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  • Jordan king leaves for Saudi Arabia

    Jordan king leaves for Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-12-14 18:50:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1537645

    King Abdullah II of Jordan left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The monarch is scheduled to have talks with his Saudi counterpart King Abdullah binAbdelAziz on latest regional developments, said the Jordanian Royal Court. ....

  • 7 Palestinians detained in al-Quds, Bethlehem, Hebron

    7 Palestinians detained in al-Quds, Bethlehem, Hebron

    Date: 2014-12-14 09:46:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1533089

    Israeli forces launched a detention campaign Sunday in al-Quds, Bethlehem and Hebron. The troops detained seven Palestinians from several areas in the West Bank. Also, a state of tension spread in al-Aqsa mosque amidst the incursions of the ....

  • Israel allows 420 trucks via Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Israel allows 420 trucks via Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-12-14 09:24:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1532845

    Israeli authorities decided to reopen Karam Abu Salem crossing on Sunday to allow 420 trucks loaded with goods and aid supplies after the weekend. Also, the Israeli forces allowed 100 trucks loaded with gravel for infrastructure and road projects ....

  • 100 Daesh members killed during clashes in Ramady city

    100 Daesh members killed during clashes in Ramady city

    Date: 2014-12-14 09:19:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1532789

    As many as 100 Daesh members were killed within the past 48 hours during clashes with security forces in different areas in Ramady city, Anbar operation command said. Also, three vehicles were destroyed during the clashes, he said. ....

  • Houthis take control of northern district in Sanaa

    Houthis take control of northern district in Sanaa

    Date: 2014-12-14 08:17:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1532229

    Yemen’s Shiite rebels defeated rival tribesmen and took control of a northern district of the capital on Saturday, expanding their control of the city, Al-Arabiya Sattelite TV reported quoting statements by Houthis spokesman. Mohammed ....

  • Iraqi defense min. heads for S. Korea for military talks

    Iraqi defense min. heads for S. Korea for military talks

    Date: 2014-12-13 17:34:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1530241

    Iraqi Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi left here Saturday heading for South Korea at an invitation from his South Korean counterpart Han Min-Koo. The visit will take up military cooperation between both states and South Korean support to Iraqi ....

  • Hamas denounces French Culture center blast

    Hamas denounces French Culture center blast

    Date: 2014-12-13 16:59:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1530025

    The Islamic resistance movement Hamas on Saturday denounced the blast that targeted the French Cultural Center in Gaza. In a statement today, Hamas called on the Palestinian ministry of interior to investigate into the accident and identify the ....

  • Man killed, 7 injured in bomb attack in Baghdad

    Man killed, 7 injured in bomb attack in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-12-13 11:46:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1527893

    A man was killed Saturday while seven others were injured when an explosive device went off in Baghdad. The device was planted on road no. 48, Sadr City, a vast Shia slum district in east Baghdad, local Iraqi media cited a security source as ....

  • 70 Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for 6th day

    70 Palestinian prisoners continue hunger strike for 6th day

    Date: 2014-12-13 11:24:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1527661

    At least 70 Palestinian prisoners at Israeli jails continued their open-ended strike for the sixth day in protest of solitary confinement policy and in support of the prisoner Nahar al-Saadi, who has been on a hunger-strike for the third week. ....

  • Syrian army thwarts attack on airport

    Syrian army thwarts attack on airport

    Date: 2014-12-13 09:48:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1526789

    The Syrian army foiled a new attack by Daesh militants against Deir Al-Zor military airport in eastern Syria, opposition sources said. Nine Daesh elements were killed in the clashes that erupted after the botched attack, Sky News TV quoted the ....

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