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3 Houthi leaders killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Saada
Date: 2018-01-16 09:00:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7193443
Three Houthi leaders have been killed in clashes with Yemen's legitimate troops in al Boqaa district of Saada. Saleh Ali Saleh Ghaidaa, Nayef Sadeq Abdullah al Faqih and Mohamed al Sahari were killed in the face-off, military sources were quoted ....
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UN defends work of Palestinian refugee agency
Date: 2018-01-16 08:43:52 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7193402
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the work of the UN agency that helps Palestinian refugees "is critical" and if the United States or any other donor cuts its contributions "we will have to find other sources". Dujarric was ....
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Saudi Arabia condemns interception of Qatari fighters to UAE civilian planes
Date: 2018-01-16 08:42:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7193398
An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his country's condemnation of the interception by Qatari fighter planes of two civilian UAE planes bound for Bahrain's capital, Manama, according to a statement by the UAE ....
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Atheism not phenomenon in Egypt, plan to combat it -- minister
Date: 2018-01-16 08:09:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7193333
Atheism is not a phenomenon in Egypt, a minister said on Monday, adding that there is a plan to combat it. Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa also warned of the dangers of atheism. "The ideas of atheists, like extremists and terrorists, ....
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UAE says Bahraini radars detected flights intercepted by Qatari fighter jets
Date: 2018-01-16 07:43:21 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7193290
The UAE's General Civil Aviation Authority, GCAA, said Monday Qatar's military aircraft intercepted two civilian UAE planes carrying a total of 277 passengers while preparing to land in Manama International Airport, the UAE's official news agency ....
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Pope Francis arrives in Chile
Date: 2018-01-16 07:37:55 GMT - Chile - International - SN:6 - ID:7193281
Pope Francis arrived in the Chilean capital Monday evening to start a week-long swing through Chile and Peru in which he is expected to highlight the plight of indigenous peoples, the destruction of the Amazon rain forest and the precarious status ....
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Pope Francis thanks Azhar Imam; urges more inter-faith efforts
Date: 2018-01-16 06:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:7193198
Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday received a cable from Pope Francis, thanking him for a Christmas greeting message sent on December 25. In his cable, the Pope prayed God to bless every sincere step meant to promote peaceful coexistence, ....
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Mossad most likely behind Sidon blast, says Lebanese official
Date: 2018-01-16 06:55:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7193187
Mayor of Sidon Mohamed al Saudi said Monday that the Israeli Mossad is most likely behind a car bomb explosion that occurred on Sunday in the city in southern Lebanon. The blast was an attempt on the life of the car's owner Mohamed Hemdan, ....
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Israel extends remand of Palestinian girl who hit soldiers
Date: 2018-01-16 06:54:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7193183
An Israeli military court has extended the detention of a Palestinian teen filmed last month slapping soldiers. Ahed Tamimi was filmed in December outside her family home, pushing, kicking and slapping the soldiers, who fended off the blows ....
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Sisi approves amendments to new urban communities law
Date: 2018-01-16 06:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:7193180
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved Monday amendments to some provisions of the new urban communities law. The first article of the law permits the cabinet to approve the establishment of new urban communities in already built cities and ....
