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Houthi militants intensify deployment in Saleh's birthplace
Date: 2017-09-08 09:32:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6980332
Houthi militants on Friday have been deployed intensively in Sanahan, the birthplace of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, Sky News Arabia channel reported, quoting Yemeni sources as saying. At least two people have been killed lately in ....
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Saudi King calls Trump to discuss ties
Date: 2017-09-07 09:03:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6978566
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a telephone contact with US President Donald Trump, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and developments in the region and the world. They also ....
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Lebanese PM will visit Russia on Monday
Date: 2017-09-06 16:46:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:6978060
Lebanese Prime minister Saad Al Hariri will start an official visit on Monday to Russia, Sputnik news agency quoted sources as saying Wednesday. During his visit, Hariri will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister ....
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Jordan, US to discuss military cooperation
Date: 2017-09-06 16:41:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6978095
King of Jordan Abdullah II met with U.S. Central Command Commander Joseph L. Votel and discussed with him military ties between Jordan and the United States, Petra news agency reported Wednesday. Votel also met with Chairman of the Joint ....
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OIC condemns worsening human rights situation in Myanmar
Date: 2017-09-06 14:58:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6977913
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (OIC-IPHRC) called upon the Myanmar government to take immediate and effective steps to halt the ongoing cycle of violence as well as to ensure provision of ....
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DNA results confirm slain soldiers' identity - army
Date: 2017-09-06 10:31:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6977294
Results of DNA tests confirmed that all bodies found in the former Daesh enclave were of the Lebanese soldiers who went missing three years ago, said Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Wednesday. The Lebanese servicemen were captured by Daesh ....
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Spain, Morocco break up ‘jihadist cell’ preparing attacks
Date: 2017-09-06 09:56:11 GMT - Spain - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6977211
Spanish and Moroccan authorities have arrested six jihadists who were preparing “large-scale attacks,” Spain’s interior ministry said Wednesday as quoted by the ABC news. Spanish police and security authorities in Morocco “have dismantled a ....
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AL chief slams escalating violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
Date: 2017-09-06 09:17:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6977044
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit vehemently condemned escalating violence against the minority Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. In a press release on Wednesday, Abul Gheit called on the authorities in Myanmar to shoulder responsibility ....
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Key Houthi commander killed in Sirwah raid
Date: 2017-09-06 08:35:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6976985
A key Houthi commander was killed in an airstrike over Sirwah city in Ma'rib governorate, Yemeni security sources said on Wednesday. Medical sources said Ismail Mohamed Ali al Sha'bani - aka Abu Jihad - succumbed to the wounds he sustained on ....
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Jerusalem Post: War unlikely to be launched with Hezbollah
Date: 2017-09-05 16:05:46 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6976328
As Israel's army began their largest drill in 20 years simulating a war with Hezbollah, it is unlikely that Israeli soldiers will see a real conflict with it in the near future, Jerusalem Post said in a report on Tuesday. According to an army ....