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Saudi-led op in Yemen on day 6
Date: 2015-03-31 17:59:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:2287161
The Saudi-led operation against Houthi militants' positions in Yemen runs on for the sixth day in a row. The operations are going on at the same pace to achieve the stated objectives of the current phase, said a spokesman for Operation Decisive ....
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AL urges world community to pressure Israel to end occupation of Palestinian lands
Date: 2015-03-31 16:57:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:2286729
The Arab League has reiterated support for the Palestinian people in their struggle to achieve their noble goals. In a statement Tuesday, the AL urged the world community, particularly the UN Security Council, to effectively and seriously act to ....
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Iraqi security forces recapture parts of Tikrit from Islamic State
Date: 2015-03-31 16:05:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:2286357
Iraq’s security forces have recaptured west and south of the city of Tikrit, Iraqi state media reported Tuesday, in what would be the largest victory yet against Islamic State insurgents since the Sunni extremist group seized swaths of the country ....
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Saudi FM: Operation Decisive Storm will continue till its goals are achieved
Date: 2015-03-31 15:30:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2285897
Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al Faisal said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf states spared no effort to reach a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis. "The Operation Decisive Storm will continue until its targets are met," Faisal ....
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UNDP administrator urges backing countries hosting Syrian refugees
Date: 2015-03-31 14:35:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2285425
The Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark called on supporting the countries that host the Syrian refugees including Egypt. The official's remark came in speech which she delivered in the third ....
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Zeid warns of total collapse in Yemen, calls for urgent protection of civilians
Date: 2015-03-31 14:20:18 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2285253
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein on Tuesday expressed alarm about the fast deteriorating human rights situation in Yemen since January 22 when the legitimate Government under President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi was removed by ....
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Suicide blast targeting bus with Iranian pilgrims kills two in Baghdad
Date: 2015-03-31 13:52:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2283897
A suicide bomber blew himself on board a bus with Iranian Shiite pilgrims, killing two and wounding 10 others in the north of Baghdad on Tuesday. The interior ministry spokesman said Tuesday's attack happened in the town of Taji. He added the ....
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70 persons killed due to Houthis' attack - official
Date: 2015-03-31 13:48:30 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2284989
Aden's Governor Naif al Bakry announced that 70 Yemenis were killed during the military attack carried out by the forces loyal to the former Yemeni president Ali Abd Allah Saleh and Houthis in Aden, adding that 400 persons were wounded. The ....
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PA economy official tenders resignation
Date: 2015-03-31 13:44:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2284949
Palestine's deputy prime minister, Mohamed Mostafa, has resigned from the unity government, World Bulletin reported Tuesday quoting a source close to Mostafa. "Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mohamed Mostafa tendered his resignation to ....
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Daesh militants brutally massacre at least 30
Date: 2015-03-31 12:46:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2283557
Militants fighting for the Islamic State in Syria have brutally murdered at least 30 civilians, including two children, following a raid on a regime-held village. The Sunni extremists carried out a savage attack on the village of Al Mabujeh in ....
