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  • 32 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    32 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-05-12 17:00:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:2573329

    Iraqi troops killed on Tuesday 32 Daesh militants in al Karma province in Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said in a statement. Dozens of the terrorist group were also killed in clashes in Mosul province in western Iraq, the statement ....

  • Israeli gunboat violates Lebanon's territorial waters

    Israeli gunboat violates Lebanon's territorial waters

    Date: 2015-05-12 16:36:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2574201

    An Israeli gunboat on Tuesday breached the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras el-Naqoura, Lebanese National News Agency reported. The boat infiltrated some 150 meters into the sea and then left towards the waters of the occupied Palestinian ....

  • Saudi Arabia: Military cooperation, terror combat to figure high at Camp Davd summit

    Saudi Arabia: Military cooperation, terror combat to figure high at Camp Davd summit

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:53:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2572837

    Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir said that the Camp David summit will focus on three main axes dealing with military cooperation, combating terrorism and confronting regional challenges, including the Iranian interference ....

  • Girls raped, boys abducted as South Sudan battle rages -- UN

    Girls raped, boys abducted as South Sudan battle rages -- UN

    Date: 2015-05-12 14:01:13 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:2572985

    Gunmen in South Sudan have raped girls, seized boys to become soldiers and torched towns in some of the heaviest fighting seen in the 17-month-long civil war, the Daily Mail quoted the United Nations as saying on Tuesday. Over 300,000 civilians ....

  • AL chief meets ATF chairman

    AL chief meets ATF chairman

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2572961

    Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby met on Tuesday with Chairman of the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) Prince Khalid al Faisal. They discussed preparations for a conference to be organized by the foundation at the headquarters of the pan-Arab ....

  • Palestinian issue to be discussed at Camp David summit, says PLO member

    Palestinian issue to be discussed at Camp David summit, says PLO member

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:54:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2572889

    The Palestinian issue will top the list of topics to be discussed during the Camp David summit, which will be held between US President Barack Obama and Gulf leaders later this week, a Palestinian official said on Tuesday. Member of the Executive ....

  • Libya suffers drop in oil production

    Libya suffers drop in oil production

    Date: 2015-05-12 13:47:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2572845

    Spokesman for the Libyan National Oil Corporation Mohamed el Harari blamed on Tuesday the security conditions in Libya for the current drop in oil production in the country. In press statements, Harari refused to give statements on the oil ....

  • Malaysia denies joining Saudi-led military operation

    Malaysia denies joining Saudi-led military operation

    Date: 2015-05-12 12:30:17 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2571961

    Malaysia has denied its alleged involvement in a 12-country coalition led by Saudi Arabia to fight Houthis in Yemen, despite the presence of its forces in the country. A Malaysian defense ministry official told reporters on Tuesday that the ....

  • UN urges lifting blockade on Gaza Strip

    UN urges lifting blockade on Gaza Strip

    Date: 2015-05-12 12:07:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2571673

    The United Nations on Tuesday called for lifting a blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip to allow the entry of reconstruction materials. Frode Mauring, the personal representative of the director general of the United Nations Development Program ....

  • Israeli occupants open fire at Gaza fishermen, farmers

    Israeli occupants open fire at Gaza fishermen, farmers

    Date: 2015-05-12 08:48:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2569637

    The Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday opened machine gun fire at Palestinian farmers and fishermen in Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Local sources said the Israeli gunboats opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Al Shudaniya area ....

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