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  • Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa

    Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:05:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:956561

    Sounds of bombings were heard in Shamlan neighborhood in northern Sanaa early Wednesday. Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath carried the news, adding that the sounds of explosions followed two others targeting the buildings of the Yemeni Congregation for ....

  • 18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike

    18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:03:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:956541

    Eighteen terrorists were killed in an Iraqi air strike on Daesh hideouts in southern Tikrit, a security source said Wednesday. The Iraqi media news agency said Iraqi jets hit Daesh sites in al-Dalouiya, killing 18 of its members. ....

  • Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage

    Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage "devilish act"

    Date: 2014-09-17 08:31:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:955521

    Saudi Mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al-Sheikh termed calls for staging protests during the pilgrimage rituals as "devilish acts" and described the people behind them as "traitors" to their nation and deceitful persons. In statements carried by the ....

  • Poll: Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel

    Poll: Half of Palestinians support armed intifada against Israel

    Date: 2014-09-17 07:38:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:955053

    A public opinion poll published on Tuesday showed that half of the Palestinian public supports an armed intifada against Israel. The poll, published by the Nablus-based An-Najah University, included 1,360 Palestinians (860 from the West Bank and ....

  • 2 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi

    2 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-09-17 07:09:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:954749

    Two Libyan soldiers were shot dead in Salmani and Khamsein areas in Benghazi in eastern Libya. A number of unidentified gunmen opened fire Tuesday night at Saleh al-Majbari of the naval force and Anis Adel al-Hassi of the military police. A ....

  • Former Yemeni president denies supporting Houthis

    Former Yemeni president denies supporting Houthis

    Date: 2014-09-17 06:44:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:954561

    Former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh denied Tuesday that he supported the Shiite Houthis, pointing out that media reports on such links were groundless. In a meeting with people of the Yemeni province of Al Beidha, Saleh who is now head of ....

  • 2 terrorists sentenced to death in KSA over 'terror' charges

    2 terrorists sentenced to death in KSA over 'terror' charges

    Date: 2014-09-17 06:32:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:954497

    A Saudi court on Tuesday sentenced two terrorists to death and 13 others to up to 35 years in jail on charges that included plotting attacks in the kingdom and murder of a policeman. The terrorists, who include two Moroccans and a Yemeni ....

  • Scores killed, injured in shelling of several areas in Damascus

    Scores killed, injured in shelling of several areas in Damascus

    Date: 2014-09-17 06:22:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:954421

    Scores of people were killed and injured in shelling that targeted several areas in Damascus. The shelling included mortar bomb and Katyusha rockets, sources told Sky News Tuesday. ....

  • UN brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuild

    UN brokers agreement to start Gaza rebuild

    Date: 2014-09-16 18:15:24 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:953189

    The United Nations has brokered an agreement to enable the reconstruction the Gaza Strip, giving a lead role to the Palestinian Authority while involving the private sector, the Abc News quoted U.N.'s top Mideast envoy as saying Tuesday. The ....

  • Abbas: We will head to int'l organizations to protect our people

    Abbas: We will head to int'l organizations to protect our people

    Date: 2014-09-16 15:06:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:952025

    “We will head to the United Nations full of hope that the ‘world of rights and justice’ are standing on our side,” said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a speech to a rally in Jenin commemorating the Sabra and Shatila massacre, the ....

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