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Prince Charles leaves Kuwait
Date: 2015-02-10 11:31:15 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1934361
Prince Charles of Wales and his accompanying delegation left here on Tuesday after concluding a two-day official visit to Kuwait. Prince Charles was seen off at the airport by Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, ....
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Palestinians denounce Israel's settlement plans
Date: 2015-02-09 11:29:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1926945
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry denounced Israel's plans for major expansions of four settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israel's move "runs counter to a call made by the Mideast Quartet for resuming peace talks," the ministry said in a ....
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36,000 people displaced from Darfur since start of 2015: UN
Date: 2015-02-09 11:01:51 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1926041
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that aid agencies have confirmed that 36,000 people have been displaced by fighting between government forces and armed movements in Darfur since January, a UN spokesman told ....
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10 killed, 30 injured in suicide bombing in Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad
Date: 2015-02-09 10:55:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1925165
A suicide bomber detonated himself Monday in a parking lot in Kadhimiya in northern Baghdad killing 10 people and injuring over 30 others. The suicide bomber was wearing an explosive belt and targeted a group of Iraqi civilians, Spokesman of ....
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Israel allows 450 trucks into Gaza
Date: 2015-02-09 09:11:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1924521
Israeli authorities decided to allow 450 trucks into Karm Abu Salem, also known as Kerem Shalom, crossing on Monday. The trucks are loaded with goods for commercial and agricultural sectors, head of the crossing's coordination committee for the ....
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30 Syrian soldiers killed in clashes with opposition in Rif Dimashq
Date: 2015-02-09 07:51:03 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1924369
Thirty soldiers of the Syrian government forces were killed in Rif Dimashq during clashes with opposition gunmen, Sky News reported Monday. The Syrian Revolution Brigade destroyed five tanks that belong to the Syrian army in Rif Dimashq. ....
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Lebanese army receives US weapon shipment
Date: 2015-02-08 16:16:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1921861
A shipment of US weapons pledged to the Lebanese Army arrived Sunday to Beirut’s port, the US embassy in a statement. A statement said that US Ambassador David Hale presided over the delivery of $25 million in assistance to the Lebanese ....
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UN envoy back to Sanaa
Date: 2015-02-08 15:20:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:1921329
United Nations special envoy to Yemen Jamal Benomar returned to Sanaa from Saudi Arabia to resume contacts with politicians on ways to exit the current crisis. He traveled to Saudi Arabia on Friday but had to return abruptly Saturday evening ....
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Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinian vehicle near Bethlehem
Date: 2015-02-08 14:12:09 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1920721
Israeli soldiers opened fire on a Palestinian vehicle that attempted to run over soldiers near Bethlehem in the West Bank on Sunday, The Jerusalem Post reported. The soldiers recognized the vehicle, which came from the direction of the village of ....
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Britain pledges £100m extra aid for Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-02-08 13:37:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1920357
British International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced an additional 100 million pounds sterling to Syrian refugees. This came during Greening's meeting Sunday with Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, Interior Minister ....