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2 terrorists sentenced to death in KSA over 'terror' charges
Date: 2014-09-17 06:32:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:954497
A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced two terrorists to death and 13 others to up to 35 years in jail on charges that included plotting attacks in the kingdom and murder of a policeman. The terrorists, who include two Moroccans and a Yemeni ....
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Scores killed, injured in shelling of several areas in Damascus
Date: 2014-09-17 06:22:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:954421
Scores of people were killed and injured in shelling that targeted several areas in Damascus. The shelling included mortar bomb and Katyusha rockets, sources told Sky News Tuesday. ....
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UN brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuild
Date: 2014-09-16 18:15:24 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:953189
The United Nations has brokered an agreement to enable the reconstruction the Gaza Strip, giving a lead role to the Palestinian Authority while involving the private sector, the Abc News quoted U.N.'s top Mideast envoy as saying Tuesday. The ....
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Abbas: We will head to int'l organizations to protect our people
Date: 2014-09-16 15:06:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:952025
“We will head to the United Nations full of hope that the ‘world of rights and justice’ are standing on our side,” said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a speech to a rally in Jenin commemorating the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the ....
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Iraqi PM fires intelligence chief, operations director
Date: 2014-09-16 15:03:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:951997
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi issued on Tuesday a decision referring Acting Chairman of the Iraqi National Intelligence Agency Zuhair Gharbaoui and Director of Operations Qassim Atta into retirement. The Iraqi news agency carried the news ....
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Military operation launched in Anbar to expel Daesh militants
Date: 2014-09-16 10:16:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:949677
Iraqi troops have launched a military operation in Rawa and Anah districts, west of Anbar province, to expel Daesh terrorists, the Iraqi news agency reported Tuesday. Army aircraft take part in the operation, said Iraqi officer Diaa Kazem. He ....
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Report: Kuwait bans 800 non-Kuwaiti Daesh fighters from entering country
Date: 2014-09-16 09:05:28 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:948909
Kuwait banned 800 non-Kuwaiti people who have been suspected to belong Daesh terror organization, the Kuwaiti "Al Anbaa" newspaper reported on Tuesday. The report, quoting a source at the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry, did not provide any information ....
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Israeli occupants conduct military exercises eastern Bethlehem
Date: 2014-09-16 08:58:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:948841
The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday conducted military exercises in eastern Bethlehem city, the West Bank. A Palestinian security source said the occupation troops and scores of settlers carried out military exercises late Monday, causing ....
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Arabi confers with Iraqi president on Arab, int'l efforts to fight terror
Date: 2014-09-16 08:30:15 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:948593
Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi conferred on Tuesday with Iraqi President Fouad Massoum at the Iraqi embassy premises here on the Arab and international efforts exerted to confront terror threats. The meeting comes on the fringe of ....
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Lebanese army foils attempt by gunmen to sneak into Beqaa
Date: 2014-09-16 07:27:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:948045
The Lebanese army foiled an attempt by a group of gunmen to sneak into Ersal neighbourhood in Beqaa, northeastern Lebanon. A statement by the Lebanese army released late Monday said clashes with the gunmen claimed a number of casualties among ....