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27 Daesh militants killed in Anbar, Iraqi officials
Date: 2015-05-05 08:58:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2520621
Iraqi forces killed 27 militants of the Daesh terrorist group on Tuesday, officials said. Out of the 27, 23 were killed in Fallujah in Anbar province as pro-government militias repelled an attack by Daesh militants, the officials said. The ....
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Death toll from Nepal quake hits 7,500
Date: 2015-05-05 08:54:25 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:4 - ID:2520605
The death toll from the April 25 deadly earthquake in Nepal reached more than 7,500. Rescuers were digging through thousands of tons of earth Tuesday, the remains of a quake-triggered mudslide that wiped out an entire village along a popular ....
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Sisi convenes with top EU official
Date: 2015-05-05 07:29:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:2520021
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received here Tuesday European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos, Presidential Spokesman Alaa Youssef said. Avramopoulos arrived in Cairo Monday on a two-day visit ....
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Obama to tap Gen. Dunford as Joint Chiefs chairman
Date: 2015-05-05 05:53:17 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:2519525
US President Barack Obama is to name Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, a trusted military adviser with ties to his drawdown of troops in Afghanistan, as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dunford currently serves as the commandant of the Marine ....
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Saudi Arabia's royal protocol chief replaced
Date: 2015-05-05 05:37:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2519489
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdel Aziz issued a royal order on Monday relieving Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Altobaishi of his post as chief of the Royal Protocols. Khalid bin Saleh Alabbad was named as chief of the Royal Protocol at the rank of ....
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Saudi Arabia to launch unified center to deliver relief efforts for Yemen
Date: 2015-05-04 19:11:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:2518585
Saudi Arabia will launch a unified center to deliver relief efforts for Yemen, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel Al Jubeir in press statements on Monday. Jubeir said that his country discusses with the coalition countries ways to find ....
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Morocco King meets Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
Date: 2015-05-04 19:08:46 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2518549
Morocco's King Mohammed VI met with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nuhayan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, a statement by the Royal Office said. This visit is part of continuous ....
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Azhar grand imam stresses support for Chadian students
Date: 2015-05-04 19:07:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:2518545
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday stressed the top Sunni teaching institution's support for Chadian students to qualify them to spread the moderate teachings of Islam. Tayyeb made the pledge during his meeting with Chadian Higher ....
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Tunisia FM probes Libya with EU countries reps.
Date: 2015-05-04 19:06:28 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2518521
Tunisia's Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche met on Monday with heads and representatives of diplomatic missions of Italy, France, Britain, Germany, Spain, Malta and the European Union ambassador to Tunisia. The meeting is part of the EU countries ....
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Jordanian monarch, Saudi king discuss bilateral ties over phone
Date: 2015-05-04 19:04:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2518513
Jordanian King Abdullah II discussed over the phone with Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz bilateral ties and the latest regional developments. The Jordanian monarch also congratulated the Saudi king for appointing Prince Mohammad bin Nayef as ....
