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Kidnapped Libyan official freed
Date: 2015-01-26 09:57:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1825297
Gunmen released Libyan Foreign Undersecretary Hassan al Saghir on Monday, 24 hours after being abducted and taken to an unknown area. In press statements, Saghir said he was in a good health and on the way to his residence. He did not disclose ....
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Israel allows 400 trucks to Gaza
Date: 2015-01-26 09:52:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1825241
Israel allowed 400 trucks loaded with goods to the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. Also, 150 trucks loaded with gravel will be allowed into the enclave. ....
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19 Daesh militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2015-01-25 16:33:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1821497
Iraqi security forces killed on Sunday 19 Daesh militants, including a prominent leader, in two crackdowns on Anbar province. The terrorist group's members, meanwhile, killed two Peshmerga troops during clashes in Iraq's northwestern province of ....
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Ashrawi praises Egypt's role in region, Arab world
Date: 2015-01-25 16:31:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1821485
Member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Hanan Ashrawi received on Sunday Egypt's consul in Palestine Hammam Abu Zaid. The Palestinian official praised Egypt's role in the region and Arab world, ....
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US urges Americans not to travel to Lebanon
Date: 2015-01-25 13:15:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1819957
The US Embassy in Beirut urged on Sunday Americans not to travel to Lebanon, citing security concerns. The US embassy in Beirut "urges all US citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to safety and security concerns," the embassy said on its ....
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AL chief offers condolences on Saudi King's demise
Date: 2015-01-25 12:41:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1819641
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el Arabi has visited the premises of the Saudi Embassy in Giza to extend condolences over the death of Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz. Al Arabi was received by Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed ben ....
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Iraqi forces kill 63 Daesh militants, free 8 villages
Date: 2015-01-25 10:34:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1818457
Iraqi forces managed to kill 63 militants affiliated to Daesh terrorist group and freed eight villages from the terror group's domination. As many as 35 Daesh militants were killed in Diyala Governorate, 20 others in Saladin Governorate and eight ....
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Sudan seeks Interpol warrant to arrest opposition leader
Date: 2015-01-25 08:54:41 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1817437
Sudanese authorities are seeking warrants of arrest by the International Police (Interpol) against the leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Al Sadiq al Mahdi and head of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction Minni Minnawi. Legal sources ....
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Libya's terrorist group chief dead
Date: 2015-01-25 08:40:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1817269
Leader of Libya's Ansar al-Sharia armed group Mohamed al-Zahawi has died of wounds he suffered during clashes in Benina city, said Army Spokesman Ahmed el Mesmary. Zahawi had been in hospital since he was hurt in September, he added. Ansar ....
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Egypt is keen on reaching political solution to Syrian crisis - FM
Date: 2015-01-24 16:40:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1814581
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry met on Saturday with Syrian opposition factions which participated in the conference organized by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) in Cairo from January 22 till 24. The conference aimed at ....