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Saudi national dies of coronavirus: Health Ministry
Date: 2015-07-18 18:37:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:3005841
A Saudi national died on Saturday of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), or coronavirus, the Health Ministry said. The ministry added in a statement that no new infections have been identified. The new death brings the toll to 462 out ....
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Al Abadi slams terrorist attack in Diyala
Date: 2015-07-18 11:52:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3004165
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi condemned on Saturday a suicide attack that was carried out by Daesh terrorist group in a market in Diyala using a booby-trapped car, The attack left dozens of civilians dead and injured. In press statements ....
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Netanyahu calls Abbas on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2015-07-18 07:33:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3002977
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday phoned Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to greet him on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. This is the first phone call in over one year, Haaretz reported. During their phone conversation, ....
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Haniyeh: No new prisoner exchange before completing Shalit deal
Date: 2015-07-17 15:32:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3001697
Deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau Ismail Haniyeh stressed Friday that his movement would not hold any negotiations over more prisoner exchange unless Israel release all captives included in Gilad Shalit deal. Israel set free around 1000 ....
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Arab league says Iran nuclear deal 'important'
Date: 2015-07-15 15:18:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2991393
Arab League chief Nabil el Araby on Wednesday stressed the importance of a nuclear deal reached between Iran and major world powers. "The deal is an important step towards declaring the Middle East a region free from weapons of mass destruction ....
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Obama phones Saudi king on Iran deal
Date: 2015-07-15 08:47:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2988085
Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saudi received Tuesday night a phone call from US President Obama phoned King to brief him on the content of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the 5+1 Group, the Saudi News Agency reported. Obama asserted ....
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Arab jets shell aviation academy, Dailami air base
Date: 2015-07-15 08:16:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2987877
A series of explosions hit Sanaa as Arab coalition warplanes pound posts of Houthi militias and supporters of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Five shuddering blasts were heard in the capital Sanaa. For the second straight, the Arab ....
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Hamas: Ban Ki-moon's statements concerning Israeli prisoners biased
Date: 2015-07-14 16:19:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2981849
The Palestinian movement of Hamas deplored the statements of United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon where he called for freeing the Israeli prisoners held by the movement, describing it as biased. In press statements on Tuesday, Hamas ....
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Iraqi warplanes kill 30 Daesh militants in Anbar
Date: 2015-07-14 14:11:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2981021
Iraqi warplanes on Tuesday launched several airstrikes against Daesh hotbeds near Anbar's Fallujah. As many as 30 Daesh militants were killed and 15 vehicles and equipment were destroyed. Also, the Iraqi airstrikes destroyed a Daesh ....
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Rouhani to address people after end of nuclear talks
Date: 2015-07-14 09:06:40 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2978065
Parviz Esmaeili, an official in charge of communications and information at the presidential office, said on Monday that President Hassan Rouhnai is scheduled to address the people at the end of the nuclear talks. After the end of the nuclear ....