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Israeli warplanes raid agricultural lands in Gaza Strip

Date: 2018-01-04 10:17:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7173903

Israeli warplanes dropped on Thursday four rockets on agricultural lands in Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip. The aerial bombardment left no casualties, Palestinian radio stations said. On Wednesday, Israeli media outlets claimed that four ....

Russia denies reports on destruction of 7 aircraft at Syria's Hmeymim airbase

Date: 2018-01-04 10:07:59 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7173803

The Russian Defense Ministry said that reports on seven aircraft destroyed at the Hmeymim airbase in Syria on December 31 are not true, TASS news agency reported. Two military servicemen were killed in the December 31 mortar shelling of the ....

SOHR: 23 persons killed in airstrikes in Eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-01-04 08:53:54 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7173683

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that at least 23 persons were killed in air raids on Eastern Ghouta, Al Arabiya news channel reported Thursday. The observatory said that 18 civilians were killed in Russian raids on the ....

Cypriot president wraps up visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2018-01-04 08:41:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7173667

Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis left Riyadh on Wednesday following an official visit, during which he had talks with King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. Cooperation agreements were also signed during the trip. The Cypriot leader was seen off upon ....

Erekat: Attempts to force Palestinians to accept dictations 'will be in vain'

Date: 2018-01-03 14:03:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7172575

Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s Executive Committee, said that any attempt by the United States and Israel to force the Palestinians to accept dictations "will be in vain". In an interview with ....

SOHR: Eight civilians killed in Syrian troops shelling on Eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-01-03 08:18:46 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7171833

At least eight civilians were killed in a shelling carried out by the Syrian regime troops on Eastern Ghouta, near the Syrian capital Damascus, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Al-Arabiya News TV, quoting SOHR, said ....

GCC security general, Yemeni information min. media cooperation

Date: 2018-01-02 17:11:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7171324

Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani discussed with Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar bin Mutair Al Iryani bilateral media cooperation, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Tuesday. The meeting touched on ....

Palestinian presidency: Knesset resolutions,Trump decision illegal

Date: 2018-01-02 15:03:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7171087

Official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency Nabil Abu Rudeina has described as null and void an Israeli Knesset's bill on Jerusalem and the decision by US president Donald Trump on recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital. In statements ....

Qattan: US religious freedoms report full of falsities

Date: 2018-01-02 15:03:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7171072

Saudi Arabia's Ambassador here and its chief delegate to the Arab League Ahmed bin Qattan said on Tuesday that US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) report for the year 2017 contains several falsities and claims. In a released ....

Palestinian wounded in clashes with Israeli forces

Date: 2018-01-02 15:01:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7171057

A young Palestinian was wounded Tuesday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in east of the city of Khan Yunis, southern the Gaza Strip. Eyewitnesses said the Israeli forces stationed at outposts in east of the town of Khuzaa, eastern Khan ....