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Top Daesh militant arrested in Anbar

Date: 2018-03-28 12:00:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7320466

A top Daesh militant known as "Emir of Desert" was arrested by Iraqi forces, Sky news reported. The man, identified as Saab Abdullah Eissawi, was nabbed with his aide by a special unit of Iraq's Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) in coordination ....

Palestinian Awqaf min. urges flocking to Aqsa

Date: 2018-03-28 11:27:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7320359

Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Sheikh Yousef Adeis called on Palestinians as well as people from Arab and Islamic states to flock to Aqsa Mosque despite mounting restrictive and nagging Israeli measures. In a statement on ....

Habbash urges Arab, Islamic overtures to save Quds

Date: 2018-03-28 11:27:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7320281

Chief Justice of Palestine, Dr. Mahmoud al Habbash called for launching Palestinian, Arab and Islamic initiatives to save al Quds in view of the war waged by Israel against the holy city. In statements to Palestine Radio on Wednesday, Habbash ....

International Government Communication Forum kicks off in Sharjah

Date: 2018-03-28 11:26:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7320238

Sharjah Ruler Sheikh Sultan al Qasimi inaugurated on Wednesday the 7th International Government Communication Forum with the participation of 16 states. The two-day event is held under the theme of "Digital Millennium Where To?" Under the ....

Israeli forces detain 20 Palestinians from West Bank, Al Quds

Date: 2018-03-28 11:26:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7320208

Israeli forces detained on Wednesday 20 Palestinians from across the West Bank during predawn raids, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS). It said in a statement that Israeli troops detained five Palestinians from Tulkarm, three ....

Jordanian king meets with Jerusalem church leaders

Date: 2018-03-27 19:33:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7319486

Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday reaffirmed Jordan's constant support for the churches of Jerusalem and protecting the Christian community in the Holy Land, Petra news agency reported. Welcoming a delegation of heads and representatives of ....

Investigations to include all aspects connected to Syria crimes

Date: 2018-03-27 16:29:13 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7319172

Head of the International Impartial Independent Mechanism Investigating Serious Crimes in Syria, Catherine Marchi-Uhel said that ten countries have requested to cooperate and exchange information on crimes in Syria, asserting that the mechanism is ....

Israeli forces detain 19 Palestinians

Date: 2018-03-27 07:21:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7317752

Israeli forces detained on Tuesday 19 Palestinians across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, local sources said. Israeli forces detained six Palestinians, including an old man, in Qalandiya camp. Israeli forces arrested four Palestinians in ....

French FM: Macron to visit Israel, Israel in autumn

Date: 2018-03-27 07:08:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7317720

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Israel and Palestine in the next autumn, said French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Speaking following a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Drian warned of threats that face the ....

Saudi Arabia urges UNSC to hold Iran accountable for Houthi missile supplies

Date: 2018-03-27 06:52:44 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7317689

Saudi Arabia has pressed for international action to hold Iran accountable for supplying Houthi militias with ballistic missiles, after seven were fired toward the kingdom late Sunday. The Saudi envoy to the United Nations, Abdullah al Mallami, ....