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  • Jordan to take necessary steps to defend A-Aqsa Mosque

    Jordan to take necessary steps to defend A-Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:37:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:679724

    Jordan stressed on Monday that it will take necessary steps, in coordination with Palestine, to defend Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy places in Al-Quds against repeated Israeli storming. Spokesman for the Jordanian government Mohamed Al-Momani ....

  • Rafah border crossing opens for 2nd day

    Rafah border crossing opens for 2nd day

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:679693

    Rafah border terminal between Egypt and the Gaza Strip opened on Monday for the second day in a row to let in pilgrims, humanitarian cases and stranded people. The Egyptian authorities agreed on Sunday to re-open the terminal on both sides for ....

  • Rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel

    Rockets fired from Gaza land in Israel

    Date: 2014-04-21 09:06:11 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:679636

    Five rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel on Monday morning, the IDF Spokesperson's office said. The first 3 projectile struck uninhabited areas in the Sha'ar Hanegev Regional Council and set off sirens and caused no damage, according to the ....

  • 121 killed by Assad forces in Syria Sunday

    121 killed by Assad forces in Syria Sunday

    Date: 2014-04-21 07:29:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:679422

    As many as 121 persons, mostly civilians, were killed in different areas of Iraq on Sunday, according to the General Authority for the Syrian Revolution. More than 30 people were killed in air raids targeting Aleppo and the countryside, the ....

  • Algerian national abducted in Sudan - Foreign Ministry

    Algerian national abducted in Sudan - Foreign Ministry

    Date: 2014-04-21 07:07:22 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:679375

    An Algerian national has been kidnapped in Sudan during an armed attack on an oil field in the province of West Kordofan, the ministry of Foreign Affairs said Sunday. "The abduction occurred while an armed group attacked an oil field in the ....

  • Saudi health ministry exert tireless efforts to contain Coronavirus

    Saudi health ministry exert tireless efforts to contain Coronavirus

    Date: 2014-04-21 06:30:00 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:679329

    Saudi Health Minister Abdullah al-Rabia has stressed that his ministry is exerting utmost efforts to bring an end to Coronavirus in the Gulf country. Speaking to reporters, Rabia confirmed 13 new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) ....

  • US drone strike kills 30 Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

    US drone strike kills 30 Al-Qaeda suspects in Yemen

    Date: 2014-04-20 16:45:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:678937

    A drone strike in south Yemen killed at least 30 suspected Al-Qaeda militants on Sunday, Euro News reported. An earlier toll said five militants had died in Sunday's attack which also wounded many others when it targeted a gathering of ....

  • AL chief welcomes bids to clear Arab tension

    AL chief welcomes bids to clear Arab tension

    Date: 2014-04-20 13:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:678543

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby expressed relief over the positive steps taken during the Arab Gulf foreign ministers' meeting in Riyadh aimed to clear Arab tensions. In a statement issued following a phone call with Kuwaiti Deputy ....

  • Gunmen break into univ. in eastern Baghdad

    Gunmen break into univ. in eastern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-04-20 12:23:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:678383

    Unidentified gunmen broke into Imam al-Kadhum University in eastern Baghdad, killing and injuring a number of people, an Iraqi police source said. A person wearing an explosive belt blew himself up on Sunday in front of the university, the source ....

  • Lebanese president refuses to extend his term in office

    Lebanese president refuses to extend his term in office

    Date: 2014-04-20 08:54:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:677898

    Lebanese President Michel Suleiman refused to extend his term in office that will end on May 24. "When my term ends, I will leave for my home at once," the prsident said in statements after meeting with Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Boutros ....

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