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Limited Israeli incursion into southern Gaza Strip
Date: 2016-05-02 08:54:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4829873
Israeli forces launched Monday a limited incursion into the Gaza Strip in an area east of Rafah city. Four Israeli bulldozers pushed deep into agriculture lands in the border area. Meanwhile, Israeli forces opened fire at Palestinian fishermen ....
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Extremist settlers storm Joseph's Tomb in Nablus
Date: 2016-05-02 08:34:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4829797
A number of extremist Jewish settlers stormed the area of Prophet Joseph's Tomb east of the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday. They were protected by Israeli occupation forces, according to Palestinian security sources. ....
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Aden airport to be reopened within days -- minister
Date: 2016-05-02 07:51:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4829577
Aden airport will resume its flights in less than a week, Yemeni Transport Minister Murad Al Halemi said on Monday. He revealed a Yemeni-UAE plan to secure the airport. In a statement, Al Halemi said that Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour ....
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Israeli gunboat penetrates Lebanese territorial water
Date: 2016-05-02 07:45:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4829541
An Israeli gunboat penetrated the Lebanese territorial water on Sunday off Ras Naqoura village in southern Lebanon. The gunboat remained in the territorial water for three minutes, according to a statement of the Lebanese army command. Another ....
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OIC calls for self-restraint in Iraq
Date: 2016-05-01 11:01:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4825897
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged all political currents in Iraq to exercise self-restraint, renounce violence and work on solving disputes through peaceful means. The OIC urged the political factions in Iraq to support the ....
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Yemeni FM condemns seizure of camp in Omran province by Houthi militias
Date: 2016-05-01 07:43:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4824669
Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Abdulmalik al Mekhlafi has condemned the seizure of a camp in Omran province in northern Yemen by Houthi militias and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mekhlafi, who is ....
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Military source denies firing rockets by Houthi militants at Al Anad base
Date: 2016-05-01 07:41:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4824645
A military source at Yemen's Al Anad Air Base refuted on Sunday as baseless the news of firing rockets by Houthi militants at the military base in Lahij governorate. In press statements to Aden Alghad newspaper, Spokesman for Al Anad Air Base ....
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SOHR: 224 civilians killed in Aleppo in 8 days
Date: 2016-04-30 10:36:34 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4819553
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday the number of civilians who were killed raised to 224 in the escalated bombing on the city of Aleppo for the 8th day in-a-row, and in the successive massacres carried out ....
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Yemeni govt keen on working with UN for sustainable peace -- Hadi
Date: 2016-04-30 09:32:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4819081
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi underscored his government's keenness on continuing work with UN special envoy to the conflict-torn country with a view to attaining sustainable peace, in line with UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2216 ....
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Arabi mourns death of AL mission head in Moscow
Date: 2016-04-27 10:22:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4801433
Arab League Secretary General Nabil Arabi mourned the death of the head of the AL mission in Moscow Jalal Machta on Tuesday. In a statement on Wednesday, Arabi said he highly appreciates the efforts exerted by Machta and his wise policy in ....