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Berri sets presidential election session for Apr. 23
Date: 2014-04-16 12:49:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:671221
BEIRUT, April 16 (MENA) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called Wednesday for a parliamentary session to elect a new President on April 23. The session is set to take place at noon next Wednesday. Berri contacted Cardinal Beshara Rai, ....
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2 killed, 6 wounded in two car bombings in Anbar
Date: 2014-04-16 12:06:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:671159
BAGHDAD, April 16 (MENA) - Two Iraqi army and police soldiers were killed and six were wounded, including four soldiers, in two car bombings in Anbar on Wednesday, a security source said. Two suicide bombers driving booby-trapped cars blew ....
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AL condemns Jordanian ambassador abduction
Date: 2014-04-16 11:14:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:671222
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi condemned on Wednesday the abduction of Jordanian Ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz al-Itan on Tuesday. Arabi called Jordan's Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh ....
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Egyptian worker injured in Libyan city of Benghazi
Date: 2014-04-16 11:12:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:671269
TRIPOLI, April 16 (MENA) – An Egyptian worker was injured in the Libyan city Benghazi on Wednesday when he was targeted by unidentified gunmen riding a car. An official at Benghazi hospital told MENA that Hassan Dahman, 27, was carried to the ....
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Palestinian reconciliaton delegation in Gaza Monday
Date: 2014-04-16 10:35:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:670563
RAMALLAH, April 16 (MENA) - A delegation of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) will arrive in Gaza Strip on Monday for talks with Hamas leaders on the implementation of the Palestinian reconciliation deal. The delegation will cross the ....
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8 killed, injured in 2 attacks in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-16 09:44:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:670930
BAGHDAD, April 16 (MENA) – Two persons were killed and six more injured on Wednesday in two violent acts in Baghdad, a security source said. A citizen was shot dead by unidentified persons in Al-Shaab area, northeast of Baghdad, while a roadside ....
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Top militant arrested in Kirkuk
Date: 2014-04-16 09:04:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:670835
BAGHDAD, April 16 (MENA) - Security forces arrested a top militant of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group, known as Daash, the Degla Operations Command said on Wednesday. The terrorist is responsible for the bloody blasts that hit ....
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Security Council condemns abduction of Jordanian envoy in Libya
Date: 2014-04-16 02:45:40 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:670530
NEW YORK, April 16 (MENA) – The United Nations Security Council strongly condemned Tuesday's attack in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, which resulted in the abduction of the Jordanian ambassador and injuries to his driver. According to media ....
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AL optimistic over Algerian presidential election
Date: 2014-04-15 22:44:57 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:670485
ALGIERS, April 15 (MENA) - Head of an Arab League's delegation to partake in monitoring presidential elections in Algeria Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih expressed optimism over the outcome of the presidential polls. During his meeting Tuesday with ....
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Paris warns French nationals in Algeria over possible terrorist attacks
Date: 2014-04-15 21:15:09 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:670395
PARIS, April 15 (MENA) – France warned Tuesday its nationals in Algeria over possible terrorist attacks. According to a statement by the French Foreign Ministry, Paris advised its nationals to avoid going to the southern and eastern parts of the ....
