014-07-31 11:47:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:851912
TRIPOLI, July 31 (MENA) - President of the Libyan General National Congress Nouri Abu Sahmin renewed his invitation to members of the elected parliament to hold its first session on Monday. In statements Thursday, spokesman for the Libyan General ....
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Libyan Misrata airport witnesses heavy passenger traffic
Date: 2014-07-31 11:34:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:851911
TRIPOLI, July 31 (MENA) - Libya's Misrata Airport is witnessing heavy passenger traffic round the clock. In press statements Thursday, spokesman for the information office at the airport Mohamed Ismail said that the various aviation companies ....
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Yemen hands over 8 criminals to Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-07-31 11:32:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:851886
RIYADH, July 31 (MENA) - Yemen has handed over eight Saudi criminals to Saudi Arabia. This comes as part of cooperation between the Saudi and Yemeni authorities, the spokesman for the Saudi interior ministry said on Thursday. There is a ....
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Greece sends ships to Libya to evacuate embassy staff, nationals
Date: 2014-07-31 10:49:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:851862
TRIPOLI, July 31 (MENA) - Greece is sending a frigate and two other vessels to Libya to evacuate workers at its embassy in Tripoli as well as a few hundred Chinese and European nationals, government officials said on Thursday. The Greek frigate ....
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Spain evacuates embassy staff from Libya
Date: 2014-07-31 09:51:24 GMT - Spain - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:851781
MADRID, July 31 (MENA) - Spain's Foreign Ministry says it is temporarily evacuating its ambassador and most embassy staff from Libya because of the worsening security situation in the capital, Tripoli, ABC news reported. A ministry statement ....
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Lebanese army arrests 6 Syrians linked to militant groups: Report
Date: 2014-07-31 07:57:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:851619
BEIRUT, July 31 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army arrested six Syrians in the town of Arsal, east Lebanon, Thursday over suspicion of belonging to Syrian rebel groups, security sources said. The four were detained at an Army checkpoint in Wadi Ain-Ata ....
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Palestinian president declares Gaza as disaster area
Date: 2014-07-30 22:21:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:851463
RAMALLAH, July 30 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has declared the Gaza Strip as a disaster area, state-run Wafa news agency reported Wednesday. Abbas urged the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to assume responsibility and take necessary ....
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Two rockets fall in the outskirts of Hermel in Lebanon
Date: 2014-07-30 19:21:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:851319
BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - Two rockets landed near the Bekaa town of Hermel on Wednesday after being fired from the Eastern Mountain Range on the Lebanese-Syrian border, local media reported. Clashes are still ongoing between Syrian rebels and ....
