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5,872 killed, injured during first quarter of 2014 in Iraq - campaign
Date: 2014-04-05 11:48:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:650340
BAGHDAD, April 5 (MENA) - At least 5,872 Iraqi people were killed and injured as the result of violent acts and blasts which hit Iraq in the first quarter of this year, according to the national popular campaign for the inclusion of the bombings of ....
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1 killed, 8 inured in two separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2014-04-05 11:47:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:650341
BAGHDAD, April 5 (MENA) - A civilian was killed in an armed attack on a shop for selling electrical appliances in central Baghdad on Saturday. Also, eight people were injured when an explosive charge went off in northern Baghdad. Unidentified ....
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Arab interior ministers condemn Cairo university bombings
Date: 2014-04-05 11:33:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:650369
CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab Interior Ministers Council condemned the terror bombings that took place in the vicinity of Cairo University on Wednesday. A statement released by the Interior Ministers Council on ....
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IMF approves $264 million loan to Jordan
Date: 2014-04-05 10:51:06 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:650342
AMMAN, April 5 (MENA) - The IMF said it had reached an agreement with Jordan to disburse $264 million that represent the third and fourth review under the Stand-By Agreement (SBA), according to an IMF statement. Head of the IMF mission to Jordan ....
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23 killed, 18 wounded, 17 arrested of ISIS in security operations in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-05 10:23:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:650276
BAGHDAD, April 5 (MENA) – As many as 23 elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) were killed, 18 injured and 17 others were arrested in security operations conducted in different areas of Anbar Province, west of Baghdad, a security ....
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3 militants killed, 10 arrested in Iraq
Date: 2014-04-05 09:21:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:650193
BAGHDAD, April 5 (MENA) - An Iraqi security force killed three militants and arrested ten others over terrorism charges in Ninawa, 405 km north of Baghdad. The security operation was carried out Saturday, a security source said, adding that the ....
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Egyptian-Jordanian military ties in continued progress - official
Date: 2014-04-05 09:03:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:650140
AMMAN, April 5 (MENA) - Cooperation between the Egyptian Armed Forces and their Jordanian counterpart is in continued progress, said Military attache at the Egyptian Embassy in Jordan Ahmed Amin el-Sayyad on Saturday. In statements to MENA ....
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55 Egyptian drivers held in Libya
Date: 2014-04-05 09:02:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:650145
TRIPOLI, April 5 (MENA) - A Libyan military official denied reports about the abduction of 55 Egyptian drivers on the Ajdabiya-Tobruk highway. Speaking to MENA, Border Guard official Bubakr al-Kilani said what actually happened is that dozens of ....
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Saudi papers focus on issues of peace, terrorism
Date: 2014-04-05 08:42:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:650096
RIYADH, April 5 (MENA) - Saudi newspapers out Saturday focused on the issues of peace and terrorism. Okaz newspaper said the peace talks are in danger due to Israel's refusal to abide by an agreement reached with the Palestinian authority to ....
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11 killed, 22 injured in Damascus shelling
Date: 2014-04-05 06:50:28 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:649916
DAMASCUS, April 5 (MENA) - At least 11 persons were killed and 22 others injured when mortar shells were fired in central Damascus. Syrian government forces have stepped up a military incursion in Ghouta, Damascus, days ago, Sky News ....