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  • Iraq imposes curfew in Ramadi, fearing Daesh

    Iraq imposes curfew in Ramadi, fearing Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-18 11:32:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:1147193

    Iraq imposed a curfew in the western city of Ramadi amid fears that Daesh was looking to advance on the strategically important city, according to ABC News. The curfew is part of an effort to limit movement in and out of the city as government ....

  • Lebanese army intelligence arrests 15 Syrians, confiscates flags of Daesh group

    Lebanese army intelligence arrests 15 Syrians, confiscates flags of Daesh group

    Date: 2014-10-18 10:55:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1148201

    The Lebanese army intelligence arrested 15 Syrians and confiscated flags of Daesh group. The move came during raid campaigns to the places of the displaced Syrians in the town of Zgharta in northern Lebanon. ....

  • 9 persons in Kuwait custody over suspicious links to Daesh

    9 persons in Kuwait custody over suspicious links to Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-18 10:53:08 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1148189

    Kuwait is holding nine persons suspected to be in contact with Daesh. Families of four of the nine had reported suspicious behavior of their sons, a security source told Kuwait's "Al-Anbaa" newspaper, out Saturday. Their families believe they are ....

  • Benghazi witnesses exodus over fierce clashes

    Benghazi witnesses exodus over fierce clashes

    Date: 2014-10-18 10:45:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1147245

    Several areas in Benghazi witnessed mass exodus over the fierce clashes in the war-stricken country. In press statements Saturday, head of the Libyan authority for humanitarian aid in Benghazi Mohamed el-Athram said that all residents in several ....

  • UAE PM calls for intellectual confrontation against Daesh

    UAE PM calls for intellectual confrontation against Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-18 09:32:03 GMT - Austria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1147645

    UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashed al-Maktoum has said that confronting Daesh should not be with missiles and bombs alone. An intellectual confrontation remains the strongest weapon countries could use against barbaric extremism, Sheikh ....

  • UNSC condemns Daesh attacks in Iraq

    UNSC condemns Daesh attacks in Iraq

    Date: 2014-10-18 07:25:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1146765

    Members of the UN Security Council have unanimously condemned Daesh attacks in Iraq. Issued Friday, a UNSC statement condemned " the vicious string of suicide, vehicle-borne, and other attacks in Baghdad and surrounding provinces over the past ....

  • Hamas leader urges people to carry weapons to defend Al-Aqsa mosque

    Hamas leader urges people to carry weapons to defend Al-Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2014-10-17 11:25:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1143617

    Head of Palestinian movement Hamas' political bureau Khaled Mashal called on Friday for carrying weapons to defend Al-Aqsa mosque, which is under frequent Israeli attacks. "This is the true meaning of jihad," Mashal said in an interview with Safa ....

  • Iraq PM rejects foreign troops deployment to fight Daesh

    Iraq PM rejects foreign troops deployment to fight Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-17 11:24:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1143613

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejected on Friday the deployment of foreign ground troops in his country in the war against Daesh group. In a press statement, Abadi said the U.S.-led coalition is only allowed to launch airstrikes after ....

  • Fierce clashes after closing Aqsa mosque before prayer performers

    Fierce clashes after closing Aqsa mosque before prayer performers

    Date: 2014-10-17 07:58:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1142209

    Fierce clashes took place at dawn Friday in several districts in the Old Town on the backdrop of closing al-Aqsa mosque by the Israeli authorities and preventing those who are less than 50 years old from entering the mosque. The Israeli troops ....

  • UK to deploy armed drones against Daesh in Iraq

    UK to deploy armed drones against Daesh in Iraq

    Date: 2014-10-16 16:40:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1139973

    UK Reaper drones operating in Afghanistan will be redeployed to be used against Daesh militants in Iraq, the government has confirmed, according to the BBC. The armed unmanned aircraft will be increasingly based in the Middle East as they are ....

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