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Three killed, 13 wounded in Baghdad blasts

Date: 2014-12-26 11:15:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1617021

Three people were killed and 13 others were wounded in two separate attacks in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad. One person was killed and six were wounded in a bomb blast southwest of Baghdad, a police source said. Another bomb went off at a ....

Netanyahu warns Hamas not to provoke Israeli response

Date: 2014-12-26 09:00:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1616209

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a graduation ceremony for IAF cadets at the Hatzerim Air Base near Beersheba on Thursday, rejecting the idea that Israel is guilty of war crimes, The Jerusalem Post reported. "There are those in ....

رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي يجري إتصالا هاتفيا للاطلاع على الأوضاع الأمنية في مستوطنة قرب مدينة قلقيلية

Date: 2014-12-26 08:25:35 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1615997

أجرى رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو إتصالا هاتفيا بالقائم بأعمال رئيس مجلس مستوطنات الضفة الإقليمي يوسي داغان للاطلاع منه على الأوضاع الأمنية في المنطقة عقب تعرض سيارة إستقلها مستوطنون لإلقاء زجاجة حارقة قرب مستوطنة معاليه شومرون المجاورة ....

Ban Ki-moon urges Sudan not to expel UN humanitarian coordinator

Date: 2014-12-26 07:48:09 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1615793

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the decision of Sudanese authorities to expel the United Nations' humanitarian coordinator in the country Ali Zaatari. The Secretary-General condemns the Government of Sudan's decision to expel the ....

OIC congratulates Essebsi for election win

Date: 2014-12-25 14:28:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1613041

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Head Iyad Ameen Madani has congratulated Beji Caid Essebsi on Tunisia's presidential win. In a congratulatory cable, Madani underlined the organization was ready to support Tunisia which became a role ....

Arab parliaments urged to support Palestinian UN statehood bid

Date: 2014-12-25 10:05:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1610605

Palestinian Ambassador to Egypt and the Arab League Jamal al-Shobaki called on the Arab parliaments to support a draft UN Security Council resolution that sets a timeline for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines and recognizes the Palestinian ....

Jordan King meets with army chief

Date: 2014-12-24 17:54:58 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1607841

Jordan's King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, on Wednesday visited the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces - The Arab Army, Petra news agency reported. The King, who was welcomed by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs ....

Palestinian president arrives in Bethlehem for Christmas celebrations

Date: 2014-12-24 17:54:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1607837

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Wednesday at the presidential palace in the city of Bethlehem for participation in the Christmas Eve celebrations. He was received by a number of Palestinian officials. ....

Essebsi to resign from Neda Tunis party

Date: 2014-12-24 17:29:56 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1607705

Tunisian President-elect Beji Caid Essebsi on Wednesday asserted that he will resign from Neda Tunis party in two days. In press statements, Essebsi, who won Tunisia's first free presidential elections, said that the parties and figures that ....

Israel launches mass arrest campaign in several areas in West Bank

Date: 2014-12-24 16:29:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1607301

Israeli occupation forces launched a mass arrest campaign in several areas in the West Bank on Wednesday. Also, a state of tension prevailed in Al Quds after Israeli settlers raided Al Aqsa Mosque. Several confrontations took place in Al ....