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MERS corona virus cases rises to 371 in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-05-01 13:18:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:698127
RIYADH, May 1 (MENA) – The number of MERS corona virus in Saudi Arabia rose to 371 including 107 deaths since the first case was diagnosed in 2012, the Health Ministry said in a statement Thursday. Most cases were reported in Riyadh, Jeddah and ....
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Huge fire breaks out in apartment building, no casualties reported
Date: 2014-05-01 12:09:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:697981
Baghdad, May 1 (MENA) - A huge fire broke out on Thursday in apartment building in Central Baghdad, a security source said. The source who preferred to be anonymous said that the cause of the fire was a short circuit, adding that the ....
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Jordan reports 7th case of coronavirus
Date: 2014-05-01 12:06:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:698065
AMMAN, May 1 (MENA) - A new patient tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday, bringing to seven the total number of patients affected by Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in Jordan since 2012, Petra News Agency quoted the Jordanian Health ....
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4 civilians killed, injured in mortar attack in northern Baghdad
Date: 2014-05-01 12:00:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:697893
BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) – Four people from one family were killed and injured in a mortar shell attack on their house located in northern Baghdad, a security source said. The source added that the mortar attack resulted in killing one person and ....
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Iraqi army officer killed in charge blast in Kirkuk
Date: 2014-05-01 11:05:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:697891
BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) - An officer in the Iraqi army was killed on Thursday when an explosive charge targeted his patrol in northwest Kirkuk, situated some 250 kilometers north of Baghdad. A police source said the charge was planted on the road ....
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Attempt to settle 400,000 Palestinians in Lebanon – Lebanese FM
Date: 2014-05-01 11:04:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:697843
BEIRUT, May 1 (MENA) – Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil warned that there is an attempt to settle about 400,000 Palestinian refugees as well as one million and half Syrians in his country. The number of the non-Lebanese in the country ....
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Fatwa allowing Muslims to visit Aqsa Mosque comes to support holy site - Quds Mufti
Date: 2014-05-01 11:01:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:697782
RAMALLAH, May 1 (MENA) - The Fatwa which was issued Wednesday to revoke a previous one prohibiting Muslims from around the world from visiting Al-Aqsa Mosque came to support the holy site, which is facing difficult circumstances amid continued ....
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Arab parliament speaker supports Jordanian oversight of Al-Quds
Date: 2014-05-01 10:59:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:697673
AMMAN, May 1 (MENA) - Speaker of the Arab Parliament Ahmed Al-Jarwan said the parliament backs Jordan's oversight of the holy Muslim and Christian sites in Al-Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). "We appreciate the Jordanian oversight of holy places in ....
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10 Daash members killed, injured in Iraq
Date: 2014-05-01 10:57:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:697892
BAGHDAD, May 1 (MENA) - Ten members of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, known as Daash, were killed and injured while six others were detained during clashes with a special force in Fallujah, a key city of Sunni-dominated Anbar, said a ....
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Clashes, firefight erupt in Tripoli
Date: 2014-05-01 10:39:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:697832
TRIPOLI, May 1 (MENA) – Fierce clashes and a firefight erupted on Thursday among armed men on a road in the Libyan capital city of Tripoli. "The confrontations are still running so far," a security source said. "The troops will control the ....
