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Yemeni president reshuffles government; appoints five new ministers

Date: 2017-12-24 20:59:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:7157588

SANAA, Dec 24 (MENA) - In a government reshuffle, Yemeni President Abderabu Mansour Hadi appointed five new ministers headed by Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid, dismissing a number of conservative members, Al Arabiya news channel reported Sunday night. ....

Intelligence efforts thwarted terrorist plots in Baghdad, says military commander

Date: 2017-12-24 19:29:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:7157442

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) – The intelligence efforts succeeded in thwarting a lot of terror plots targeting Baghdad, Jalil Al-Rubaie, commander of the Baghdad Operations Command, said Sunday. The intelligence cooperation between Baghdad Operations ....

8 Daesh terrorists killed southeastern Mosul

Date: 2017-12-24 18:59:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:7157361

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) – At least eight Daesh terrorists were killed in a raid on their hotbed in southern Mosul, Nineveh police commander Watheq Hamdany said Sunday. Three of the slain terrorists were wearing explosive belts, he said, adding ....

12 Houthi militants killed in clashes east of Taiz

Date: 2017-12-24 16:35:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7157315

ADEN, Dec 24 (MENA) - At least 12 Houthi militants were killed Sunday in clashes with residents of al Haymah in east of Taiz, Yemeni Saba news agency reported. Clashes broke out between residents of the area and Iranian-backed Houthi militants, ....

Basra court sentences 2 terrorists to death for joining Qaeda

Date: 2017-12-24 15:41:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7157135

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) - Basra Criminal Court has sentenced to death by hanging two defendants for joining al Qaeda group. The two had remotely detonated a car in Karmat Ali area in March 2013, killing and wounding some citizens. They were ....

Saudi FM meets head of Syrian opposition delegation

Date: 2017-12-24 15:40:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7157142

RIYADH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed al Jubeir met Sunday with Head of Opposition Delegation Nasr al Hariri in Riyadh, the Saudi press agency reported. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments ....

3 young Palestinians, Israeli soldier wounded in al Arroub north of Hebron

Date: 2017-12-24 14:30:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7157041

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces stormed Sunday Palestine Technical University Kadoorie in al Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, wounding three young Palestinians, including one with live ammunition, while an Israeli soldier ....

Kuwaiti defense minister invited to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2017-12-24 14:03:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7157042

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah received Sunday an official invitation to visit Saudi Arabia from Saudi Crown Prince, First Deputy Prime Minister and ....

AL discusses strategy for elderly people

Date: 2017-12-24 13:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:7156821

CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Arab League held Sunday a meeting on experts' level to discuss the draft of a strategy for elderly people which aims at offering them better care. Experts from Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Sudan, Oman and the UAE, as well as ....

Syrian army restores control over new points in southwestern part of Damascus countryside

Date: 2017-12-24 13:53:44 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:7157012

DAMASCUS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Units of the Syrian army restored control over new points in the surroundings of Beit Jinn farm in the southwestern part of Damascus countryside, Syrian Sana news agency reported on Sunday. The army units, in ....