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Palestinian young man killed, 2 injured as Israeli forces attack funeral
Date: 2015-04-10 18:32:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2353109
A Palestinian young man was killed and two others were injured after the Israeli forces attacked a funeral in Hebron Friday. Ziad Omar, 27, was killed as Israeli forces fired bullets and tear gas bombs at the funeral of 22-year-old Jafar Awad, a ....
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Yemen crisis ‘getting worse by the hour’ – UN humanitarian official
Date: 2015-04-10 18:10:57 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2353765
The humanitarian situation in Yemen is “getting worse by the hour,” the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the country warned today, saying that the escalating conflict has put millions of people at risk of physical injury or death. “We ....
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Jumblatt calls for amendments to Taif agreement
Date: 2015-04-10 18:09:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2353749
Leader of the Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party Walid Jumblatt called on Friday for amendments to the Taif agreement, signed in 1989. In a Twitter post, Jumblatt said this move will help the experienced persons to assume posts, regardless of ....
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Aden petroleum refinery closed due to deteriorating security conditions
Date: 2015-04-10 17:53:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2353381
Aden petroleum refinery, whose capacity hits 150,000 barrels daily, was closed due to the deteriorating security conditions, as well as clashes taking place between the Yemenis and Houthis loyal to the former Yemeni president. Well-placed sources ....
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Huge fire erupts in Algeria's Constantine
Date: 2015-04-10 16:57:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2353361
A huge fire erupted Friday in the Algerian city of Constantine just a week ahead of the "Constantine, capital of Arab culture 2015". The fire led to the destruction of 40 retail outlets. Attempts to control the fire lasted for more than three ....
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Libyan brigade denies withdrawal from western Benghazi
Date: 2015-04-10 16:51:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2353145
A spokesman for the 309th brigade of the Libyan army denied on Friday media reports that it would withdraw from the western part of Benghazi due to shortage of ammunition. Al Monzer al Khartoush stressed that the brigade has enough weapons. A ....
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Daesh holding 50 civilians after raid on Syria village
Date: 2015-04-10 16:06:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2353089
Militants of the Daesh terrorist group are holding hostage at least 50 civilians captured in a raid on a village in central Syria, the Daily Star reported, quoting an activist group. They were kidnapped from the village of Mabujeh in Hama ....
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Hamas denies forming high committee to administrate Gaza Strip
Date: 2015-04-10 12:47:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2351773
The Palestinian movement of Hamas denied news fanned by local mass media about communications carried out by the movement with the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip concerning forming a high committee to administrate the enclave. In press ....
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2 Iraqis killed, 13 injured in two blasts in Baghdad
Date: 2015-04-10 12:12:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2351461
Two Iraqis were killed and 13 others injured in two blasts in Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi Interior Minister's spokesman told MENA. A member of the government-loyal militias was killed and a citizen was injured after a suicide bomber, wearing an ....
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Car bombing takes place in Baghdad
Date: 2015-04-10 10:28:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2350577
A car bombing took place in central Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday, a well-placed security source reported. The bomb exploded in Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad, the source said. Security forces and ambulances rushed to the scene of the ....
