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Palestinian gov't calls for swift actions against Israeli violations
Date: 2016-05-23 09:27:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4963025
The Palestinian government has called on the international community to take swift action against mounting Israeli aggression in the occupied city of Al Quds and its sanctuaries. Palestinian government spokesperson Youssef al Mahmoud on Monday ....
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65 persons killed in deadly blasts in areas controlled by Syrian gov't
Date: 2016-05-23 09:24:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4963009
At least 65 people have been killed in multiple blasts in Syrian government coastal strongholds, the BBC reported. Explosions hit the cities of Tartus and Jableh. Several of the blasts were caused by suicide bombers. Syrian media said bus ....
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Sudanese president assistant: Gov't signing on roadmap asserts its keenness on achieving peace
Date: 2016-05-22 11:12:12 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4957013
Sudanese President Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed said Khartoum's government signing of a roadmap agreement floated by High-Level African Mechanism Committee asserted its keenness on achieving peace all over the country. In statements on Sunday, ....
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Israeli bill on executing captives entrenches fascism - official
Date: 2016-05-21 10:09:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4950621
The Israeli rightist government's agreement on appointing Avigdor Lieberman as the defense minister and backing an Israeli bill on executing captives entrench fascism and racism, the head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners' Affairs said on ....
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Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets in al Makha city
Date: 2016-05-21 07:46:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4949873
Arab coalition jets have raided targets of the Houthi group and ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the coastal city of al Makha in southwestern Yemen. The military council in Taiz said Saturday the jets hit missile launchers and ....
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Hamas slams Israeli detention campaign against its leaders
Date: 2016-05-18 11:12:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4931793
Hamas movement condemned Israel's detention campaign in various parts of the West Bank that targeted its key leaders. In press statements on Wednesday, Hamas Spokesman Samy Abu-Zuhri said the detention campaign that targeted Hamas' leaderships ....
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50 killed in Syrian factional clashes - Observatory
Date: 2016-05-18 09:23:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4930665
At least 50 fighters and two civilians were killed Tuesday in clashes between rival anti-regime groups east of Syria’s capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The powerful Jaish al-Islam, or Army of Islam, has been locked in ....
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Hadi's legitimacy undebatable - FM
Date: 2016-05-18 09:19:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4930621
Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel Malek al Mekhlafi said the legitimacy of President Abdrabbu Mansour Hadi is not subject to discussion. The president and the government are recognized by the international community, he said at a press conference at ....
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UN: 7.6 million Yemenis are 'one step' from famine
Date: 2016-05-18 07:25:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4929961
Director of UN humanitarian operations John Ging warned that 7.6 million people in conflict-torn Yemen face severe food shortages and are "one step" from famine, the BBC reported Wednesday. Ging told a news conference that there has been "a ....
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US-led coalition launches 12 airstrikes against Daesh in Syria, Iraq
Date: 2016-05-17 17:00:16 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4928221
The US-led coalition has carried out 12 airstrikes against Daesh terrorists' targets in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday. Attack and remotely piloted aircraft conducted two strikes in Syria, Combined Joint Task Force Operation Inherent Resolve officials ....