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Yemen accuses Iran of attempting to counterfeit riyal

Date: 2018-01-16 09:41:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7193395

ADEN, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Yemeni government has accused Iranian bodies it did not name of attempting to counterfeit local banknotes in order to deepen the suffering of the Yemeni people. Tehran is seeking to blackmail the world community to force ....

3 Houthi leaders killed in clashes with Yemeni army in Saada

Date: 2018-01-16 08:54:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7193272

SANAA, Jan 16 (MENA) - 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, ....

20 killed in clashes at Libya's main international airport

Date: 2018-01-16 08:40:57 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7193265

TRIPOLI, Jan 16 (MENA) - Fighting at the Libyan capital's only working international airport killed at least 20 people Monday, officials said, after militiamen attacked it in an attempt to free colleagues held at a jail there, The Daily Mail ....

Syrian army starts offensive in new axis in southern countryside of Aleppo

Date: 2018-01-16 08:24:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7193283

LONDON, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that the Syrian army launched a military operation in a new axis in the southern countryside of Aleppo, Alhurra news channel reported. In a statement on Tuesday, the ....

Saudi Arabia condemns interception of Qatari fighters to UAE civilian planes

Date: 2018-01-16 08:20:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7193320

RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) - 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 ....

Bahrain vows int'l measures over Qatari interception of UAE plane

Date: 2018-01-15 22:48:09 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:7193117

MANAMA, Jan 15 (MENA) - The Civil Aviation Affairs of Bahrain's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications said Monday it will take necessary measures with the international bodies concerned regarding a recent interception by Qatari fighter ....

UAE says Bahraini radars detected flights intercepted by Qatari fighter jets

Date: 2018-01-15 20:09:38 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:7193021

ABU DHABI, Jan 15 (MENA) - 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 ....

Mossad most likely behind Sidon blast, says Lebanese official

Date: 2018-01-15 18:42:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:7192898

BEIRUT, Jan 15 (MENA) - 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 ....

Al Azhar denounces Baghdad terrorist bombings

Date: 2018-01-15 16:51:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:7192764

CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Al Azhar condemned Monday the twin terrorist attacks that struck Al Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, killing and injuring scores of innocent civilians. In a statement, Al Azhar said that such heinous terrorist acts ....

Russia, Saudi Arabia discuss hosting Expo-2025

Date: 2018-01-15 15:45:33 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:7192631

MOSCOW, Jan 15 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Awwad bin Saleh Al Awwad concluded Monday a meeting with a Russian delegation led by Director of the Organizing Committee of Expo 2025 Svetlana Sagaydak. The Russian side reviewed, ....