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Turnout in Syria's pres. polls hit 73.4
Date: 2014-06-04 20:09:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:761633
DAMASCUS, June 4 (MENA) - Syria's constitutional court announced Wednesday that turnout in the presidential election hit 73.4 percent. A spokesman for the court Majed Khedra counted 11.63 million Syrians voted in Tuesday's election at home. As ....
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3 Iraqis killed, five injured in car bomb explosion near Hillah
Date: 2014-06-04 19:29:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:171 - ID:761585
BAGHDAD, June 4 (MENA) – Three Iraqis were killed while five others injured Wednesday when a Booby-trapped car exploded near Hillah university hospital, in Babil, Iraq. According to a security source, the car was parked on the road side near the ....
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Kerry, Lebanon's speaker discuss presidential election
Date: 2014-06-04 19:19:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:169 - ID:761549
BEIRUT, June 4 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Lebanon's Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the stalled presidential election. Kerry said that his country does not favor any candidates in the presidential election, said a ....
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World Bank mulls $1bln to Jordan
Date: 2014-06-04 18:34:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:166 - ID:761379
AMMAN, June 4 (MENA) – President of the World Bank, Jim Yong Kim said Wednesday the bank is mulling over providing Jordan with a one-billion-dollar loan to Jordan; USD 800 million to support infrastructure projects and USD 200 million to the state ....
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Libyan military commander vows strong response against terrorists
Date: 2014-06-04 18:18:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:761350
TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) – General Sager Al-Jarushi, a senior commander allied too rough Libyan General Khalifa Haftar, vowed to a strong retaliatory response against those who he described them as terrorists. Al-Jarushi, who sustained minor ....
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Arab FMs congratulate Cairo on presidential election results
Date: 2014-06-04 18:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:161 - ID:761399
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – Arab foreign ministers congratulated the Egyptian people on Wednesday on the presidential election results and the landslide victory of president-elect Abdel Fatah el-Sisi. The Arab ministers made the remarks on the ....
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3 Daash elements killed in Anbar
Date: 2014-06-04 18:01:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:761344
BAGHDAD, June 4 (MENA) – Three elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group, known as Daash, were killed in aerial bombardment targeting Fallujah city while a security force arrested the mufti of Daash in Saqlawiyah area which lies ....
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Fierce clashes in Syria's Hama
Date: 2014-06-04 17:43:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:155 - ID:761380
DAMASCUS, June 4 (MENA) – Fierce clashes erupted between the opposition fighters and government forces in western parts of Hama province, said local activists. Elsewhere, the government forces bombed Aleppo, according to Sky News network. A number ....
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AL council to meet mid June to discuss latest developments in Lebanon
Date: 2014-06-04 17:19:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:761424
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - The Council of the Arab League will hold an urgent meeting on the level of permanent representatives to discuss the latest developments in Lebanon. The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the AL on June 15 upon a ....
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Libya's interim gov't slams attack on PM's office
Date: 2014-06-04 17:11:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:761285
TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) – The interim Libyan government under Abdullah al-Thinni has slammed an attack on the office of the prime minister on Monday by RPGs. In a statement on Wednesday, the interim cabinet called for protecting public property, ....
