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Sudan's army says ready to face 'anti-national security plots'
Date: 2019-01-30 21:40:40 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7782315
The Sudanese Armed Forces said on Wednesday they are ready to face "anti-national security plots" and guarantee safety for citizens and their lives and property. Defense Minister Awad Ibn Oaf, who met with military officials in Khartoum on ....
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Jordanian king meets Arab FMs on regional issues
Date: 2019-01-30 20:13:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7782286
Jordanian King Abdullah II met on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, along with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait to discuss the latest regional developments. The meeting, attended by Jordanian Foreign ....
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Arab coalition intercepts Iranian-made Houthi drone over Abha
Date: 2019-01-30 19:09:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7782242
The Arab coalition has confirmed that an Iranian-made Houthi drone was intercepted and destroyed over the southern Saudi city of Abha on Wednesday. Turki al-Maliki, the coalition’s spokesperson, said Saudi Arabia’s royal air force identified an ....
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20 Palestinians injured in Ramallah
Date: 2019-01-26 19:47:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7775747
Twenty Palestinians were wounded Saturday as Israeli forces opened fire against them after they prevented settlers from storming a village east of Ramallah. Clashes broke out between Palestinian families and Israeli settlers after they tried to ....
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Sudan's Bashir to visit Cairo Sunday
Date: 2019-01-26 18:33:07 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7775695
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir will arrive in Cairo Sunday for a one-day visit. Bashir is expected to hold talks with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on several regional and international issues of mutual concern. This visit is part of ....
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Achieving Mideast peace depends on returning rights of Palestinian - diplomat
Date: 2019-01-26 17:48:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7775626
Achieving peace and restoring stability in the region depend on returning the rights of Palestinians, Egypt’s Permanent Representative to the UN Mohamed Idris said Saturday. The road to peace is remained clear, but requires all parties’ ....
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8 dead, 27 injured in Houthi shelling of camp for displaced persons in Yemen
Date: 2019-01-26 17:45:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7775622
The Houthi militias shelled a camp for displaced persons in Yemen’s Hajjah province, killing eight people and wounding more than 27 others. The wounded included women and children, Saba News Agency reported on Saturday. The camp is located ....
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Syrian army discovers mass grave in Palmyra countryside
Date: 2019-01-24 23:40:10 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7773347
The competent authorities on Thursday discovered a mass grave containing the bodies of a number of military and civilian martyrs, in al-Ameriya area near Palmyra, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Thursday. While securing the areas ....
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Israeli forces detain 12 Palestinians from West Bank
Date: 2019-01-24 12:04:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7772572
Israeli occupation forces on Thursday detained 12 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank. In a statement, the Palestinian Prisoner's Club (PPC) said that Israeli occupation forces arrested five Palestinians from Qalqilya governorate, ....
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UN appoints Kuwait's Rola Dashti as ESCWA chief
Date: 2019-01-22 08:45:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7768812
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has announced the appointment of Rola Dashti of Kuwait as the next Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), KUNA reported Tuesday. She will succeed ....