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Military source: Syrian army repels Daesh attack in Palmyra
Date: 2015-08-18 12:57:34 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:3179925
A Syrian army unit fended off Daesh attack on military sites in al Maqale' area in the eastern countryside of Palmyra city, Syrian military source said on Tuesday. The attack was foiled and scores of Daesh militants were killed and injured as ....
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Egypt voices deep concern over escalating military operations in Syria
Date: 2015-08-18 11:37:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:3179169
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid Tuesday voiced Egypt's deep concern over the escalating military operations in Syria over the past few days. Egypt denounces having the lives of civilians subject to danger, the spokesman said, stressing ....
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Sri Lanka PM claims victory over ex-strongman in election
Date: 2015-08-18 11:24:24 GMT - Sri Lanka - International - SN:7 - ID:3179045
Sri Lanka's parliamentary election was too close to call Tuesday and final results were not out yet but the sitting prime minister has declared victory over the country's former strongman leader who was seeking a political come-back eight months ....
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Emergency AL meeting on Daesh crimes in Libya
Date: 2015-08-18 11:13:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3178937
The Arab League held on Tuesday an extraordinary meeting under Jordan on means of confronting heinous Daesh crimes, especially in the Libyan city of Sirte. The meeting comes at a request from Libya, Jordan's permanent representative to the Arab ....
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Libyans rally outside Arab League for lifting arm embargo
Date: 2015-08-18 10:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3178733
Scores of Libyans staged a rally outside the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday, demanding the lift of an arms embargo on the North African state. The rally came as the pan-Arab body was holding an emergency meeting to discuss the ....
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Iraqi PM cancels ministry advisors position
Date: 2015-08-18 08:16:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3177281
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi has said he is canceling the positions of advisers in ministries. He also is limiting the number of advisers for himself, the president, and the parliamentary speaker to five each. The sackings are the ....
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Hamas rejects establishment of state in Gaza Strip - Haniyah
Date: 2015-08-18 08:07:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3177209
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah said the movement rejects the establishment of a state in Gaza Strip in return for giving up on the rest of occupied Palestine. In a speech on Monday, Haniyah said the movement "will not accept a state called Gaza on ....
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PM to attend closing session of int'l conf. for Iftaa Tuesday
Date: 2015-08-18 07:25:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:3176973
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will attend the closing session of the international conference for Iftaa on Tuesday. Mahlab will deliver a speech during the session. Ibrahim Negm, adviser to Egypt's mufti and spokesman for the conference, ....
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Saudi king condoles with Sisi over death of his mother
Date: 2015-08-18 07:02:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:3176865
Saudi king Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud phoned Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Monday to offer condolences to him over the death of his mother. Sisi's mother Soad Mohamed passed away at al Galaa Military hospital in Cairo on Monday. ....
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Yemen thanks Arab coalition countries for their support to his country
Date: 2015-08-17 20:19:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:3176337
Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyad Yasin said the legitimacy in his country offers everything possible to the Saudi-led Arab coalition to score more victories over the Houthi militias and forces loyal to ousted president Ali Saleh. In an a telephone ....
