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AL calls for immediate action for Fallujah relief
Date: 2016-03-29 15:19:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4613321
The Arab League (AL) General Secretariat said that it is closely following up the developments of the tragic situation in Iraq, especially in Fallujah and Anbar where residents suffer from shortage of food and medical supplies. The AL has been in ....
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Iraqi parliament gives Abadi government two weeks to introduce reforms
Date: 2016-03-28 10:20:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4602045
Iraq's parliament on Monday gave Prime Minister Haider al Abadi two weeks to present a new cabinet lineup that aimed at fighting graft. Iraqi Parliament Speaker Selim al Jabouri engaged in verbal clashes with members of Al Ahrar parliamentary ....
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12 Algerian soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Date: 2016-03-28 07:18:54 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4600581
Twelve Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash caused by technical failure in the south of the country, the defense ministry said. The Mi-171 helicopter crashed during a reconnaissance mission near Reggane, in the southwestern ....
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Russia: Assad was friend of west
Date: 2016-03-27 13:07:41 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4596885
Russia supports legitimate authority in Syria, not President Bashar Assad personally, Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday. "We are supporting not Assad [himself]. Do not forget: he has not been the best friend of ....
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6.6 million Syrians internally displaced, 4.6 forced to leave country
Date: 2016-03-27 08:46:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4594581
In the absence of a political solution, human rights violations and abuses continue to occur in the context of widespread insecurity and in disregard of international law, international humanitarian law, and human rights law, according to an OCHA ....
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Syrian army regains control of Tadmor after clashes with Daesh
Date: 2016-03-27 07:35:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4594109
The Syrian army units in cooperation with the popular defense groups regained control over Tadmor City in Homs governorate in central Syria, Syrian News Agency reported quoting field sources as saying. The Syrian Armed Forces engaged in fierce ....
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Iraqi PM confers with UN chief, presidents of WB, IDB
Date: 2016-03-26 14:09:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:4591273
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Saturday met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon along with President of the World Bank (WB) Jim Yong Kim and President of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Ahmed Mohamed Ali Al-Madani. The visit aims at ....
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Allawi slams Babel heinous crime
Date: 2016-03-26 13:06:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4590833
Ayad Allawi, the head of the National Coalition, condemned the heinous crime committed by Daesh in the football stadium in Iraq's Babel province. In statements on Saturday, he said terror seeks to harm the Iraqi people's unity, noting that Daesh ....
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Syrian army continues advance in Palmyra
Date: 2016-03-26 12:06:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4590269
Syrian army, backed by popular defense groups, continued military operations to tighten control over Palmyra city where fierce clashes are taking place in various areas causing heavy losses to Daesh terrorists. Field sources said that the army ....
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UN chief wraps up visit to Lebanon
Date: 2016-03-26 09:06:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4588917
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon left here Saturday en route to Baghdad, wrapping up a three-day visit to Lebanon. Besides meeting with Lebanese officials, the secretary general visited refugee camps of Syrians and Palestinians in ....
