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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile
Date: 2018-01-16 19:19:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7194892
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday, that its forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias targeting the southern province of Jazan, Al Arabiya reported. The attack comes just days after UN experts said that, Iran ....
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AL chief asserts importance of coordination, cooperation with OIC
Date: 2018-01-16 15:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7194496
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underscored the importance of coordination and cooperation between the Arab body and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to deal with the mutual challenges they face. Abul Gheit made ....
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AL chief receives Kuwaiti Speaker
Date: 2018-01-16 12:58:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7194031
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday received Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament Marzouk el Ghanem to discuss means of promoting ties among Arab parliaments in an effort to upgrade Arab joint action. The two sides also ....
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Israel to ban all humanitarian visits by Hamas members - paper
Date: 2018-01-16 10:32:09 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7193720
The Israeli government told the High Court on Monday that members of the Palestinian movement of Hamas and their first-degree relatives will be banned from making humanitarian visits to Israel, Times of Israel reported Tuesday. It was responding ....
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Military spokesman: 3 Takfiris arrested in central Sinai
Date: 2018-01-16 09:36:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7193533
Third Field Army forces Tuesday arrested three Takfiri elements while monitoring movements of security forces, according to the military spokesman. Colonel Tamer el Refaey said in a statement a bomb targeting forces in central Sinai has been ....
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Jewish settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under Israeli army protection
Date: 2018-01-16 09:29:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7193521
A group of extremist Jewish settlers on Tuesday stormed the precincts of Al Aqsa Mosque from Bab el Maghreba gate under the protection of Israeli occupation forces. The settlers carried out provocative tours at the holy site and performed ....
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3 Houthi leaders killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Saada
Date: 2018-01-16 09:00:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7193443
Three Houthi leaders have been killed in clashes with Yemen's legitimate troops in al Boqaa district of Saada. Saleh Ali Saleh Ghaidaa, Nayef Sadeq Abdullah al Faqih and Mohamed al Sahari were killed in the face-off, military sources were quoted ....
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UN defends work of Palestinian refugee agency
Date: 2018-01-16 08:43:52 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7193402
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the work of the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees "is critical" and if the United States or any other donor cuts its contributions "we will have to find other sources". Dujarric was ....
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Saudi Arabia condemns interception of Qatari fighters to UAE civilian planes
Date: 2018-01-16 08:42:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7193398
An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his country's condemnation of the interception by Qatari fighter planes of two civilian UAE planes bound for Bahrain's capital, Manama, according to a statement by the UAE ....
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UAE says Bahraini radars detected flights intercepted by Qatari fighter jets
Date: 2018-01-16 07:43:21 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7193290
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, said Monday Qatar's military aircraft intercepted two civilian UAE planes carrying a total of 277 passengers while preparing to land in Manama International Airport, the UAE's official news agency ....