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Jordan denounces terror attack on Egypt mosque

Date: 2017-11-24 15:21:10 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:7107258

AMMAN, Nov 24 (MENA) - Jordan on Friday condemned as cowardly terrorist act an attack on a mosque during Friday prayers in Egypt's Sinai that claimed the lives of dozens of worshipers and left others injured, Petra news agency reported. State ....

OIC condemns Arish terrorist attack

Date: 2017-11-24 14:46:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7107054

RIYADH, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted a mosque in Arish city, North Sinai, earlier on Friday, Saudi Press Agency reported Friday. OIC Secretary-General ....

3 people injured in bomb blast in Baghdad

Date: 2017-11-24 12:39:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:7106638

BAGHDAD, Nov 24 (MENA) - Three people were injured Friday in a bomb blast in southeastern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The explosive device was planted near an overcrowded market at Jisr Diyala area, the source added. A security ....

10 people killed in Syria clashes

Date: 2017-11-24 12:33:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7106526

LONDON, Nov 24 (MENA) - Seven Syrian opposition fighters were killed Friday in clashes with the Syrian army south of the country. Three Syrian troops were also killed in the face-off, which erupted at As-Suwayda neighborhood, Director of the ....

64 killed, injured in air shelling on Syria's Eastern Ghouta: SOHR

Date: 2017-11-24 12:25:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7106529

LONDON, Nov 24 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Friday that at least nine people were killed and 55 others injured in a shelling launched by the Syrian government targeting Eastern Ghouta of the outskirts of ....

Four Takfiris arrested in Tunisia over terror links

Date: 2017-11-24 11:35:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7106441

TUNIS, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Interior arrested four Takfiris, from various areas in Tunisia, suspected of belonging to a terrorist organization. In a statement on Friday, the ministry said that security apparatuses in Sidi ....

AL chief, Hariri discuss maintaining stability in Lebanon

Date: 2017-11-24 11:30:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:7106408

CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met during his visit to Lebanon with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri. The AL chief congratulated Hariri over his return to Lebanon, describing his role as an ....

3 killed, injured in southern Baghdad explosion

Date: 2017-11-24 11:07:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7106394

BAGHDAD, Nov 24 (MENA) - One person was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded southern Baghdad, a source with Iraqi police said on Friday. A roadside explosive device went off southern Baghdad, leaving three dead and wounded, a ....

EU working without 'letup' to help migrants in Libya

Date: 2017-11-24 11:05:18 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7106335

BRUSSELS, Nov 24 (MENA) - The EU has said it is working without "letup" for a durable solution to the plight of migrants in Libya, adding it shared French President Emmanuel Macron's anger over slave markets there, the Daily Mail reported. "We ....

Eighteen Tunisian illegal migrants rescued

Date: 2017-11-24 10:47:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7106330

TUNIS, Nov 24 (MENA) - The Tunisian navy on Friday rescued 18 illegal migrants, including women and children, who were on board a rubber boat. In a statement, the Tunisian Department of National Defense said that the migrants were trying to reach ....