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Israeli forces arrest 18 Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem
Date: 2017-12-25 13:34:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7158459
At least 18 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli forces last night during raids in the West Bank, mainly in Nablus area, and in occupied East Jerusalem, according to local sources. Israeli army troops reportedly arrested ten Palestinians from ....
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Israeli court refuses to free Ahd Tamimi
Date: 2017-12-25 10:02:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7157780
An Israeli military court on Sunday refused an appeal to free Ahd al-Tamimi. Ahd, a 17-year-old Palestinian girl from the West Bank town of Nabi Saleh, was arrested on December 19 for humiliating the soldiers and officers of the Israeli ....
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Yemeni president reshuffles government; appoints five new ministers
Date: 2017-12-25 09:52:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7157819
In a government reshuffle, Yemeni President Abderabu Mansour Hadi appointed five new ministers headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid, dismissing a number of conservative members, Al Arabiya news channel reported Sunday night. The presidential ....
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Saudi foreign minister receives his Moroccan counterpart
Date: 2017-12-24 16:09:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7157154
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed al Jubeir received Sunday Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita in Riyadh, the Saudi news agency reported. They discussed distinguished bilateral ....
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Jewish settlers storm al Aqsa mosque
Date: 2017-12-24 12:19:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7156796
A group of extremist Jewish settlers stormed earlier Sunday al Aqsa mosque compound through al Magharba gate, under the protection of the occupation forces. Over 60 settlers broke into the holy site and took provocative tours, sources ....
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Trump administration scrambles to contain int'l rejection of Jerusalem decision
Date: 2017-12-24 12:11:14 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7156779
The Trump administration has scrambled to contain the remarkably broad international rejection of its new policy toward Jerusalem, including from important allies — using threats, assurances and a cold shoulder to try to limit the diplomatic damage, ....
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Kuwaiti emir receives Saudi royal court adviser
Date: 2017-12-24 11:59:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7156640
Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah of Kuwait received on Sunday adviser at the Saudi Royal Court Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. Acting Minister of Amiri Diwan affairs Sheikh Mohamed Abdullah Mubarak al Sabah ....
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Yemeni official urges forming resistance force in Sanaa against Houthis
Date: 2017-12-24 08:54:24 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7156208
The undersecretary of the Youth and Sports Ministry, Noura al Jarwa, called for forming a resistance force in Sanaa against Houthis. She said the Houthi militias liquidated more than 2,000 figures of the General Congress Party (GCP) and ....
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Yemeni forces control number of strategic mountains in Nahm area
Date: 2017-12-24 08:22:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7156146
The Yemeni forces were able to seize a number of strategic mountains in Nahm area in eastern Sanaa on the way to control the capital, Yemeni field sources said on Sunday. In statements, the sources said the Yemeni forces controlled some mountains ....
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Egypt participates in meetings of Arab housing ministers
Date: 2017-12-23 19:09:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7155831
Egypt took part in the 34th session of the council of Arab housing ministers in Morocco. First Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development Nafisa Hashim chaired the Egyptian delegation to the meetings. She hailed ....