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  • 7 killed in Syrian army bombardment on Ghouta, Deir Ezzor countryside

    Date: 2017-12-15 12:47:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:7141905

    LONDON, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Friday that at least seven people were killed in a shelling by the Syrian army on eastern Ghouta and the countryside of Deir Ezzor, US-based al Hurra TV news channel ....

  • Syrian army seizes control over strategic hills in Damascus countryside

    Date: 2017-12-15 12:14:44 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7141852

    DAMASCUS, Dec 15 (MENA) - Syrian army units, in cooperation with the popular defense groups, continued Friday operations against terrorist Jabhat al Nusra group and seized full control over a number of strategic hills northeast of Beit Jann farm in ....

  • Daesh leader killed in Iraq's Diyala

    Date: 2017-12-15 11:20:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7141765

    BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - A Daesh leader, who was responsible for reconnaissance, was killed with a number of his companions in the northern borders of Iraq's Diyala governorate, a local source was quoted by the Iraqi news agency as saying Friday. ....

  • Turkish intelligence-affiliated car explodes in Kurdistan

    Date: 2017-12-15 09:53:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7141580

    BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - A car, belonging to the Turkish intelligence, exploded in a border area in the north of Dahuk governorate in Kurdistan province, local Iraqi sources were quoted by Al Sumaria news channel on Friday. An explosive device ....

  • Iraqi VP says Iraq advances towards new stage of building, reconstruction

    Date: 2017-12-15 09:42:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7141553

    BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - Iraqi Vice President Nouri al Maliki said Friday that Iraq is moving towards stages of building and reconstruction after achieving victory against terrorists. Addressing the fourth Dental Medical Conference held in Najaf ....

  • 10 Daesh militants killed in airstrikes in Iraq

    Date: 2017-12-15 09:03:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7141431

    BAGHDAD, Dec 15 (MENA) - Ten Daesh militants were killed in airstrikes over the borders between Iraq's Salah ad Din and Diyala governorates, Commander of the Tigris operations Mazhar Al Azzawi was quoted by Al Sumaria news channel as saying Friday. ....

  • US forces have no pretext to remain in Syria: Russia

    Date: 2017-12-15 06:56:50 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7141328

    MOSCOW, Dec 15 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said the US forces have no pretext or basis to remain in Syria, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Igor Konashenkov was quoted by TASS news agency as saying on Friday. The Defense Ministry ....

  • UAE urges int'l community to more forcefully address Iran's threat

    Date: 2017-12-14 21:46:54 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:7141264

    ABU DHABI, Dec 14 (MENA) - The UN Secretary-General’s recent report on UN Security Council Resolution 2231 strongly confirms what the UAE and its allies have long known that Iran is continuing its expansionist and destabilizing behavior in the ....

  • UN envoy says ‘opportunity missed’ as Syria talks wrap up

    Date: 2017-12-14 20:25:47 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:7141192

    GENEVA, Dec 14 (MENA) - The UN envoy for Syria said the latest round of Geneva talks ended without progress on Thursday after two fruitless weeks — a “golden opportunity missed” — and acknowledged that he needs to come up with new ideas to make ....

  • Arab Parliament: US no longer peace broker after Trump’s decision on Al Quds

    Date: 2017-12-14 20:00:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:7141158

    RABAT, Dec 14 (MENA) – The speakers of Arab parliaments announced that the United States is no longer a peace broker after it violated the international legitimacy and law, and chose to be an adversary rather than a mediator in the peace ....

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