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6 Al Qaeda militants killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Abyan - Sources
Date: 2018-05-10 20:05:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7394565
Six Al Qaeda militants were killed while others were injured during clashes with the Yemeni army in Abyan governorate, Sky News quoted Yemeni sources as saying on Thursday. Yemeni forces, supported by Emirati forces, controlled the area, the ....
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Saudi capital chosen to be Arab media capital for 2018/2019
Date: 2018-05-09 15:13:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7392213
The Council of Arab Ministers of Information decided on Wednesday to choose Saudi capital Riyadh to be the capital of Arab media for 2018/2019. At the end of its 49th session at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo under Algeria, the council ....
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Palestinian official urges Arab support for Abbas's peace vision
Date: 2018-05-09 14:08:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7392064
Palestinian acting information minister Fayez Abu Eita called on Arab information ministers to support President Mahmoud Abbas’s peace vision based on the international law and legitimacy, the Arab peace initiative as well as on ending the Israeli ....
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Abul Gheit calls for revising int'l nuclear deal with Iran
Date: 2018-05-09 13:33:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7391980
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed the necessity of revising the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal. The plan of action is an international agreement on the nuclear program of ....
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AL chief: Arabs need media that conveys reality
Date: 2018-05-09 11:37:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7391717
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday urged the Arab media to show the moderate face of the Arab civilization and to steer away from sectarianism. In his speech at the inaugural session of the 49th meeting of the Arab ....
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Palestinian president condoles with Sisi over Khaled Mohieddin's death
Date: 2018-05-08 11:09:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7389593
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the death of Khaled Mohieddin, who was the last surviving member of the July 23 Revolution Command Council. WAFA news agency quoted ....
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Erekat calls for boycotting ceremony marking opening of US embassy in Quds
Date: 2018-05-07 08:33:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7387256
Secretary of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat has urged diplomatic missions, NGOs and religious authorities to boycott a ceremony marking the inauguration of the US embassy in Al Quds. Participation will give legitimacy to ....
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Tunisia holds 1st local polls since 2011 revolution
Date: 2018-05-06 17:39:59 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7386819
The first local elections in Tunisia since the 2011 revolution kicked off on Sunday. Around 5.5 million citizens are eligible to vote in the polls, which are supervised by an independent electoral commission. Representatives in 350 municipalities ....
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Iraqi airstrike against Daesh in Syria
Date: 2018-05-06 16:28:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7386735
The Iraqi air force launched an airstrike against Daesh terrorists in Syria, the premier's office said in a statement on Sunday. The air raid was carried out under orders of Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Haider ....
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Lebanese voters head to the polls in first parliamentary elections in nine years
Date: 2018-05-06 13:44:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7386354
Lebanese voters started flocking on polling stations Sunday morning to choose their new parliament after nine years of prolonged political gridlock and three vote postponements. More than 3.6 million people are eligible to vote in the one-day ....
