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Blast hits car in Sidon

Date: 2018-01-14 11:19:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7189908

BEIRUT, Jan 14 (MENA) - An explosion hit a vehicle in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. Lebanese media said on Sunday the blast was likely targeting a Hamas figure. Black smoke drifted high in the sky as a result of the explosion. (MENA) M ....

Syrian regime forces take over 80 towns, villages in southern Rif Aleppo

Date: 2018-01-14 11:10:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:7189756

LONDON, Jan 14 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday Syrian regime forces continued their advancement in the southern part of the countryside around Aleppo - the “rif” district in Arabic - and managed to ....

Saudi king receives Japanese economy minister

Date: 2018-01-14 11:06:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7189933

RIYADH, Jan 14 (MENA) - King Salman ben Abdel Aziz received Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko at Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh on Sunday, according to the Saudi Press Agency. The two sides discussed fostering existing ....

Int'l coalition deputy commander says Daesh cells still in Iraq

Date: 2018-01-14 10:11:33 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7189754

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (MENA) - The deputy commander of the international coalition against Daesh says cells affiliated with the terrorist group still operate in Iraq. Indeed a military victory over Daesh has been declared in the Arab country, but ....

Houthis impose complusory recruitment on Yemenis northwestern Sanaa

Date: 2018-01-14 09:52:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7189696

ADEN, Jan 14 (MENA) - Houthis have imposed the compulsory military service on citizens in al Mahaweet governorate, northwestern Sanaa, Sky News reported quoting local sources as saying. Houthi militias imposed the compulsory military servcies on ....

Israeli forces arrest 15 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2018-01-14 08:57:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7189621

RAMALLAH, Jan 14 (MENA) - Israeli forces arrested 15 Palestinians in different parts of the West Bank during a wide-scale operation at dawn of Sunday, local sources said. The arrests took place in Hebron, Nablus and Jenin. Israeli forces carry ....

Syrian army repels new attack in Idlib countryside

Date: 2018-01-14 08:03:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7189581

DAMASCUS, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Syrian army repelled a new attack launched by Tahrir Al Sham (previously known as Al Nusra Front) in Idlib countryside, Syrian media sources said. Clashes are still going on between the two sides in the area, the ....

SOHR: Syrian army controls 115 towns, villages in Aleppo countryside

Date: 2018-01-14 07:28:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7189487

LONDON, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the Syrian army is controlling 115 towns and villages in the southern countryside of Aleppo after achieving a big progress against militants of Tahrir Al Sham (previously known as ....

Two stun bombs explode in Basra - source

Date: 2018-01-14 07:20:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7189481

BAGHDAD, Jan 14 (MENA) - A stun bomb was detonated near a religious figure's office in Basra governorate, an Iraqi security source said. No casualties were reported, the source told Al Sumaria news channel on Sunday. Another stun bomb exploded ....

Houthis seize several women during protest in Sanaa

Date: 2018-01-14 07:16:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7189520

SANAA, Jan 14 (MENA) - Houthi militias seized a number of women taking part in a protest against the arbitrary policy practiced by the Houthis in Sanaa, Sky news reported Sunday. The protest coincides with late president Ali Abdullah Saleh's ....