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143rd session of AL council kicks off
Date: 2015-03-07 10:59:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2107673
The 143rd session of the Arab League Council at the delegates' level kicked off Saturday under Jordan's chairmanship. A session of the AL Council will be held on Monday and Tuesday at the level of foreign ministers under Jordanian Deputy Prime ....
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Abbas hails Saudi role in support of Palestinian cause
Date: 2015-03-07 10:57:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2107653
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underlined Saudi Arabia's role and support of the Palestinian cause. In an interview with Saudi newspaper "Al Riyadh", Abbas said Israeli officials have become hysterical since the United Nations' announcement ....
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PFG restores control over Ghani oil field
Date: 2015-03-07 10:43:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2107501
Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard restored control over al Ghani oil field that had been attacked by extremists. The extremists had attacked the field and killed seven guards, Ali al Hasy, a spokesman for the PFG, said Saturday. The PFG is ....
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Israel injures Palestinian fisherman, arrests 2
Date: 2015-03-07 10:05:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2107161
A Palestinian fisherman was injured and two others were injured after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of Gaza City. The young fisherman was injured in the abdomen before the Israeli forces seized ....
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Explosive barrels kill 5 people in Syria
Date: 2015-03-07 09:58:13 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2106061
Five people have been killed by explosive barrels used in raids by the Syrian regime in Daraa, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) Saturday. The air raid resulted in the killing of five people, including a child and a woman, ....
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Iraqi army chief of staff meets Spanish defense minister
Date: 2015-03-07 09:56:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2107113
Chief of Staff of the Iraqi army Babikir Zebari discussed on Saturday with Spanish Defense Minister Pedro Morenes along with his accompanying delegation ways of boosting bilateral ties, especially in the military sphere. During the meeting, ....
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Syrian deputy minister seeks anti-terrorism cooperation with Japan
Date: 2015-03-07 07:57:16 GMT - Japan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2106045
Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad proposed in a recent interview that Japan deepen cooperation with his country to deal with the terrorist threats Daesh poses to the Japanese people. "We call upon the Japanese government to cooperate ....
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2 new corona virus cases reported in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2015-03-06 19:14:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2104817
The Saudi Health Ministry reported two new cases of corona virus on Friday. A person died of the virus and another was treated, said the ministry in a statement. The number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to ....
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84 Daesh elements killed in Anbar, Salahuddine
Date: 2015-03-06 19:06:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2104785
As many as 84 elements of Daesh were killed in military operations in Salahuddine and Anbar provinces, security sources said on Friday. Fifty of 84 Daesh militants were killed in a military operation carried out by the Iraqi army in Al Dor and Al ....
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Iraqi interior minister follows up anti-Daesh efforts
Date: 2015-03-06 19:04:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2104773
Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salim al Ghaban visited Friday Hamrin city in eastern Tikrit to follow up an operation to liberate Saladin province from Daesh terrorists. The Iraqi defense ministry said that two phases of a security plan to ....