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Israeli air force intercepts Syrian missiles
Date: 2019-01-20 20:14:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7766683
Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepted a projectile launched from Syria after it accused Israel of carrying out a rare daytime attack on the south of the country, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. On January 13, Israeli Prime ....
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AL chief: Arab stance on Syria's membership remains unclear
Date: 2019-01-18 22:02:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7763783
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Friday asserted the Arab stance on Syria's membership at the Arab League remains unclear. In a joint press conference with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil, the AL chief said Arab ....
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UN office in Benghazi likely to be reopened in January - UN envoy
Date: 2019-01-18 17:35:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7763570
UN Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé said that the UN office in Benghazi is likely to be reopened before the end of January. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on Friday, he said "we need additional effort to establish a stable and prosperous ....
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Algeria to hold presidential elections on April 18
Date: 2019-01-18 17:09:46 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7763548
Algeria announced on Friday that it will hold the coming presidential elections on April 18. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika signed a presidential decree for holding presidential elections on April 18, according to a statement by the ....
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Syria's reinstatement to AL requires Arab consensus - Hossam Zaki
Date: 2019-01-18 16:24:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7763497
Arab League's Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki said that Syria's reinstatement to the AL requires Arab consensus. This came at a press conference on the sidelines of preparatory meetings for the fourth Arab Economic and Social Development ....
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Yemen, US discuss military cooperation
Date: 2019-01-16 21:43:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7760870
Yemeni Defense Minister Mohammed Al Maqdishi discussed Wednesday with US military attaché to Yemen Brad Ghandhi means of boosting cooperation. Their talks included the building up the Yemeni army capabilities, and efforts of fighting ....
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Saudi Arabia studying extension of regional gas network with UAE, Oman
Date: 2019-01-15 09:51:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7757875
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia was in talks with the UAE and Oman to extend a regional gas network after the country's largest gas discovery, Arab News reported. He also said that local demand for gasoline ....
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AL, UNHCR discuss cooperation to meet needs of Arab refugees
Date: 2019-01-14 17:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7757215
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Monday with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi means to develop cooperation between the AL General Secretariat and the UNHCR office in line with a ....
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Pentagon: US is withdrawing troops from Syria
Date: 2019-01-12 19:00:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7754060
The US said that it is implementing the orderly withdrawal of forces from northeast Syria that are involved in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group, the Voice of America reported. Pentagon spokesman Commander Sean Robertson said in a ....
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AL chief, UN envoy mull efforts of solving Libyan crisis over phone
Date: 2019-01-10 17:25:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7751548
Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame the latest political and security developments in Libya along with the international and Arab efforts meant to find a ....