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117 killed, 264 injured in Iraq in November, says UNAMI
Date: 2017-12-03 19:15:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:7121862
BAGHDAD, Dec 3 (MENA) - A total of 117 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 264 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in November, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for ....
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UN plays mediation role in Yemen - Saudi diplomat
Date: 2017-12-03 19:05:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:7121768
SANAA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohamed Al Jaber said Sunday the United Nation is playing a mediation role in settling the country's crisis. The UN also plays a vital role in restoring the political path that serves the interests ....
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25 killed in airstrike targeted Eastern Ghouta
Date: 2017-12-03 18:00:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7121762
DAMASCUS, Dec 3 (MENA) – At least 25 people were killed in Syrian regime’s aerial raids targeted Eastern Ghouta, a group said Sunday. Earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said only 19 were killed. The airstrikes hit districts of ....
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Death toll from clashes between Houthis, Saleh forces rises to 200
Date: 2017-12-03 17:51:03 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7121772
SANAA, Dec 3 (MENA) - The death toll from clashes erupted in Yemen between Houthi militias and the General People's Congress (GPC) forces, loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, rose to 200, Sky News reported on Sunday. Tanks and missiles ....
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19 killed in bombardment by Syrian forces on Ghouta, says SOHR
Date: 2017-12-03 15:38:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7121534
LONDON, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Sunday that 19 people were killed in a bombardment by the Syrian forces on areas in east Ghouta, countryside of capital Damascus, Saudi-funded Al Arabiya TV news channel ....
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AL warns of consequences of Trump recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel
Date: 2017-12-03 15:11:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7121349
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - The Arab League has warned of hazardous consequences if the US president recognizes Jerusalem as a unified capital of Israel. News had been circulating about Donald Trump's intention to recognize a new Israeli capital in a ....
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397 artillery shells, 156 mortars found in Mosul
Date: 2017-12-03 12:32:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7121009
BAGHDAD, Dec 3 (MENA) - Iraqi Defense Ministry said Sunday that 397 artillery shells and 156 mortars were found in the forests region in northern Mosul. The Iraqi army forces carried out a number of proactive operations where destroyed cannons in ....
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PMF member killed, 6 injured in 2 separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2017-12-03 11:08:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7120865
BAGHDAD, Dec 3 (MENA) - ِA member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) was killed and six people injured in two separate incidents in Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said on Sunday. An explosive device planted on the road blew up in Tarmia ....
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Speaker of Iraqi parl't says "common vision" needed for post-Daesh era
Date: 2017-12-03 10:53:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7120777
BAGHDAD, Dec 3 (MENA) - Speaker of the Iraqi parliament Salim al Jabouri has pressed for a "common vision" for the post-Daesh phase. Dialogue is important to solve all pending problems, Jabouri said in a statement carried by Al Sumaria news ....
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Ongoing water cuts and disruptions in Libya’s Tripoli and coastal cities impact 600,000 children
Date: 2017-12-03 10:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7120802
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - Over 2 million people, including nearly 600,000 children in Tripoli and other coastal cities in the north-western parts of Libya, are left without running water in the public network for the second time in two months, UNICEF ....