Arab world

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  • Person killed, 8 injured in strike on Benghazi security HQs

    Date: 2017-11-10 22:19:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7084909

    BENGHAZI, Nov 10 (MENA) - A person was killed and eight others were injured when the headquarters of the special task force in eastern Benghazi was attacked, local media reported Friday with giving no further details. (MENA) M S H/A H E ....

  • Yemeni VP: Battle in Yemen not only against Houthis but also against Iran, Hezbollah

    Date: 2017-11-10 21:49:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:7084858

    SANAA, Nov 10 (MENA) – Yemeni Vice President General Ali Mohsen al Ahmar said that the battle in Yemen is not against Houthis only but also against Iran, Hezbollah and their supporters, Al Arabiya reported on Friday. Ahmar also warned from Iran’s ....

  • Arab coalition warplanes hit HQs of Yemeni defense ministry

    Date: 2017-11-10 21:45:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7084898

    SANAA, Nov 10 (MENA) - Arab coalition warplanes on Friday launched two airstrikes on Houthi-controlled sites in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, Al Arabiya reported. The strikes bombed the headquarters of the Yemeni Defense Ministry. On Thursday, ....

  • Tillerson says US supports stability in Lebanon

    Date: 2017-11-10 19:24:26 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7084815

    WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (MENA) – US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday the US opposes action that would threaten the stability of Lebanon and warned other countries against using Lebanon "as a venue for proxy conflicts," the Voice of America ....

  • Takfiri cell with links to terrorist group arrested in Tunisia

    Date: 2017-11-10 18:59:53 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7084702

    TUNIS, Nov 10 (MENA) – Tunisian security forces arrested on Friday an eight-member takfiri cell in Kasserine Governorate suspected to be affiliated to a terrorist organization. In a press release, the Tunisian Interior Ministry said that ....

  • Iraqi security source: Unidentified drone shot down in Kirkuk

    Date: 2017-11-10 18:18:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:7084581

    BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (MENA) – An unidentified drone was shot down by Iraqi anti-terror troops in central Kirkuk province, a security source said on Friday. The targeted unmanned plane was hovering over government’s buildings in the province, he added. ....

  • Iraqi Interior min.: 41 Iranians arrested for illegally entering Iraq

    Date: 2017-11-10 16:57:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:7084622

    BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (MENA) - Iraqi Interior Minister Qasim al Araji said that 41 Iranians were detained after they had entered the country without visa, Al Sumaria News channel reported Friday. In a statement, the Iraqi interior minister warned all ....

  • Tunisia extends state of emergency for 3 months

    Date: 2017-11-10 16:49:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7084621

    TUNIS, Nov 10 (MENA) - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Friday decided to extend the state of emergency for another three months, starting Sunday. The decision was made after consultations with the prime minister and the parliament ....

  • 2 people injured in blast in western Baghdad

    Date: 2017-11-10 16:04:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7084580

    BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (MENA) – Two people were injured on Friday in a blast in al Radwaniyah district in western Baghdad, an Iraq security source said. In statements, the source said that an explosive device went off near a fish shop, leaving two ....

  • PMU: 12 Daesh militants killed, injured in Salah al Din

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:44:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7084535

    BAGHDAD, Nov 10 (MENA) – Three terrorists were killed and nine others injured when elements from the Popular Mobilization Units (PMUs) have targeted a group of Daesh militants, who tried to infiltrate into Tooz district in eastern Salah al Din ....

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