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  • Syrian army controls Rashdia district and storms Hawiqa in Deir Ezzor

    Syrian army controls Rashdia district and storms Hawiqa in Deir Ezzor

    Date: 2017-11-03 08:47:02 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7072333

    Syrian government forces on Friday took control over al Rashdia district and stormed al Hawiqa district in Deir Ezzor, the Syrian television reported. The state television added that the Syrian forces have found large amounts of ammunition and ....

  • Saudi's king meets with Russian energy minister

    Saudi's king meets with Russian energy minister

    Date: 2017-11-02 13:24:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7071319

    King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Thursday met with Russian Minister of Energy and head of the Russian side at Saudi-Russian Joint Committee Alexander Novak Alexander Novak. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and the Committee's ....

  • Replica of one of oldest Quran pages at Sharjah book fair

    Replica of one of oldest Quran pages at Sharjah book fair

    Date: 2017-11-02 11:50:29 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7071032

    A rare chance to see a replica of one of the oldest manuscripts of the Quran — more than 1,350 years old — is drawing visitors to the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF), the Gulf News reported. On display at the UK’s University of Birmingham ....

  • Shaath praises Sisi's role in achieving Palestinian reconciliation

    Shaath praises Sisi's role in achieving Palestinian reconciliation

    Date: 2017-11-01 12:15:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7069400

    Palestinian Presidential Adviser for Foreign Relations Nabil Shaath praised the role played by Egypt and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in achieving the Palestinian reconciliation and handing over Gaza Strip crossings to the Palestinian national ....

  • Suspected Takfiri element arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament

    Suspected Takfiri element arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament

    Date: 2017-11-01 11:52:34 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7069099

    A suspected Takfiri element was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia's interior ministry said. The assailant was known to authorities and said after the attack that he ....

  • Palestinian consensus govt takes over all Gaza crossings

    Palestinian consensus govt takes over all Gaza crossings

    Date: 2017-11-01 11:51:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7068936

    The Palestinian consensus government officially took over all Gaza crossings in implementation of the Egyptian-brokered agreement reached between Fatah and Hamas movements last month. The Egyptian and Palestinian national anthems were played at ....

  • Jordan's king leaves for Kazakhstan

    Jordan's king leaves for Kazakhstan

    Date: 2017-10-31 16:21:17 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7068006

    Jordan's King Abdullah II left here Tuesday heading for Kazakhstan on an official working visit during which he will hold talks with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. A statement issued by the Royal Hashemite Court said that king Abdullah ....

  • Saudi King, Italian PM discuss bilateral relations

    Saudi King, Italian PM discuss bilateral relations

    Date: 2017-10-31 16:18:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7067994

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud tackled bilateral relations with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who visits Saudi Arabia currently, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Tuesday. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways of ....

  • Tunisian FM to visit Japan Wednesday

    Tunisian FM to visit Japan Wednesday

    Date: 2017-10-31 16:18:23 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7067987

    Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui will start an official two-day visit to Japan Wednesday at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Tarō Kōno, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The visit is to promote the ....

  • Israeli occupation arrest 17 Palestinians from al Quds, West Bank

    Israeli occupation arrest 17 Palestinians from al Quds, West Bank

    Date: 2017-10-31 09:39:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7067027

    Israeli forces Tuesday detained at least 17 Palestinians mostly in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said security sources. An undercover Israeli army unit Monday night infiltrated into Qalandia refugee camp, north ....

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