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Abbas meets Japan emperor over Mideast developments
Date: 2016-02-15 09:48:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4317081
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas discussed on Monday with Emperor Akihito of Japan the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, especially on the Palestinian arena. Talks were held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, the Palestinian ....
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Date of Saudi king’s Russia visit not set - source
Date: 2016-02-15 07:12:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4315985
The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied news reports about setting a date for a visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Russia. The visit’s date has not been set yet, a source at the ministry has said. ....
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2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem
Date: 2016-02-15 07:04:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4315937
Two Palestinian young men were killed by Israeli forces in East Jerusalem on Sunday, Palestinian sources said. Israeli authorities claimed that the pair were about to carry out a shooting attack, the sources said Monday. Large number of ....
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Saudi FM: We accepted Swiss offer on handling Saudi affairs in Iran
Date: 2016-02-14 12:10:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4311689
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said on Sunday Switzerland will manage his country's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom. "Switzerland offered to ... handle the (consular) interests of Saudi ....
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Iraq forces kill 27 Daesh militants In Anbar
Date: 2016-02-14 11:05:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4311029
Iraqi forces, backed by Popular Mobilization Forces, killed on Sunday 27 Daesh militants in Anbar, an Iraqi security source said. According to the Iraqi News Agency Information, the joint operation that was led by Brigade 24 targeted Daesh ....
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Israel demolishes 31 structures in southern Hebron - OCHA
Date: 2016-02-14 08:51:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4309901
A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) showed that Israeli authorities destroyed or dismantled and confiscated 31 structures in two herding communities in southern Hebron (Jinba and Halaweh), displacing 139 ....
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US-coalition jets hit 3 Daesh's targets in Ramadi
Date: 2016-02-13 12:16:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4305977
The US-led coalition fighter jets have launched airstrikes against three vital sites to the terrorist Daesh group northern the Anbar governorate's city of Ramadi, a military source said on Saturday. At least 16 militants were killed during the ....
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OIC rejects associating terrorism with religion
Date: 2016-02-13 12:06:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4305925
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) underlined that terrorism contradicts with the goal of living in a peaceful world, adding that all the world countries are threatened with the danger of extremism. The organization voiced its support ....
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Yemeni army, resistance continue advance in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-13 08:14:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4304201
In a strategic progress on the ground in Yemen, the resistance and the Yemeni army took control over Madareg Barran, which is considered one of the most important sites controlled by Houthi militants and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali ....
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Saudi-led Coalition jets shell Houthi sites in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-13 08:01:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4304125
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed late Friday 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 strong ....