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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 ....
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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 ....
