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  • 20 Houthis killed in clashes with legitimate forces in Yemen's Hajjah

    Date: 2018-01-12 17:07:08 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:7187759

    SANAA, Jan 12 (MENA) – Nearly 20 Houthi militants were killed in clashes with Yemeni legitimate forces in Midi District in Hajjah Governorate, Sky News quoted Yemeni sources as saying on Friday, giving no further details. Earlier, Arab ....

  • Six Houthi leaders killed in Arab-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen

    Date: 2018-01-12 17:03:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7187755

    SANAA, Jan 12 (MENA) – At least six Houthi leaders were killed in Arab-led coalition airstrikes and ongoing battles in western Yemen. Yehia Hussein al Ayyani, a close ally to rebel leader Abdulmalik al Houthi, along with five other leaders were ....

  • Putin discusses Syrian, North Korean files with Russia’s Security Council

    Date: 2018-01-12 14:52:06 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7187549

    MOSCOW, Jan 12 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with the permanent members of Russia’s Security Council preparations for the Syrian National Dialogue Congress and the situation on the Korean Peninsula, TASS news agency quoted ....

  • One killed in armed attack outside Iraqi mosque

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:24:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7187319

    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) – A group of armed men opened fire on worshippers outside a mosque in western the northern Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah on Friday, Alsumaria news reported. The channel quoted a source as saying that the attack occurred as the ....

  • Death toll from clashes in Idlib rises to 117 -- SOHR

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:12:01 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7187297

    LONDON, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the death toll from clashes between the Syrian army and the armed opposition forces in the northwestern province of Idlib rose to 117 people over the past two days, Alhurra ....

  • Five people killed, wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:06:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7187215

    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) - Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in two separate attacks in Baghdad, Alsumaria news channel reported on Friday. An Iraqi police source said that one civilian was killed and three others were injured when ....

  • Death toll from airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta rises to 170 -- SOHR

    Date: 2018-01-12 13:06:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:7187144

    LONDON, Jan 12 (MENA) - The death toll from the airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta in the countryside of Damascus rose to 170 since December 29, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) was quoted by Sky News channel as saying Friday. SOHR ....

  • UAE, WHO sign agreement to provide emergency care in Yemen

    Date: 2018-01-12 11:41:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7187180

    ABU DHABI, Jan 12 (MENA) - The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has signed a cooperation agreement with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support emergency care for mothers and newborns in the Al Mukalla province in ....

  • Russian, Iranian FMs discuss situation in Syria

    Date: 2018-01-12 11:05:10 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7187012

    MOSCOW, Jan 12 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke over phone about the situation in Syria, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The two ministers discussed ....

  • Iraqi forces launch combing operation on borders between Diyala, Salahuddin

    Date: 2018-01-12 09:57:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7186949

    BAGHDAD, Jan 12 (MENA) – Iraq’s Tigris Operations Command announced on Friday that a wide-scale combing operation has been launched on the borders between Diyala and Salahuddin provinces. In statements to Alsumaria news channel, Tigris Operations ....

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