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Saudi Health Ministry announces new Coronavirus case
Date: 2015-01-08 06:31:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1696249
The Saudi Health Ministry reported on Thursday a new case of coronavirus in Riyadh. The number of cases infected with the virus hit 830, the ministry said in a statement. As many as 358 of those infected died since the emergence of the disease ....
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Algerian president condemns attack on Charlie Hebdo
Date: 2015-01-07 18:50:59 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1695345
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika strongly condemned the shooting at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris, in which at least 12 people were killed. In a cable sent to France's President Francois Hollande, Bouteflika ....
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Saudi Arabia condemns Paris shooting attack
Date: 2015-01-07 17:53:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1695025
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned Wednesday's deadly shooting attack by black-hooded gunmen on the office of French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. "The kingdom strongly condemns and denounces this cowardly terrorist act that is rejected by true ....
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40 Daesh elements killed in Iraq's Baiji
Date: 2015-01-07 17:53:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1695017
As many as 40 Daesh elements were killed in airstrikes in Baiji city of Saladin province, Iraqi joint operations command said on Wednesday The airstrikes, which were staged by the US-led Coalition aircraft and the Iraqi warplanes, left 40 ....
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10 Daesh elements killed in clashes with peshmerga troops near Talaafar
Date: 2015-01-07 15:28:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1693893
Ten elements of Daesh have been killed in clashes that erupted earlier Wednesday between Kurdish peshmerga troops and militants of the group near Talaafar, Ninawa province, in northwestern Iraq. The confrontation started in the vicinity of ....
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Abbas receives phone call from Hamond
Date: 2015-01-07 15:19:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1693865
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call on Wednesday from British Foreign Secretary Philip Hamond. Over the phone conversation, they discussed the recent developments of the Palestinian political process. ....
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Iraqi president: All Iraqi factions should unite to liberate Sinjar
Date: 2015-01-07 15:18:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1693853
Iraqi President Fouad Maasum asserted on Wednesday that all Iraqis should intensify their efforts to drive Daesh fighters out of Sinjar city and the surrounding areas. During his meeting with a delegation of Yazidis in Baghdad, Maasum said that ....
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Hamas greets Christians in Gaza on Xmas
Date: 2015-01-07 15:16:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1693845
The Palestinian Hamas movement greeted Wednesday Greek Orthodox Christians in the Gaza Strip on Christmas. A delegation of the movement on Wednesday visited the Greek Orthodox Church in the enclave to offer Christmas greetings. There are some ....
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Daesh leader killed in Baqubah
Date: 2015-01-07 15:11:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1693805
An Iraqi security force with Diyala province killed a security leader of the Daesh terrorist group in Charouine district located northern Baqubah city, Tigris operations command said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Daesh fighters fired about 35 ....
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AL to hold urgent meeting on 15 jan to back Palestinian cause
Date: 2015-01-07 15:07:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1693769
The Arab League (AL) Foreign Ministers Council will hold an urgent meeting on January 15th to discuss the latest developments of the Palestinian cause, AL Deputy Secretary General Ahmed bin Hali said on Wednesday. The meeting, which is held at ....