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Lebanon keen on best ties with Iran- Sleiman
Date: 2014-03-14 17:07:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:609344
Lebanon is keen on setting best relations with Iran, President Michel Sleiman said Friday. Bilateral communication between both countries would help solve any probable problem, Sleiman told Iranian ambassador Ghazanfar Roknabadi who conveyed ....
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Iran protests Machnouk’s comments on role in bloodshed
Date: 2014-03-14 12:57:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:608895
Iran protested Friday against Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk's recent comments in which he blamed Syrian and Iranian interference in Lebanon's internal affairs for a wave of violence that has hit the country in recent months, The Daily Star ....
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Israeli warplanes raid Gaza anew
Date: 2014-03-14 08:08:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:608347
The Israeli warplanes on Thursday hit a number of targets in the Gaza Strip in response to heavy Palestinian rocket fire into the Israel earlier in the day. No casualties have been reported so far. The Israeli aircraft hit bases of the strip's ....
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Abbas alongside Cameron condemns rocket attacks
Date: 2014-03-13 16:40:32 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:607741
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the recent escalation in violence on the border between Israel and Gaza during a news conference in Bethlehem. "We condemn all military escalation, including rockets," he said, according to ....
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Hamas concerned about Israeli threats for Gaza
Date: 2014-03-13 16:38:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:607732
The Palestinian movement of Hamas is following up with great concern Israeli threats for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, said spokesman Fawzy Barhoum. In press statements Thursday, Barhoum held the Israeli government responsible for the ....
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Egypt, Sudan FMs meet on sidelines of Cen-Sad session
Date: 2014-03-13 15:47:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:607646
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy had a meeting with his Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Karti on the sidelines of the 20th session of the executive council of the Sahel-Sahara Community (Cen-Sad) in Khartoum. The two top diplomats agreed that Karti will ....
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Lebanon president says his country no longer easy prey for Israel
Date: 2014-03-13 15:44:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:607636
Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has ruled out any new Israeli aggression on Lebanon. Lebanon is no longer an easy prey for Israel, despite the non-stop Israeli violations of UN Security Council resolution No. 1701 for 2006, Suleiman said in a ....
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Soldier killed, 3 wounded in car explosion in Iraq
Date: 2014-03-13 14:31:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:607510
A soldier was killed and three others injured Thursday when a car bomb, driven by a suicide bomber, went off south of Mosul, the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) reported. A security source said the bombing targeted army personnel stationed on ....
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AL chief says humanitarian, health conditions in Syria 'catastrophic'
Date: 2014-03-13 11:21:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:607034
Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Nabil al-Araby described the humanitarian and health conditions in Syria as 'catastrophic and dangerous'. "The displaced Syrians need our support," al-Araby said, adding that there are about 6 million ....
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US rebukes Sudan over Darfur attacks
Date: 2014-03-13 09:49:34 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:606777
The United States has accused Sudan's government and armed groups there of attacking civilians in Darfur and called on Khartoum to stop obstructing UNAMID. "The Government of Sudan's proxies and other armed groups continue to attack civilians in ....