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Palestinian envoy: Knesset resolutions on Al Quds null, illegitimate

Date: 2018-01-03 21:53:15 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7173318

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) – The Israeli Knesset's resolutions concerning Al Quds and the Israeli settlements on the occupied Palestinian territories are null and illegitimate, Palestinian ambassador to Egypt and permanent representative to the Arab ....

Cypriot president wraps up visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2018-01-03 21:27:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7173379

RIYADH, Jan 3 (MENA) - Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis left Riyadh on Wednesday following an official visit, during which he had talks with King Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. Cooperation agreements were also signed during the trip. The Cypriot ....

Syrian army says destroyed Nusra site in Hama

Date: 2018-01-03 20:58:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:7173313

DAMASCUS, Jan 3 (MENA) - Units of the Syrian army attacked a main site of Jabhat al-Nusra in the outskirts of Harbnefseh in Wadi Anz in Hama, the state news agency reported on Wednesday. The attack left scores of the terrorists dead and injured, ....

FAJ condemns Facebook decision closing Palestinian activists' accounts

Date: 2018-01-03 15:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:7172931

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned on Wednesday Facebook administration for its decision to close several accounts of Palestinian activists on the social network website. In a statement, the federation called ....

Saudi king, Cypriot president hold talks

Date: 2018-01-03 15:54:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7172990

RIYADH, Jan 3 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud held talks here with Cypriot President Nikos Anastasiadis, currently on a visit to the kingdom. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations as well as ways of enhancing ....

Jordanian government slams terrorist Nigeria blast

Date: 2018-01-03 15:54:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7172991

AMMAN, Jan 3 (MENA) - The Jordanian government denounced the terrorist bomb attack that hit a mosque in the northeastern Nigerian town of Gamboru, and took at least the lives of ten people and injured several others. Minister of State for Media ....

740 Israeli violations recorded against Palestinian journalists in 2017

Date: 2018-01-03 15:39:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7172933

RAMALLAH, Jan 3 (MENA) - A total of 740 Israeli violations were recorded against Palestinian journalists in 2017, Chairman of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate Nasser Abu Bakr said on Wednesday. Speaking at a press conference, Bakr said over ....

Saudi king receives Egypt parl't speaker

Date: 2018-01-03 11:39:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7172235

RIYADH, Jan 3 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud had a meeting on Wednesday with Speaker of Egypt's House of Representatives Ali Abel Aal at Al Yamama Palace in Riyadh, the Saudi press agency (SPA) reported. During the meeting, ....

SOHR: Eight civilians killed in Syrian troops shelling on Eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-01-03 07:41:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7171793

LONDON, Jan 3 (MENA) - At least eight civilians were killed in a shelling carried out by the Syrian regime troops on Eastern Ghouta, near the Syrian capital Damascus, reported the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Al-Arabiya News TV, ....

5-magnitude quake hits Algeria's Blida

Date: 2018-01-02 22:42:52 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:7171645

ALGIERS, Jan 2 (MENA) - A 5-magnitude earthquake has jolted Blida province in northern Algeria, Russia Today said on Tuesday night. No casualties were reported from the tremor felt by residents of the Algerian capital and its suburbs. (MENA) M ....