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3 terrorists arrested, 40 bombs defused in Anbar
Date: 2014-05-10 09:05:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:712974
BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) - The Iraqi army arrested three elements of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, known as Daash, and dismantled 40 bombs during a security operation in Anbar province, 110 km west of Baghdad. Earlier, 11 ....
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Iraq mortar attack kills, injures more than 30
Date: 2014-05-10 08:45:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:712890
BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) - More than 30 people were killed and injured when mortars fell in different areas of Iraq's western city of Fallujah, a medical source said on Saturday. As many as 11 people were killed and 20 others were injured after ....
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67 killed in Syria Friday - activists
Date: 2014-05-10 08:33:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:712839
DAMASCUS, May 10 (MENA) - As many as 67 Syrian people were killed in different areas yesterday, most of them in Damasucs, Reef Damascus and Deir ez-Zor, Syrian opposition activists said. Syria has been gripped by deadly violence since March 2011. ....
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Lebanese president demands clarifications on Iranian official's remarks
Date: 2014-05-10 08:33:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:712892
BEIRUT, May 10 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman demanded Foreign Minister Jebran Basil to seek clarifications from the Iranian authorities on a statement by a former Iranian revolutionary guard commander. The request came after a ....
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Iraqi soldier killed, 4 injured in Babil blast
Date: 2014-05-10 08:31:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:712909
BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) - An Iraqi soldier was killed and four others were injured when a roadside bomb targeted their patrol in Babil, 100 km north of Baghdad, on Saturday. A security force cordoned off the blast scene and launched a manhunt for ....
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Militant-citizen clashes in Benghazi kill 3
Date: 2014-05-10 07:44:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:712834
TRIPOLI, May 10 (MENA) - Three persons were killed and dozens others injured in clashes between citizens and the Islamist militia "February 17 Brigade" in Benghazi. The clashes occurred on Friday when citizens staged a protest toward the ....
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2 French people arrested in Yemen
Date: 2014-05-10 07:29:55 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:712830
PARIS, May 10 (MENA) - The French government said two French people have been arrested in Yemen, according to ABC news. French Foreign Ministry spokesman Romain Nadal said in a statement that France "is cooperating closely with Yemen authorities ....
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South Sudan rivals agree peace deal
Date: 2014-05-09 21:02:25 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:712613
ADDIS ABABA, May 9 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar have agreed a peace deal after a five-month conflict, the BBC reported Friday. The deal calls for an immediate truce and the formation of a transitional ....
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Sudan most affected if Ethiopian dam established without safety studies: Karti
Date: 2014-05-09 21:00:05 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:712580
KHARTOUM, May 9 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti asserted on Friday that his country will be the most affected if the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was established without making studies that confirms its environmental safety and economic ....
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2 soldiers killed in blast in Baghdad
Date: 2014-05-09 20:20:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:712547
BAGHDAD, May 9 (MENA) – Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and one officer was injured when an explosive device went off Friday in Baghdad, a security source said. The device was planted on a road side in Arab Abbas town in the western side of ....