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UNSC says opposes Kurd independence vote
Date: 2017-09-22 08:59:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7003376
The UN Security Council warned that a referendum on independence by Iraq's Kurdistan region was potentially destabilizing, adding its weight to international opposition to the vote. In a unanimous statement, the 15-member council said the ....
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AL chief welcomes 'action plan' introduced by UN envoy for Libya
Date: 2017-09-21 13:57:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7002277
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underscored the importance of pooling up the international community’s efforts to hammer out an appropriate peaceful settlement for the Libyan crisis, AL spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said in a Thursday ....
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Moscow warns US of shelling of SDF areas
Date: 2017-09-21 09:03:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7001936
Moscow has firmly notified the US that any attempt to shell areas where Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are present will be repulsed. Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russian special operations forces and Syrian troops are ....
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Abadi: First stage of Hawija liberation operation launched
Date: 2017-09-21 08:25:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7001889
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi announced on Thursday the launch of the first stage of the Hawija liberation operation. In a statement aired by Alsumaria news channel, Abadi said Iraq began an offensive to retake Hawija, one of two remaining ....
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SANA: Syrian army opens humanitarian corridors in Deir Ezzor
Date: 2017-09-20 12:41:13 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7000783
Syrian army has opened on Wednesday humanitarian corridors for civilians in Deir Ezzor, SANA news agency reported. The authorities took all measures and arrangements to secure residences for the citizens who leave the areas in which Daesh ....
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9 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli troops in al Quds
Date: 2017-09-20 11:20:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7000575
Nine Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire in clashes that are still going on in Abu Dis town, southeastern al Quds. Many other Palestinians suffered suffocation after Israeli troops fired tear gas, spokesman for the popular resistance ....
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Israeli forces arrest 16 Palestinians in WB
Date: 2017-09-19 14:28:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6999205
Israeli forces arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday 16 Palestinians in the West Bank. In a statement released by the Palestinian Prisoners Club, the Palestinian Prisoners Club said Israeli troops seized four Palestinians in Hebron, two in ....
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Syrian opposition leader praises Egypt's efforts to resolve Syrian crisis
Date: 2017-09-19 14:06:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6999149
Syria's Tomorrow "al Ghad al Soury" Current Head Ahmad al Jarba on Tuesday hailed efforts exerted by Egypt to support Syrian people and find a solution to the Syrian crisis. Jabra, former head of the opposition National Coalition for Syrian ....
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Tunisia: Takfiri element held on charges of joining terrorist organization
Date: 2017-09-19 13:30:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6999083
The Tunisian security bodies arrested a Takfiri element in Sousse city over charges of joining a terrorist organization, the Tunisian interior ministry said in a Tuesday statement. The person detained has confessed to adopting Takfiri ideology as ....
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Abbas, Abul Gheit confer on steps taken to end Palestinian division
Date: 2017-09-19 12:01:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6998789
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas conferred with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on the latest developments of the Palestinian issue topped by the current steps taken to end the Palestinian division, Spokesman of the Arab League ....