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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 ....
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Yemen's cholera epidemic hits 600,000, confounding expectations
Date: 2017-09-05 13:30:24 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6976023
Yemen's cholera outbreak has infected 612,703 people and killed 2,048 since it began in April, and some districts are still reporting sharp rises in new cases, data from the World Health Organization and Yemen's health ministry showed on ....
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Arab League takes part in AU high-level committee meeting on Libya
Date: 2017-09-04 15:26:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6974850
The Arab League will take part in the meeting of the African Union's high-level committee on the Libyan crisis, to convene in Congo Brazzaville on Saturday, said Arab League Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki on Monday . Arab League chief ....
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UAE condemns North Korea's sixth nuclear test
Date: 2017-09-04 13:40:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6974700
The United Arab Emirates has condemned North Korea's sixth nuclear test, deeming it a clear violation of the will and decisions of the international community, WAM News Agency reported. The UAE confirmed that these recurrent nuclear tests pose ....
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SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa
Date: 2017-09-04 13:33:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6974682
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. With the ....
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SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa
Date: 2017-09-04 13:29:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6974684
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . With the ....
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BRICS leaders urge reaching permanent settlement to Syrian crisis
Date: 2017-09-04 13:27:39 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6974671
The BRICS leaders called for reaching a permanent settlement to the Syrian crisis, stressing that a comprehensive political process is the only solution for this crisis in order to allow the Syrians to preserve the sovereignty and independence of ....
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France renews support for political solution to Libyan crisis - FM
Date: 2017-09-04 13:26:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6974711
French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian renewed on Monday his country's support of finding a political solution to the Libyan crisis through holding dialogue with different political partners in the unrest-hit North African nation. At a press ....