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19 Houthis killed in clashes, raids in Taiz, Hudaydah: Yemeni sources

Date: 2017-12-31 09:18:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7167395

Nineteen Houthi militias were killed and 30 others injured in clashes and raids of the Arab coalition in Taiz and southern Hudaydah within the past 24 hours, Yemeni sources said on Sunday. Yemeni local sources said that Houthi militias launched ....

45 Houthis killed in clashes with Yemeni forces

Date: 2017-12-30 09:45:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7166043

Around 45 Houthi militants were killed during fights with Yemeni legitimate forces and airstrikes by Arab coalition warplanes, Yemeni sources said on Saturday. About 20 militants were killed in clashes with the legitimate forces in Al Bayda ....

Iraqi police arrest Daesh suspect in Al Anbar

Date: 2017-12-30 09:44:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7166040

Iraqi police arrested a suspect on Saturday over charges of participating in most terrorist attacks that Daesh terrorist group has conducted in Al Anbar province, according to a source in Al Anbar police. The source told AlSumaria news channel ....

51 Houthis killed in Arab coalition air strikes in Yemen

Date: 2017-12-29 10:57:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7164645

Fifty-one Houthi militants were killed, and dozens others wounded in airstrikes launched by the Arab coalition in Yemen's western coast during the past 24 hours, Yemeni military sources said on Friday. A Houthi field leader was among the killings ....

AP speaker praises stance of UN member states against US Jerusalem decision

Date: 2017-12-28 12:48:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7163360

Speaker of the Arab Parliament (AP) Meshaal al Salami on Thursday extended thanks to all UN member states which rejected a decision taken by US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. Addressing an Arab Parliament ....

Houthi militants fire ballistic missile on Marib

Date: 2017-12-28 07:39:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7162804

Houthi militants have fired a ballistic missile on the positions of the Yemeni forces in Marib governorate, in northeastern the Yemeni capital, while clashes are still going on on several fronts, Sky News reported. Over the past few days, the ....

Syria: Erdogan holds responsibility for shedding Syrian blood

Date: 2017-12-27 17:22:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7162411

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan bears the greatest part of responsibility for shedding the Syrian blood, SANA quoted an official source at the Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry as saying on Wednesday. The recent aggression and the ....

Turkey is one of worst countries in treating reporters

Date: 2017-12-27 13:23:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7161937

Head of the Tunisian Press Syndicate Nagui Baghouri said on Wednesday that Turkey is one of the worst countries in treating reporters. The International Press Federation is designating it as the biggest prison for journalists in the world, he ....

AL chief to visit Libya next year -- AL official

Date: 2017-12-27 13:04:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7161887

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will visit Libya next year, said AL Assistant Secretary General Ambassador Hossam Zaki on Wednesday. In press statements, he added that the AL lends much interest to the situation in ....

Israel targets Palestinian fishing boats in Gaza

Date: 2017-12-27 11:50:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7161688

The Israeli navy targeted Palestinian fishing boats off Gaza shores on Wednesday. Palestinian sources said that Israeli gunboats shot at them but none of the fishermen or their boats were harmed. Also, the sources said that Israeli military ....