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Israel says to transfer military units to Negev
Date: 2017-11-14 07:40:21 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7089652
Israel said on Monday it has plans to relocate military units to the Negev, a challenging project that has been in the works for several years and would see tens of thousands of soldiers relocated. The Defense Ministry presented plans for the ....
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US military not planning to leave Syria until Geneva process success- Mattis
Date: 2017-11-14 07:10:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7089620
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said that a US-led coalition will forge ahead in its fight against Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq until a UN peace process makes further headway. In a press conference held at the US Department of Defense ....
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Quake claims 535 casualties in Iraq
Date: 2017-11-13 14:01:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7088822
The 7.3-magnitude quake that struck near the border between Iran and Iraq left seven people dead and 528 others wounded in Iraqi governorates. Some 321 injury cases were reported in Kurdistan region alone. No deaths were reported in ....
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UAE vice president receives message from Jordanian King
Date: 2017-11-13 12:38:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7088703
Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has received a written message from King Abdullah II of Jordan on brotherly relations between the two countries, said WAM news agency. The message was ....
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Sudanese president heads for Uganda
Date: 2017-11-13 11:19:36 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7088497
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir left for Uganda on Monday on a two-day visit at the invitation of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Bashir was seen off at the airport by Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh and other senior officials. The ....
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Israeli army prepares to demolish hundreds of Palestinian homes in northern Jordan Valley
Date: 2017-11-13 10:47:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7088295
The Israeli army has ordered some 300 Palestinians who have lived for decades in the northern Jordan Valley to remove all their property from the area, Haaretz newspaper reported. This is the first time the army is using an eviction order against ....
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25 gunmen surrender to Assad forces
Date: 2017-11-13 10:38:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7088373
Twenty five gunmen surrendered to Syrian authorities in northern Aleppo, said a representative of Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria on Monday. The gunmen were forced to turn themselves in following a fierce offensive by the pro-Assad forces ....
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8 Afghan policemen killed by Taliban
Date: 2017-11-13 10:38:13 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7088325
An Afghan official said a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers, ABC news reported. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, said the Taliban attacked a police check point near the city of ....
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7 killed, 321 injured in Iraq's earthquake - Interior ministry
Date: 2017-11-13 10:37:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7088433
Iraq's Interior Ministry said seven people in the country's self-ruled northern Kurdish region died and 321 people were injured as a result of the the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Iraq Sunday, ABC news reported. Iraq's Prime Minister Haider ....
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Abul Gheit condemns Bahrain oil pipeline explosion
Date: 2017-11-12 10:50:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7086869
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned Friday's blast of a pipeline of Abu Safa oilfield near Buri in Bahrain. Abul Gheit expressed full solidarity with Bahrain's efforts to maintain its sovereignty, safeguard its people and ....