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Turkish military operations in Syria death toll of civilians rise to 63

Date: 2018-01-29 17:15:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7217181

DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Syrian Red Crescent said Monday that the death toll of civilians rose to 63 people, while the number of wounded reached 150 persons as a result of Turkish military operations in Afrin, Sky News reported. The Syrian ....

Jordan king probes military cooperation with U.S. Central Command general

Date: 2018-01-29 17:08:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7217185

AMMAN, Jan 29 (MENA) - King Abdullah II received here on Monday Chief of the U.S. Central Command Gen. Joseph L. Votel for talks to review friendly ties between the two countries. According to Petra news agency, the discussions, attended by ....

Spain rescues hundreds of illegal migrants

Date: 2018-01-29 16:36:41 GMT - Spain - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7217104

MADRID, Jan 29 (MENA) - Spain said it rescued 329 illegal migrants including babies from a wooden boat off Libya's coast and were taken to an Italian port. The Ministry of Defense, quoted by ABC news, said water was flooding the boat when ....

General secretariat of AL to hold meeting with EU, UN organisations

Date: 2018-01-29 16:31:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7216936

CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - The General secretariat of Arab League will hold Tuesday a consultation meeting with departments of field support and political affairs, as well as representatives of peacekeeping operations, United Nations Development Program ....

Kurdish militants down Turkish drone north of Syria's Afrin

Date: 2018-01-29 15:26:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7216815

DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (MENA) - Kurdish militants downed Monday a Turkish drone in northern Afrin, north of Syria, Sky News reported. No details were further reported. (MENA) M S E/R G E ....

SOHR: Turkish shelling on Afrin dam aims at drowning the city

Date: 2018-01-29 14:06:48 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7216431

LONDON, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights warned that Turkish air strikes on a dam in the Maidanka area in Afrin, in the Syrian province of Aleppo, are threatening the lives of civilians. “Turkish military aircraft have been ....

Arab peace initiative committee convenes emergency meeting on Al Quds

Date: 2018-01-29 10:52:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7216221

CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - The Arab peace initiative committee will convene on Thursday an emergency meeting at the level of foreign ministers at the premises of the general secretariat of the Arab League. The meeting will be chaired by Jordan to ....

76 Houthis killed in shelling, clashes in Taiz, Hodeida

Date: 2018-01-29 10:10:40 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7216055

ADEN, Jan 29 (MENA) - At least 76 Houthis were killed on Monday in shelling and clashes by the Yemeni legitimate forces in several governorates, Sky News reported quoting Yemeni local sources. The all-news network said 35 Houthi militants were ....

Arab League committed to standing by Comoros - Abul Gheit

Date: 2018-01-29 10:03:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7216126

CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit reiterated on Monday the pan-Arab body's commitment to standing by the Comoros to achieve security and stability across the country. Abul Gheit, in a meeting with Comoran ....

Jordan receives 12 US Black Hawk helipcopters

Date: 2018-01-28 22:09:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:7215568

AMMAN, Jan 28 (MENA) - Jordan has marked the US delivery of 12 Black Hawk helicopters over the past nine months with a military ceremony, including a hostage rescue drill and a flyover, ABC news reported Sunday. The helicopters are meant to help ....