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Attack on Shirat military airport with drones - SOHR
Date: 2018-08-08 18:07:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7525157
The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that Shirat military airport controlled by the Syrian forces in southeastern Homs was attacked with remote-controlled aircraft. Many blasts rocked southeastern Homs which turned out ....
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Saudi king orders hosting of 1,300 male, female pilgrims from 90 countries
Date: 2018-08-08 17:30:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7525106
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has ordered the hosting of 1,300 male and female pilgrims from 90 countries, as part of the king's Hajj Guests Program, annually supervised by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, SPA news ....
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King Abdullah II, Abbas discuss latest developments in Palestine
Date: 2018-08-08 16:06:58 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7524977
King Abdullah II on Wednesday, met at Al Husseiniya Palace in the presence of Crown Prince Hussein, with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks on the current developments in the Palestinian issue as well as efforts to push the peace process ....
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UN humanitarian coordinator urges Israel to allow entry of badly-needed fuel into Gaza
Date: 2018-08-08 12:26:08 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7524586
Jamie McGoldrick, the Humanitarian Coordinator, on Wednesday called on the Israeli authorities to immediately allow the entry of UN-purchased emergency fuel into the Gaza Strip, according to press statement by the United Nations Office for the ....
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Pan-African Parliament's meetings kick off in Cairo
Date: 2018-08-07 10:12:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7522649
Meetings of the Pan-African Parliament's committee on agriculture, natural resources and food security kicked off on Tuesday at the House of Representatives HQ in Cairo. During the meetings, the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Water ....
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Saudia to suspend flights to, from Toronto
Date: 2018-08-07 08:59:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7522471
Saudi Arabian Airlines, also known as Saudia, said it would suspend flights to and from Toronto as of next Monday, Al Arabiya reported Monday. In an official statement, the airline added that any canceled tickets will be accepted with no ....
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28 Daesh elements killed in shelling of int'l coalition on eastern Syria
Date: 2018-08-07 08:29:55 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7522403
Twenty-eight Daesh elements were killed during an air shelling of the international coalition on Daesh hideouts in eastern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The shelling targeted Daesh hideouts in Beir el Mallah in Deir ....
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Saudi FM: Canadian stance is based on misinformation
Date: 2018-08-07 07:19:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7522299
Following the Canadian foreign minister's statements and the Canadian embassy in Riyadh's stance on "civil society activists" in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday that the kingdom will not accept any interference, ....
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Mubarak al Duaij appointed chairman to KUNA
Date: 2018-08-06 18:20:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7521960
Kuwait's cabinet decided to appoint Sheikh Mubarak al Duaij as chairman and director general of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) with the rank of minister. Duaij had been responsible for the foreign media file at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information for ....
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Syria
Date: 2018-08-06 13:08:37 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7521317
Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay condemned the killing of Mustafa Salama who died in the Governorate of Quneitra in the southwest of Syria on 16 July and urged better protection of journalists’ safety in Syria. “I condemn the killing of ....