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Truck bomb kills 60, wounds at least 70 south of Baghdad
Date: 2016-03-06 17:38:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:4456077
At least 60 people were killed and over 70 others were injured when an explosive-laden fuel tanker was detonated at a police checkpoint on the way into the city of Hilla, south of Baghdad, Euro News quoted Iraqi medical and security officials as ....
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Abbas meets OIC chief
Date: 2016-03-06 13:32:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4454313
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met on Sunday with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani in the Indonesian capital. Talks tackled the latest developments in the Middle East and the Palestinian issue, ....
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2 Daesh members killed in Libya while attempting to enter Ajdabiya
Date: 2016-03-06 10:43:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4452569
Two Daesh members were killed in Libya while attempting to enter Ajdabiya city. A group of Daesh gunmen were trying to sneak into southern the city, a military source said Sunday. The members are of African nationalities. ....
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Funeral of Sudanese politician, Hassan al Turabi, held in Khartoum
Date: 2016-03-06 09:23:21 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4451865
Sudanese people flocked on Sunday morning to attend the funeral of Hassan al Turabi, the leader of the National Congress Party, who died on Saturday at the age of 84. Sudanese presidency mourned Turabi who suffered a heart attack on Saturday and ....
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Arab coalition warplanes shell Houthi position in northern Sanaa
Date: 2016-03-06 08:08:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4451241
Arab coalition warplanes on Sunday resumed shelling of Houthi and former Yemeni president militias in northern Sanaa. The coalition warplanes also carried out reconnaissance sorties over the directorates where fierce clashes have been going on ....
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Sudanese veteran politician, Hassan al Turabi, died aged 84
Date: 2016-03-05 17:37:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:4449749
Hassan al Turabi the leader of the National Congress Party, died here on Saturday at age of 84. Earlier in the day, Turabi suffered a heart attack and was moved to hospital in the Sudanese capital. Turabi was a religious and Islamist political ....
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Abdah elected president of Syrian main opposition coalition
Date: 2016-03-05 16:18:23 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4449333
The National Coalition Of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces on Saturday elected Anas Al Abdah as new president of the coalition to succeed Khaled Khoja. "The Syrian national coalition's General Assembly reaches a consensus of the new ....
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US backs Syrian unity - US Department of State
Date: 2016-03-05 08:26:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4446001
The United States supports Syrian unity and seeks a political settlement to the Syrian crisis, paving the way for forming a national government through elections in 18 months' time, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said in ....
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SOHR: Syrian Opposition forces seize Al Tanf border crossing
Date: 2016-03-05 08:20:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4445977
Syrian opposition armed factions seized late Friday al Tanf border crossing with Iraq in southeastern Homs, according to a statement of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The armed men have entered Syria from Jordan where they were ....
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Kerry meets UN envoy for Libya, repeats support for unity government
Date: 2016-03-04 07:38:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4440701
US Secretary General John Kerry met on Thursday evening with Martin Kobler, the UN secretary-general's special representative for Libya, to discuss efforts to support a unified Libyan government. Kerry said Washington would continue to support ....
