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  • Arab coalition launches raids on Houthi sites in Taiz

    Arab coalition launches raids on Houthi sites in Taiz

    Date: 2017-06-14 09:39:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6854205

    Arab coalition jets have launched raids on sites of Houthi and Saleh militias in Yemen's Taiz. The raids targeted a camp and a rebel tank in western Taiz, according to Sky News. Meanwhile, clashes took place in eastern Taiz between Yemeni ....

  • Arab League chief welcomes Kuwait's mediation to solve Gulf crisis

    Arab League chief welcomes Kuwait's mediation to solve Gulf crisis

    Date: 2017-06-13 07:16:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6852434

    Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit said on Monday he supports Kuwait’s mediation to solve the current Gulf crisis that saw four Arab countries sever their relations with Qatar. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain last week cut off their ....

  • Libyan army dissolves Abubaker Sadiq brigade after Gaddafi release

    Libyan army dissolves Abubaker Sadiq brigade after Gaddafi release

    Date: 2017-06-12 08:48:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6850873

    The Libyan army Western Military Region Commander Idris Madi issued an order to dissolve Abubaker Sadiq brigade and distribute its elements after it released Saif al Islam Gaddafi who was held by the militant group since the 2011 revolt against his ....

  • Qatar crisis not on Arab League meeting agenda Monday -- spokesman

    Qatar crisis not on Arab League meeting agenda Monday -- spokesman

    Date: 2017-06-12 08:41:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6850851

    An extraordinary meeting of the Arab League at the level of permanent delegates slated for Monday will not discuss a recent decision by four Arab countries to cut off their relations with Qatar, said a spokesman of the pan-Arab body on ....

  • US State Department approves $750 million Saudi training program sale: Pentagon

    US State Department approves $750 million Saudi training program sale: Pentagon

    Date: 2017-06-06 07:51:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6843018

    The US State Department has approved the potential sale of $750 million worth of military training and support to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Monday. The sale is for continued "blanket order training program" for the Royal ....

  • PTA suspends passengers, cargo transportation to, from Qatar

    PTA suspends passengers, cargo transportation to, from Qatar

    Date: 2017-06-06 07:28:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6842993

    The Saudi Public Transport Authority, PTA, has confirmed putting into effect a decision on suspending passengers and goods movement from and to Qatar. The PTA called on all transporters to immediately suspend the movement of passengers and goods ....

  • 2 Algerian soldiers killed in mine blast

    2 Algerian soldiers killed in mine blast

    Date: 2017-06-03 06:17:56 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6838763

    At least two soldiers were killed in a mine explosion in the eastern Algerian state of Tébessa overnight Saturday. Local reports said that the mine had been planted by terrorists and that troops were combing the area to track them down. ....

  • Daesh 'mufti', 4 others killed in Iraqi airstrike - source

    Daesh 'mufti', 4 others killed in Iraqi airstrike - source

    Date: 2017-05-27 08:02:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6829775

    A mufti of Daesh terrorist group was killed along with his four companions in the district of Ba'aj in the west of Iraq's Nineveh province on Saturday, Al Arabiya News Channel quoted a security source as saying. The five were killed in an ....

  • King of Jordan, French President discuss cooperation over phone

    King of Jordan, French President discuss cooperation over phone

    Date: 2017-05-25 08:21:41 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6826915

    King Abdullah II of Jordan held a phone conversation on Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss ties and latest developments in the region. In a statement, the Royal Hashemite Court said King Abdullah congratulated Macron on ....

  • Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike continues for 39th day

    Palestinian prisoners' hunger strike continues for 39th day

    Date: 2017-05-25 08:15:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6826901

    The hunger strike of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails entered the 39th running day on Thursday. Led by the high-profile Fatah prisoner and leader Marwan Barghouti, prisoners are protesting against their captivity conditions along with ....

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