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Four Houthi militants killed in Yemen’s Taiz

Date: 2017-12-22 15:56:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7154167

ADEN, Dec 22 (MENA) – Four Houthi militants were killed in an ambush set up by members of the Yemeni Popular Resistance Committees (PRCs) in eastern Taiz province, a local source said on Friday. For more than two years, Yemen has been locked in a ....

Syrian army advances in southwestern part of Damascus countryside

Date: 2017-12-22 15:54:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:7154168

DAMASCUS, Dec 22 (MENA) - Units of the Syrian army, in cooperation with popular defense groups, continued their operations against gatherings and positions of Jabhat al Nusra terrorists in the area surrounding Beit Jinn town and Beit Jinn farm in ....

Israeli forces shoot dead young Palestinian in Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-12-22 15:09:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7154111

GAZA, Dec 22 (MENA) - A young Palestinian was killed Friday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces near the separation wall in the Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf al Kodra said in press statements the deceased ....

78 Palestinians wounded in clashes with Israeli forces over Jerusalem: PRC

Date: 2017-12-22 14:49:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:7154051

RAMALLAH, Dec 22 (MENA) - Seventy-eight Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) said. Palestinians have been protesting against US ....

Chief negotiator hails Egypt's stances towards Palestinian cause

Date: 2017-12-22 13:44:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7153913

CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Chief Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat commended Friday the Egyptian people and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's stances towards the Palestinian cause. In statements to Egyptian Extra News TV channel, Erekat expressed his ....

WHO: Cholera cases in Yemen exceed 1 million

Date: 2017-12-22 13:06:54 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7153764

GENEVA, Dec 22 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the number of cholera cases in war-ravaged Yemen had surpassed one million, in addition to 2,297 death-related cases, since late April 2017. In a press conference at the UN ....

Israeli forces shoot dead young Palestinian in Gaza Strip

Date: 2017-12-22 13:03:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7153846

GAZA, Dec 22 (MENA) - A young Palestinian was killed Friday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces near Erez crossing in northern the Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Palestinian Health Ministry Ashraf al Kodra said 24-year-old Zakarya al Kafrna ....

Yemeni forces liberate strategic site in Al Jawf province

Date: 2017-12-22 06:57:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7153278

ADEN, Dec 22 (MENA) - Yemeni forces liberated Al Agasher strategic area in northeastern Al Jawf province, southwestern the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, after fierce clashes with the Iranian-backed Houthi militias which left several militants killed and ....

Australia ends anti-Daesh strikes in Iraq, Syria

Date: 2017-12-22 06:55:31 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7153276

SYDNEY, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Royal Australian Air Force is withdrawing its jets from anti-terrorist missions in Iraq and Syria, shifting its focus to “support” and provide “counter-terrorism services” to the Iraqi Security Forces. In a press ....

AL chief welcomes UN resolution on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-21 20:56:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:7153176

CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed Thursday the vote of the UN General Assembly against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Abul Gheit stressed ....