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Turkish troops shell northern Aleppo, Afrin in Syria -- SOHR

Date: 2018-01-20 17:41:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7201565

LONDON, Jan 20 (MENA) - Turkish troops have continued shelling Syria's Afrin and northern countryside of Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The Turkish army ....

Russia pulls back troops from Syria's Afrin

Date: 2018-01-20 17:15:14 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:7201563

MOSCOW, Jan 20 (MENA) - Russia's Defense Ministry said Saturday it is pulling back troops that had been deployed near the Syrian city of Afrin after bombing strikes by Turkish warplanes, ABC News reported. In a statement, the ministry said that ....

4,000 Daesh militants arrested in Nineveh operation -- commander

Date: 2018-01-20 15:55:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7201413

BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (MENA) - Over 4,000 Daesh militants have been arrested since the launch of a military operation to liberate Nineveh from the terrorist group, a military commander was quoted as saying on Saturday. Speaking to the US-funded Radio ....

Yemen's Hadi hails Saudi support to his country

Date: 2018-01-20 15:09:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7201365

ADEN/RIYADH, Jan 20 (MENA) - Yemen's president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi has lauded Saudi Arabia's "generous support" for his country in all fields. Riyadh's backing for the Yemeni leadership to overcome the current insurgency by Houthi militias ....

Saudi-led Arab coalition fighter jets kill 20 Houthis

Date: 2018-01-20 15:06:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7201325

SANAA, Jan 20 (MENA) - At least 20 Houthi militants were killed Saturday in airstrikes by Saudi-led Arab coalition fighter jets on Yemen's west coast, said Sky News Arabic. On Friday, the Yemeni army said 100 Houthi rebels were killed during a ....

Abu Dhabi CP receives Italian FM

Date: 2018-01-20 14:11:16 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7201196

ABU DHABI, Jan 20 (MENA) - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday received Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano, who is currently on a visit to the ....

FM, UN secretary general discuss developments in the Middle East region

Date: 2018-01-20 13:45:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7201156

AMMAN - NEW YORK, Jan 20 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs, Ayman Safadi, discussed with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, as well as, the financial crisis facing the United ....

Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired by Houthis

Date: 2018-01-20 11:52:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7200895

RIYADH, Jan 20 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Arab coalition on Yemen Col Turki al Malki announced on Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias towards the city of Najran was intercepted, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The ....

AL to monitor Egypt's presidential election

Date: 2018-01-20 11:40:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7200726

CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) announced on Saturday that it will monitor the presidential election set to be held in Egypt during March 26 through 28, 2018. "The Arab league is keen on observing such milestone election which is ....

Iraqi forces arrest 9 suspects in northern Ramadi

Date: 2018-01-20 11:27:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7200670

BAGHDAD, Jan 20 (MENA) – An Iraqi security force arrested on Saturday nine suspects in a crackdown operation in northern Ramadi, a security source said on Saturday. In statements to Alsumaria news channel, the source added that the operation is ....