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Israeli soldier injured in stabbing attack
Date: 2017-08-12 10:35:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6941178
An Israeli soldier was injured as a Palestinian girl stabbed him near Bab Al Amoud - one of Al Aqsa Mosque gates - in occupied East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses told MENA that the soldier was slightly injured and Israeli forces arrested the girl. ....
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Jordanian FM arrives in Iraq
Date: 2017-08-10 10:39:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6938411
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi arrived in Baghdad on Thursday on a visit to Iraq . During his visit to Iraq, Al Safadi will meet with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari and a number of Iraqi officials. They will discuss ....
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Yemeni army foils attempt by Houthi militias to re-take Khaled Bin al Walid camp
Date: 2017-08-10 10:38:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6938407
The Yemeni army foiled an attempt by militias of Houthis and supporters of ousted president Ali Abdallah Saleh to attack Khalid Bin Al Walid military camp, east of the Yemeni city of Mocha, a Yemeni military source said on Thursday. The source ....
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GACA denies allowing Qatari airlines to access western Saudi airspace
Date: 2017-08-09 08:17:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6936544
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) denied allowing Qatari airlines to access the kingdom from the west. In a statement on Wednesday, GACA confirmed that Qatari airliners are banned from accessing the Saudi airspace. The ....
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Hamas balks at Israeli raids on Gaza Strip as "major escalation"
Date: 2017-08-09 07:40:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6936507
Hamas balked at Tuesday's Israeli shelling of Hamas resistance posts, considering this as a major escalation. Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said Israel should bear the consequences of the attack. A number of Palestinians were injured in ....
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Syrian HNC to meet in Riyadh this month
Date: 2017-08-08 07:44:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6934963
Head of the delegation of the Syrian opposition’s High Negotiations Committee (HNC) Nasr Al Hariri said on Monday the committee will meet in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in mid-August in order to prepare for the next round of Geneva peace ....
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Arab League chief meets Tajik ambassador
Date: 2017-08-07 11:23:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6933910
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Monday with Tajik Ambassador to Egypt Khesro Nazeri for talks on the second session of the economic and cooperation forum of Arab Countries with Central Asian States and Azerbaijan, to be hosted ....
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Jordanian king arrives in Ramallah
Date: 2017-08-07 11:17:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6933894
King Abdullah II of Jordan arrived at the Palestinian presidential headquarters here on Monday on his first visit to the West Bank in five years. His last visit to the West Bank was in 2012. Speaking to MENA, Fatah spokesman Osama Qawasmeh ....
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Israeli army begins military training near Lebanese borders
Date: 2017-08-07 11:10:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6933877
The Israeli army began on Monday military training in the Galilee Panhandle (Finger of Galilee) region adjacent to the Lebanese borders, according to Jewish websites. The websites mentioned that the area will witness intensified movement of ....
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Mauritanians vote on controversial constitutional changes
Date: 2017-08-05 11:32:50 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6931219
Mauritanians went to the polls Saturday to vote in the constitutional referendum changes in the country. A high voting turnout was witnessed in the election commissions in the capital, according to MENA correspondent here. About 1.4 million ....