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Yemen's army detains 12 Houthis, liberates Al Ajashir area in Al Jawf

Date: 2017-12-22 21:01:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7154398

CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) – Yemeni army announced on Friday that its forces had captured 12 Houthi militants during combing operations conducted in a number of areas in Al Ajashir camp in Al Shaaf district of Al Jawf province, the Yemeni news agency ....

Key Houthi leader killed in Yemen

Date: 2017-12-22 20:51:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7154429

ADEN, Dec 22 (MENA) - Key Houthi leader Yousef al-Madani was killed in an ambush by the Yemeni legitimate forces, Sky News reported Friday. Madani was considered the second most important military commander of the Houthi militias. Meanwhile, ....

Russia ready to support Libya's political process - Libyan FM

Date: 2017-12-22 20:25:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7154380

CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Foreign Minister of Libya's eastern-based interim government Mohammed al-Dairi met Friday with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov in Moscow. The meeting dealt with the latest developments in Libya ....

Danish police accuse Syrian man of planning terror in Copenhagen

Date: 2017-12-22 19:57:04 GMT - Denmark - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:7154426

COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (MENA) - A 30-year-old Syrian living in Sweden was ordered held in pre-trial custody Friday on suspicion of attempting to take part in an attack in Copenhagen last year, The Washington post reported. After a three-hour hearing ....

Iraqi forces mobilized to Syrian border

Date: 2017-12-22 19:33:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7154333

BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (MENA) - Military reinforcements of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) were mobilized to the Iraqi-Syrian border, Commander of PMF's western Anbar operation Kassem Musleh was quoted by local media as saying Friday. The ....

Saudi Arabia facilitates arrival of 19 relatives of Yemen's late ex-president to Oman

Date: 2017-12-22 19:13:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:7154341

RIYADH, Dec 22 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia facilitated Friday the arrival of a number of late former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's family members who managed to flee Sanaa after being chased by Houthis to Oman, Al Arabiya Al Hadath TV news channel ....

Tunisian interior ministry warns of terrorist plots ahead of new year celebrations

Date: 2017-12-22 19:01:20 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7154335

TUNIS, Dec 22 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Tunisian Interior Ministry Khalifa al Shebani warned Friday from terrorist plots that threaten the new year celebrations. The spokesman stressed that the ministry took all necessary security measures to ....

13 Houthi militants killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in Yemen

Date: 2017-12-22 18:04:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7154271

SANAA, Dec 22 (MENA) - Thriteen Houthi militants were killed in Saudi-led coalition airstrikes between Al-Bayda and southeastern Shabwa province, Sky news channel reported Friday without giving further details. Earlier, the coalition's fighters ....

3 mortar shells fall on Iraq's Diyala

Date: 2017-12-22 17:28:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7154234

BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (MENA) - Three mortar shells fell on the outskirts of the Qurat Taba area of Diyala province in Iraq, Iraqi source was quoted by Al Sumaria news channel as saying Friday. In a statement, the source noted that the shells did not ....

Relatives of Yemen’s slain ex-president Saleh arrive in Oman

Date: 2017-12-22 17:07:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7154244

RIYADH, Dec 22 (MENA) - Relatives of late former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, arrived in Oman after fleeing from the Houthi movement in Sanaa, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Friday. The Saudi-led alliance facilitated their safe ....