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69 Daesh elements killed in Anbar, Baghdad
Date: 2016-02-20 11:19:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4352129
The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that 69 Daesh terrorists were killed and booby-trapped houses along with weapons and explosives were found in Anbar and Baghdad. This comes as part of operations conducted by the army forces. The ....
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AL: Mauritania to preside over upcoming Arab summit after Morocco's decision not to host meeting
Date: 2016-02-20 07:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4350297
Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed bin Heli said Mauritania will chair the upcoming Arab summit after Morocco decided not to host the get-together planned to be held in April. In statements of Friday, bin Heli added that according ....
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Lebanon PM: Halt of Saudi aid package to army 'sovereign decision'
Date: 2016-02-20 07:38:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4350253
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam said on Friday that a Saudi decision to halt deals worth billions of dollars to aid Lebanese security forces is a sovereign interest. In a statement to comment on the Saudi decision, Salam deeply regretted ....
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Saudi-led coalition jets shell Houthi sites in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-20 07:29:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4350225
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed early Saturday targets of Houthi and Saleh militias in Sanaa. The warplanes targeted Jabal Al Nahdain Camp and al-Sabeen neighborhood near the presidential palace, according to eyewitnesses, the sounds of ....
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Gunmen attack port of container ships in Yemen
Date: 2016-02-20 07:24:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4350205
Unidentified gunmen attacked early on Saturday the port of container ships in Al-Mansoura district in Aden. Security forces repelled the attack and the gunmen ran away after they fired RPG shells at the western gate of the port, "Here is Aden" ....
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Kuwaiti Emir receives invitation from Indonesian president to attend OIC Summit
Date: 2016-02-17 09:22:38 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4331505
Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Sabah on Wednesday received a message from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to attend the Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference on the Cause of Jerusalem, due to be held in Jakarta next ....
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PLO member: No Moroccan initiative to resume peace talks, Egypt is our window to world
Date: 2016-02-17 09:21:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4331489
Ahmed Mejdalani, member of the executive committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), denied reports on an official Moroccan initiative to resume peace talks with Israel. Interviewed by MENA, Majdalani described as "untrue" ....
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AL chief receives Moroccan FM
Date: 2016-02-16 13:24:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4326685
Secretary General of the Arab League Nabil el Araby received here Tuesday visiting Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salaheddine Mezouar. During the meeting, which was held at the headquarter of the Arab League, they discussed ....
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Abbas welcomes Japanese efforts to find political solution
Date: 2016-02-16 11:34:57 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4325609
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed Japanese efforts to find a political solution to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine on the borders of 1967 according to a specific timetable. During a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio ....
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UNICEF 'appalled' by reported attacks on Syria medical facilities
Date: 2016-02-16 08:16:59 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4323557
UNICEF said on Monday it was appalled by reports of attacks against four medical facilities in Syria. Two of the attacked facilities were supported by UNICEF, said the UN body in a press release. One is a child and maternal hospital where ....