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  • Jordanian MPs reject to withdraw no-confidence motion

    Jordanian MPs reject to withdraw no-confidence motion

    Date: 2018-02-18 17:36:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7252775

    A memo signed by lawmakers requesting a vote of no confidence in the government, was opposed by 67 MPs, while 49 voted in favor, and four abstained out of the 122 MPs who attended the Lower House session today. The session was presided by Speaker ....

  • Palestinian gov't holds Israel responsible for current escalation against Gaza

    Palestinian gov't holds Israel responsible for current escalation against Gaza

    Date: 2018-02-18 11:26:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7251996

    The Palestinian national accord government has held Israel responsible for the current escalation against the Gaza Strip. "The occupation is the first and last reason for the tension and deterioration at all levels in our country and the region," ....

  • 5 Daesh militants killed in Afghan commandos operations in Deh Bala

    5 Daesh militants killed in Afghan commandos operations in Deh Bala

    Date: 2018-02-18 11:22:59 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7251988

    At least five militants belonging to Daesh terrorist group were killed in Deh Bala district of Nangarhar province, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported on Sunday. The 201st Silab Corp said the militants were killed during operations by ....

  • AL delegation leaves for Djibouti to oversee legislative elections

    AL delegation leaves for Djibouti to oversee legislative elections

    Date: 2018-02-18 11:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7251979

    A high-ranking delegation of the Arab League started a visit to Djibouti Sunday to get firsthand information about preparations for legislative elections in the African country slated for February 23. AL delegates will be overseeing the polls ....

  • Israeli forces foil Islamic Jihad plot to bomb Lieberman convoy

    Israeli forces foil Islamic Jihad plot to bomb Lieberman convoy

    Date: 2018-02-18 11:12:08 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7251962

    Israeli security forces have arrested activists belonging to an Islamic Jihad terror cell that was planning to plant a bomb on a road on which Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s convoy was set to travel, Yedioth Aharanoth newspaper ....

  • Syrian army foils infiltration attempt by terrorists from Lebanese territories

    Syrian army foils infiltration attempt by terrorists from Lebanese territories

    Date: 2018-02-17 15:59:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7250923

    A unit of the Syrian army has foiled an infiltration attempt by a terrorist group from the Lebanese territory into Talkalakh region in Homs countryside, SANA news agency reported Saturday. SANA reporter said the border guards of the Syrian army ....

  • 1st batch of Russian-made T-90 tanks arrives in Iraq

    1st batch of Russian-made T-90 tanks arrives in Iraq

    Date: 2018-02-16 18:59:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7249561

    The first batch of Russian-made T-90 battle tanks arrived on Thursday, February 15, at the Umm Qasr Port in southern Iraq, TASS news agency quoted sources at the Iraqi Defense Ministry as saying. "The rest of the tanks will be delivered ....

  • Kuwaiti defense ministry announces launch of military exercise

    Kuwaiti defense ministry announces launch of military exercise

    Date: 2018-02-16 16:42:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7249367

    Kuwait's Defense Ministry announced on Friday, that a military drill, in collaboration with some security agencies, kicked off on Friday and runs until February 22, Kuwaiti news agency reported. The drill called "Beiraq 7" is carried out ....

  • Houthi leader killed, 4 captured in Yemeni Al Dalea province

    Houthi leader killed, 4 captured in Yemeni Al Dalea province

    Date: 2018-02-16 12:19:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7248917

    A Houthi leader was killed and four others were captured by the Yemeni army and popular resistance in Al Dalea province, southern Yemen. The five Houthi militants were trapped in an ambush set up by Yemeni popular resistance in northern Al Dalea ....

  • Yemen: Saudi-led coalition shells site of Iranian agents near Taiz

    Yemen: Saudi-led coalition shells site of Iranian agents near Taiz

    Date: 2018-02-16 12:13:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7248905

    The Saudi-led coalition warplanes have conducted an airstrike on a site used by Iranian agents near Taiz in southern Yemen, Sky News channel reported Friday, citing a statement by the Yemeni army. The Iranian experts, who work for Houthi ....

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