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Baghdad denies targeting of Iraqi troops by int'l coalition
Date: 2017-06-29 09:49:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6872927
No Iraqi troops came under attack by the US-led international coalition warplanes in Mosul, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said. In a statement on Thursday, the command said such baseless reports aim at undermining Iraqi troops' efforts in ....
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UAE intercepts ballistic missile in Yemen
Date: 2017-06-29 09:47:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6872924
The UAE defense system has intercepted a ballistic missile over the Yemeni governorate of Ma'rib, a Yemeni source said on Thursday. The UAE is part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, the Arab coalition ....
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Israel attacks Syria after mortar attack
Date: 2017-06-29 09:45:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6872920
Israeli army said it attacked a Syrian position Wednesday evening after a mortar shell landed inside the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Ha'aretz newspaper reported. The Israeli military said the Syrian shell hit an open area in the northern ....
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LNA spokesman uncovers Qatari document calling for sending Arab Maghreb fighters to Syria
Date: 2017-06-22 07:29:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6865270
Libyan National Army (LNA) spokesman Colonel Ahmed Al Mismari uncovered a Qatari document calling for sending fighters from Arab Maghrab states to Syria, according to the Arabic-speaking Sky News channel. During a press conference, Mismari blew ....
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Macron rolls back on ‘Assad must go’ position
Date: 2017-06-22 06:44:54 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6865215
French President Emmanuel Macron said in remarks published on Wednesday that he saw no legitimate successor to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and that France no longer considered his departure a pre-condition to resolving the six-year ....
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Saudi crown prince relieved, deputy crown prince picked his successor
Date: 2017-06-21 09:07:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6863803
King Salman bin Abdel Aziz issued a royal decree on Wednesday relieving crown prince Mohamed bin Nayef from the posts of crown prince, deputy prime minister and minister of interior. According to the decree, Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdel Aziz has ....
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Israel rescinds entry permits handed to Palestinians after Al-Quds attack
Date: 2017-06-17 08:54:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6858111
Israel has revoked permits allowing Palestinians to visit Israel on occasion of the holy month of Ramadan after a deadly attack in Al-Quds city on Friday, a senior official told Haaretz. Muslim worshippers' access to the Temple Mount for Friday ....
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Libyan announces suspending oil exports to companies dealing with Qatar
Date: 2017-06-15 08:44:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6855649
Interim Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al Thinni announced suspending oil exportation to companies dealing with Qatar over its support for terrorism. Al Thinni said he sent a message the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli ....
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Bahraini amb. deeply concerned about Qatar's links with Manchester bombing
Date: 2017-06-15 08:43:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6855648
Bahraini Ambassador in London Fawaz bin Mohamed al Khalifa said he is concerned about Qatar links with terrorist groups in Libya and the suicide bomber responsible for the Manchester attack that left 22 persons dead. In statements on Thursday, ....
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Pentagon: US agrees to sell F-15 jets to Qatar
Date: 2017-06-15 08:33:41 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6855633
The United States agreed to sell F-15 fighter jets to Qatar, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported Thursday. The sale "will give Qatar a state of the art capability and increase security cooperation and interoperability between the United States and ....