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  • Chairman of Bahraini Shura Council praises Bahrain-Egypt ties

    Chairman of Bahraini Shura Council praises Bahrain-Egypt ties

    Date: 2018-08-31 18:05:46 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7556030

    Chairman of Bahrain's Shura Council Ali bin Saleh Al-Saleh hailed as strong relations binding Bahrain and Egypt, lauding exchanged visits between King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. He commended bilateral relations ....

  • Syrian army destroys ISIS positions in Sweida

    Syrian army destroys ISIS positions in Sweida

    Date: 2018-08-31 18:02:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7556022

    Units of the Syrian Army destroyed fortified points for ISIS terrorists in the area of Toloul al-Safa in Sweida Badyia and thwarted terrorists’ attempt to flee towards al-Tanf area on the outskirts of the Badyia nearby the Syrian-Iraqi ....

  • Bosnian President Izetbegovic arrives on a state visit to Palestine

    Bosnian President Izetbegovic arrives on a state visit to Palestine

    Date: 2018-08-29 13:46:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7552849

    The Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bakir Izetbegovic arrived in Ramallah Wednesday coming from Jordan and on a Jordanian helicopter for an official one day state visit to Palestine, WAFA reported. After laying a wreath at ....

  • Israeli occupation bans Palestinians from performing prayer in Aqsa Mosque

    Israeli occupation bans Palestinians from performing prayer in Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2018-08-28 10:28:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7550749

    Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday tried banning Palestinians from performing dawn prayer at Al Aqsa Mosque. But Israeli forces allowed them entry after the Palestinians protested the move, said activist Fakhry Abu Diab. The Israeli ....

  • Pompeo: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz

    Pompeo: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz

    Date: 2018-08-28 08:48:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7550502

    Iran claims it controls Strait of Hormuz, prompting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to say that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, Fox News reported. He tweeted that "The Strait is an international waterway. The United States will ....

  • Lavrov slams April strikes on Syria

    Lavrov slams April strikes on Syria

    Date: 2018-08-28 07:45:52 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7550364

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the strike that the US, Britain and France carried out on Syria on April 14 showed the nature of actions some states have been taking in the country, TASS news agency reported Tuesday. "As for ....

  • Iranian official: Qatar asked for expanding maritime traffic with Iran

    Iranian official: Qatar asked for expanding maritime traffic with Iran

    Date: 2018-08-25 19:53:53 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7547183

    Qatar has asked for increasing maritime traffic with Iran, an Iranian official said. The Iranian official explained that Doha has asked for intensified maritime between Hamad port and Iran's Bushehr port, Sky News reported. In June 2017, seven ....

  • Houthis group prevents relief organizations from entering Yemen's Hodeidah

    Houthis group prevents relief organizations from entering Yemen's Hodeidah

    Date: 2018-08-25 19:49:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7547181

    The Houthi militias refused delivering aid, offered by UN agencies and non-governmental relief organizations, to districts in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate, controlled by the militias, local sources said. The rebel militias prevented medical ....

  • Famous Jordanian actor Yasser al Masri laid to rest

    Famous Jordanian actor Yasser al Masri laid to rest

    Date: 2018-08-24 16:57:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7546017

    Talented Jordanian actor Yasser al-Masri was laid to rest on Friday in Al Zarqa governorate, some 25 km to the east of Amman. Al Masri died on Thursday night at the age of 47 following a car accident. Born in 1970, Al Masri holds a Bachelor ....

  • Boat carrying gunpowder heading to Houthis in Yemen seized in Red Sea

    Boat carrying gunpowder heading to Houthis in Yemen seized in Red Sea

    Date: 2018-08-23 17:55:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7545110

    Yemeni Coast Guard seized a fishing boat in the Red Sea carrying 273 barrels of gunpowder and coming from Zeila port in Somalia, Al Arabiya quoted a military commander as saying on Thursday. The boat was on its route to Al Hudaydah port in Yemen ....

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