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Saudi air defense intercepts two Houthi missiles targeting Jizan

Date: 2018-08-10 16:29:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7527827

Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted two Houthi ballistic missiles launched toward the country’s southwestern Jizan region, Al Arabiya news reported. This comes less than 48 hours of a similar incident when Saudi air defense intercepted ....

Bahraini king receives US ambassador

Date: 2018-08-09 20:38:27 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7526829

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa received on Thursday at the Safriya Palace US Ambassador to Bahrain, Justin Hicks Siberell, accompanied with Vice Admiral Scott Stearney, Commander of the US Naval Forces Central Command, Combined Maritime ....

Yemen: Arab coalition fighter jets target Houthi sites in Sanaa

Date: 2018-08-09 20:22:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7526818

The Saudi-led coalition fighter jets conducted airstrikes against sites belonging to Houthi militias in the Yemeni capital, Sky News channel reported Thursday. The sorties targeted a military site in Nuqm mountain in addition to a security camp ....

300 explosive devices defused in Mosul

Date: 2018-08-09 20:04:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7526807

Up to 300 explosive devices were defused and removed in Mosul, Iraq, Sumaria News reported Thursday. The police troops are continuing in mopping up the villages and lands southern Sinjar from the remnants of Daesh group, Iraqi army spokesman ....

Arab Parliament speaker hails Saudi efforts to facilitate hajj

Date: 2018-08-09 16:26:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7526567

Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal al-Salami lauded the preparations carried out by Saudi Arabia to facilitate Hajj (pilgrimage) for pilgrims. In statements on Thursday, Salami said that Saudi Arabia can shoulder the great responsibility of ....

Saudi FM: Riyadh does not accept interference in its internal affairs

Date: 2018-08-08 21:09:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7525314

Foreign Minister Adel Jubair on Wednesday said that activists who were arrested by Saudi authorities have contacted foreign quarters and recruited some persons in vital posts in the State for obtaining information with a view to conveying them to ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....

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 ....