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  • Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:06:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2330965

    Israeli forces Tuesday detained eight Palestinians and physically assaulted another in West Bank districts, WAFA news agency quoted security sources as saying. Israeli police detained five Palestinian minors from the Old City of Jerusalem ....

  • ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:04:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2330949

    An aid flight with medical supplies for Yemen will land at Sanaa airport Wednesday morning, says a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A plane carrying 16 tons of medical supplies has been held back because of logistical ....

  • Iranian warships exercise targeting hostile flying objects in Sea of Oman

    Iranian warships exercise targeting hostile flying objects in Sea of Oman

    Date: 2015-04-07 09:46:39 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2328781

    Iran's 33rd fleet of warships exercised firing artillery shells at flying targets in the Sea of Oman last night in the last stage of its mission which took the flotilla to international waters. Since one of the main missions of the Iranian fleets ....

  • Syrian rivals eye Geneva-3 conference

    Syrian rivals eye Geneva-3 conference

    Date: 2015-04-07 09:41:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2328741

    General Coordinator of the National Coordination Body Hasan Abdel Azem said the main aim of the current meetings in Moscow is to pave the way for a possible Geneva-3 international conference. In a statement to MENA on Tuesday, he added that the ....

  • Iraqi FM probes with BP manager oil production in Iraq

    Iraqi FM probes with BP manager oil production in Iraq

    Date: 2015-04-06 17:37:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2325725

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari discussed on Monday with the executive president of British Petroleum (BP) company Michael Townsend the future plans of the oil sector in Iraq and the production in Remeilha. Al Jaafari said during the ....

  • Bashir lauds Sudan ties with Egypt

    Bashir lauds Sudan ties with Egypt

    Date: 2015-04-06 13:47:34 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2323785

    Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has hailed as distinguished relations between Egypt and Sudan. He praised efforts by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to boost bilateral ties. Bashir was speaking in a popular gathering as part of his ....

  • Israeli forces launch detention campaigns in West Bank

    Israeli forces launch detention campaigns in West Bank

    Date: 2015-04-06 11:18:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2322377

    Israeli occupation forces launched detention campaigns in the West Bank on Monday, especially after Palestine's joining of the International Criminal Court. A Palestinian youth, 20, from Qalqilya city was detained after Israeli forces stormed ....

  • Shaath calls on China to play more effective role in political operation

    Shaath calls on China to play more effective role in political operation

    Date: 2015-04-06 11:05:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2322249

    Fatah Central Committee member Nabil Shaath called on China to play more effective role in the political operation. This came Monday during a meeting with Chinese Special Envoy to the Middle East Gong Xiaosheng by Shaath. Shaath asserted the ....

  • Gaza factions call for action to save Yarmouk Camp

    Gaza factions call for action to save Yarmouk Camp

    Date: 2015-04-06 10:57:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2322161

    National and Islamic powers in the Gaza Strip have called on the Arab League and world community to intervene to save the Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus from attacks by armed groups. The Gazan factions urged militants to withdraw from ....

  • Palestinian preachers, imams urged to stay at Ibrahimi Mosque for protection against Jewish settlers

    Palestinian preachers, imams urged to stay at Ibrahimi Mosque for protection against Jewish settlers

    Date: 2015-04-06 10:43:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2322049

    The Awqaf directorate in al Khalil urged preachers and imams to stay at Ibrahimi Mosque in order to protect it against Jewish settlers and foil their schemes to Judaize it. In a press release Monday, the Awqaf directorate pointed out to the ....

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