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Yemen cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Date: 2015-10-02 14:20:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3455857
Yemen decided Friday to cut its diplomatic ties with Iran. The Yemeni television and Aden TV carried the news without giving more details. ....
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Lavrov: Many countries welcome Putin's initiative for establishing broad anti-terrorist coalition
Date: 2015-10-02 07:51:26 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3453209
Many countries have shown an interest in the broad anti-terrorist coalition proposed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, Sputnik cited Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying Thursday. "I believe that many perceived positively and with ....
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Quartet representatives meet in NY over Palestinian issue
Date: 2015-10-01 08:11:27 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3447161
Representatives of the Quartet — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, United States Secretary of State John Kerry and European Union High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy Federica ....
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U.S. defense secretary: Russia airstrikes targeted non-Daesh areas
Date: 2015-10-01 07:15:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3446865
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Wednesday that the Russian airstrikes in Syria appear to have targeted areas that do not include Daesh fighters. "It does appear they were in in areas where there probably were not ISIL forces," Carter said ....
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Saudi FM says Assad must go or face military option
Date: 2015-09-30 08:09:53 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3440517
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir stressed that Syrian leader Bashar Assad must leave office or face military option. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meetings of the UN General Assembly, Jubeir expressed rejection of Russia's ....
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30 Daesh militants killed, injured in int'l coalition raids in eastern Syria
Date: 2015-09-30 08:07:22 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3440493
At least 30 Daesh militants were killed and injured in the air raids carried out by the US-led international coalition on the camps of the terrorist organization in eastern Syria, SkyNews Arabia reported on Wednesday. The all-news network quoted ....
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Israeli warplanes launch series of raids over Gaza, no casualties reported
Date: 2015-09-30 08:05:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3440465
Israeli warplanes launched at dawn of Wednesday a series of raids over Gaza Strip, causing damage but no casualties were reported, local sources said. The war jets carried out four air strikes targeting military positions of Qassam Brigades, ....
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Arab coalition warplanes shell Houthi sites in southern Sanaa
Date: 2015-09-30 08:04:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3440437
Arab coalition warplanes shelled the sites of Houthi militias in Rima governorate in southern Sanaa for the first time since the Operation Decisive Storm was launched. The shelling targeted camps of the central security forces and a government ....
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Israel issues administrative detention orders for 28 Palestinian prisoners
Date: 2015-09-29 14:18:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:3436649
Israeli occupation authorities have issued administrative arrest orders for 28 Palestinian detainees. The administrative detention should last for periods ranging between three and six months, according to a statement by the Palestinian ....
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Jordanian king meets presidents of Uganda, Nigeria in NY
Date: 2015-09-29 13:11:40 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3435957
King Abdullah II of Jordan has met on the sidelines of his participation in the 70th Plenary Session of the United Nations General Assembly with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The meeting, which was attended by HRH Crown Prince Hussein Bin ....