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Yemeni national army retakes new sites in Saada province

Date: 2018-02-03 09:03:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7224769

SANAA, Feb 3 (MENA) – 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 ....

Death toll from Turkey's Afrin operation rises to 115

Date: 2018-02-03 07:05:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7224645

DAMASCUS, Feb 3 (MENA) - The death toll from the Turkish military operation in Syria's Afrin city has risen to 115; of them 11 Turkish soldiers, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Saturday. Kurdish militants have countered two ....

Libyan navy says it rescued 362 illegal immigrants in 2 days

Date: 2018-02-02 22:12:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:7224517

TRIPOLI, Feb 2 (MENA) - As many as 362 illegal immigrants have been rescued over the past two days in three separate operations, the Libyan naval forces' spokesman Ayoub Qassem said on Friday. One operation saved 89 African and Asian immigrants ....

2 Takfiris arrested in Tunisia over anti-president plot: paper

Date: 2018-02-02 22:03:34 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7224516

TUNIS, Feb 2 (MENA) - Forces of the the Tunisian National Guard have arrested two Takfiris in Sidi Bouzid over online posts insulting President Beji Caid Essebsi, a local website quoted a well-placed source as saying Friday. The pair are accused ....

No evidence of recent Sarin gas use by Syria -- Pentagon

Date: 2018-02-02 20:33:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7224455

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday his country has no evidence that the Syrian government recently has used deadly sarin nerve gas on its citizens but is looking into reports of its alleged use from people on ....

28 Palestinians injured in Gaza, West Bank clashes

Date: 2018-02-02 19:07:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:7224347

RAMALLAH, Feb 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry on Friday said 13 people were injured in clashes with Israeli forces in many districts across the occupied West Bank, the official news agency WAFA reported. The ministry said seven ....

Egyptian labor in Jordan given grace period to adjust status

Date: 2018-02-02 18:55:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7224297

CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - A grace period for one month has been granted for Egyptians illegally work in Jordan to adjust their statuses, according to Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan. The time limit is due to kick off on Sunday till March 4, Saafan ....

10 Houthi militants killed in shelling of Yemen's Hais

Date: 2018-02-02 16:58:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7224137

SANAA, Feb 2 (MENA) - Ten Houthi militants were killed in the Arab-led coalition airstrikes on Hais district in the western coast of Yemen. Sky News reported Friday giving no further details. Earlier, local Yemeni sources said that 25 Houthis ....

7 killed in airstrike on southern countryside of Aleppo

Date: 2018-02-02 16:52:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7224191

DAMASCUS, Feb 2 (MENA) – Seven Syrian civilians, including children, were killed in an airstrike on a vehicle riding by internally displaced people on Aleppo-Damascus Road in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Sky News reported Friday. ....

Scores of Houthis killed, wounded in clashes with national army in Al Jawf

Date: 2018-02-02 09:09:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7223319

ADEN, Feb 2 (MENA) - Scores of Houthi militants were killed and wounded during clashes with Yemen's legitimate forces in the northern Yemeni province of Al Jawf, said Colonel Abdullah al-Ashraf, a spokesman for the national army in Al ....