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Sisi heads for Oman on state visit
Date: 2018-02-04 08:37:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:7226289
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi headed on Sunday for Oman on a state visit for three days at the invitation of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. Sisi will have talks with Sultan Qaboos and top officials of the Arab country on ways to promote cooperation in ....
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Jordan to correct illegal status of laborers in cooperation with Egypt's embassy
Date: 2018-02-03 13:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7225427
The Jordanian cabinet decided on Saturday to start legalizing the illegal status of Egyptian laborers in the kingdom in response to contacts made by Egypt’s ambassador in Amman Tarek Adel with interior and labor ministers. The initiative will ....
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Iraqi army launches offensive to clear Al Anbar's desert from Daesh militants
Date: 2018-02-03 11:14:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7224995
The Iraqi army has launched a wide-scale operation to clear Al Anbar desert of elements affiliated to Daesh terrorist group, Commander of Al Anbar Operations Major General Mahmoud al Falahi said on Saturday. Falahi told Al Sumaria news channel ....
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Yemen: Arab alliance forces launch 50 airstrikes on Houthi targets
Date: 2018-02-03 11:13:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7224978
The Saudi-led coalition warplanes conducted about 50 airstrikes on sites, gatherings and equipment of Houthi militias in the provinces of Saada, Hajjah, al Hudaydah and Taiz, Yemeni military sources said on Saturday. In statements reported by Al ....
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Washington supports Iranian women protesting against compulsory hijab
Date: 2018-02-03 10:40:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:7225004
The US is supporting Iranians who are protesting against the compulsory hijab enforced following the 1979 revolution, said State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert. Nauert added that the US condemns the arrests in Iran of at least 29 ....
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Ghani, US VP discuss recent terror attacks in Kabul
Date: 2018-02-03 09:52:58 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:7 - ID:7224949
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and US Vice President Mike Pence held talks over phone on recent terrorist attacks in Kabul, the Afghan presidential office said on Saturday. A statement from Ghani’s office said Pence extended his condolences to the ....
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Yemeni national army retakes new sites in Saada province
Date: 2018-02-03 09:47:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7224926
The Yemeni national army, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, has recaptured new sites near al Buqa town in Saada province, local sources said on Saturday. In statements to al Hadath channel, the sources added that the army forces have fully ....
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Nine Daesh militants killed in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2018-02-03 09:42:55 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7224913
At least nine elements affiliated to Daesh terrorist group were killed in military operations carried out by security forces in eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan officials said. Officials noted that the militants were killed over the past 24 ....
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Israeli troops surround house in WB, arrest 2 Palestinians
Date: 2018-02-03 09:41:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7224908
Israeli troops surrounded the house of Walid Arshid, a Palestinian citizen, in Kafir village in the northern West Bank early Saturday. The troops also arrested two Palestinians. They declared the village a closed military zone and stopped ....
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Trump meets North Korean defectors
Date: 2018-02-03 08:44:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7224799
US President Donald Trump met with North Korean defectors in the Oval Office on Friday, a provocative action meant to highlight human rights violations and one that could raise alarms in Pyongyang, The Washington Post reported. Trump welcomed ....