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Iran halts flights to Iraqi Kurdistan
Date: 2017-09-24 15:23:41 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7007007
Iran has halted flights to airports in Iraqi Kurdistan at the request of the central government in Baghdad, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Sunday, a day before a Kurdish independence referendum . The agency quoted Keyvan Khosravi, ....
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53 Daesh militants killed in airstrikes on Iraq’s Hawija, Anbar
Date: 2017-09-24 14:53:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7006958
As many as 53 Daesh militants were killed in 53 airstrikes launched by the US-led coalition aircraft in different parts of Iraq, the Iraqi War Media Cell reported . About 46 sorties were carried out in Hawija district of Kirkuk province, killing ....
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US forces assist Syrian opposition force in crossing Daesh positions
Date: 2017-09-24 13:32:00 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7006748
Units of the US special forces provide smooth movement of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) units across positions of Daesh (Daesh, outlawed in Russia), the Russian Defense Ministry wrote on Facebook on Sunday . "Without any resistance from the ....
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UAE launches Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity
Date: 2017-09-24 12:52:11 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7006713
Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity at an interactive session on Innovation and Technology during the United Nations General Assembly in New ....
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Explosion heard in Kabul city
Date: 2017-09-24 08:51:31 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7006117
An explosion was heard in Kabul city few minutes earlier on Sunday, Afghan Khaama Press news agency reported. The incident has reportedly taken place in the vicinity of the fifth police district of the city. There are no reports regarding the ....
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Saudi amb to Kuwait: Kingdom to continue efforts of combating ideology nourishing terrorism
Date: 2017-09-23 15:07:34 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7005320
Saudi Ambassador in Kuwait Abdul Aziz al Fayez stressed that his country is one of the most countries threatened by terrorism, adding that many terrorist operations were foiled thanks to the efficiency of the Saudi security bodies . During a ....
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Yemeni FM, ICG head discuss latest developments in Yemen
Date: 2017-09-23 15:07:25 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7005337
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdulmalik Al-Mekhlafi discussed with President of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Jean-Marie Guéhenno the latest developments in Yemen . Held on sidelines of the UNSC General Assembly in New York, the talks touched ....
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Bahraini, Jordanian FMs probe latest regional, int'l developments
Date: 2017-09-23 15:07:11 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7005387
Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa met with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi on the sidelines of the 72nd session meetings of the UN General Assembly . The two sides took up the strong ties between the two countries in ....
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Iraq,Turkey discuss Kurdistan independence referendum
Date: 2017-09-23 13:25:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7005257
Iraqi Chief of Staff Othman al-Ghanimi and his Turkish counterpart Khulusi Akar discussed in Turkey's capital Ankara the Kurdistan independence referendum that is set to be held on Monday . They also tackled measures aiming at protecting the ....
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Syrian army liberates two new villages in Deir Ezzor
Date: 2017-09-23 10:23:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7004765
The Syrian national army liberated on Saturday new villages in Deir Ezzor from ISIS terrorist group, Syrian sources said Military operations resulted in killing a number of ISIS fighters and destroying their vehicles and supplies while the army ....