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  • AL: Arrangements underway for chief's visit to Somalia

    AL: Arrangements underway for chief's visit to Somalia

    Date: 2014-11-19 11:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1364413

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi reached an agreement with Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, on the sidelines of an international conference in Copenhagen, on preparations for the Arab League chief's visit to Somalia within the ....

  • On and off clashes between Libya militants, tribal forces

    On and off clashes between Libya militants, tribal forces

    Date: 2014-11-19 10:57:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1363865

    Sporadic clashes are reported between the militant Libya Dawn Forces and tribal forces loyal to the Libyan army southwest of the Libyan capital on Wednesday, spokesman for Libya Dawn Forces Sobhi Goma said. He said the Libya Dawn Forces, that ....

  • Kurds capture Daesh-facilities northern Kobane: Syrian Observatory

    Kurds capture Daesh-facilities northern Kobane: Syrian Observatory

    Date: 2014-11-19 09:00:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1363173

    Kurdish fighters have taken command of facilities used by Daesh milititants north of Ain el Arab town, reported the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Kurdish fighters have advanced towards Kobane city centre after expelling ....

  • Iraq UN envoy stresses imp. role of tribes in fight against Daesh

    Iraq UN envoy stresses imp. role of tribes in fight against Daesh

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:26:32 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1362881

    Iraqi tribes play an important role in the war against Daesh, said the country's ambassador to the UN Wednesday. The Iraqi government fully depends on tribesmen in the sporadic fighting with Daesh, Mohamed al-Hakim told Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath ....

  • Scores of Palestinians injured in WB confrontations with Israeli troops

    Scores of Palestinians injured in WB confrontations with Israeli troops

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:08:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1362681

    Scores of Palestinians where injured Tuesday by bullets and rubber bullets and tear gas during confrontations with Israeli forces in different places in the West Bank. Six youths were injured by bullets, six others by rubber bullets and six more ....

  • Israeli Shin Bet chief rejects claims that Abbas encouraged terrorism

    Israeli Shin Bet chief rejects claims that Abbas encouraged terrorism

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:07:32 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1362661

    Israeli Shin Bet (internal security) chief Yoram Cohen has rejected claims that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas encouraged terrorism, bucking the party line established by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other ministers, Haaretz ....

  • EU to remain main partner in development field in Sudan

    EU to remain main partner in development field in Sudan

    Date: 2014-11-19 08:02:54 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1362617

    Europe will remain a main partner in the field of development in Sudan, European Union (EU) mission in Sudan has said. The mission asserted support to the national dialogue called for by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. It also supported the ....

  • Tunisia considers modern military choppers purchase

    Tunisia considers modern military choppers purchase

    Date: 2014-11-19 07:52:01 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1362537

    Tunisia's caretaker Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa held a meeting Tuesday with Defense Minister Ghazi Jeribi and a raft of army's top brass to consider technical issues about purchasing cutting edge military helicopters. The choppers were aimed to ....

  • Jumblatt says ready to testify in Hariri assassination case

    Jumblatt says ready to testify in Hariri assassination case

    Date: 2014-11-19 07:37:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1362425

    Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt announced Tuesday his readiness to testify before the international court that looked into the assassination case of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri. This came in a tweet of Jumblatt. ....

  • 10,000 Iraqis killed since beginning of year: UN

    10,000 Iraqis killed since beginning of year: UN

    Date: 2014-11-19 07:34:23 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1362413

    About 10,000 Iraqis were killed and 20,000 others injured since the start of the year, the United Nations said on Tuesday, expressing readiness to send a panel to Iraq to probe Daesh militant group's crimes. Daesh carried out crimes which were ....

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