Arab world

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  • 38 Palestinians injured in 2 weeks, says OCHA

    Date: 2017-10-27 14:25:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7061294

    RAMALLAH, Oct 27 (MENA) - Up to 38 Palestinians, 24 of them children, were injured by Israeli forces during clashes across the West Bank, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its October 10-23 report on ....

  • Syrian army continues advance towards al Bokmal city

    Date: 2017-10-27 13:53:54 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7061323

    DAMASCUS, Oct 27 (MENA) - Syrian army units, in cooperation with allied forces and supported by the Air Force, continued operations against the remnants of Daesh gatherings and fortifications in Deir Ezzor, SANA news agency reported Friday. On ....

  • Iraqi forces, Kurdish Peshmerga agree on ceasefire, U.S.-led coalition says

    Date: 2017-10-27 13:43:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7061285

    BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (MENA) - Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga fighters reached an agreement on Friday to stop fighting in northern Iraq, the Daily Mail quoted the media office of the US-led anti-Daesh coalition as saying. Iraqi government forces ....

  • SOHR: 14 people killed as Syrian forces shell areas in Damascus, Homs

    Date: 2017-10-27 12:59:54 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7061217

    LONDON, Oct 27 (MENA) - Eleven people were killed and others wounded in a rocket shelling by the Syrian forces on Douma town in Eastern Ghouta on the outskirts of Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Friday. The ....

  • One killed, 2 wounded in bomb blast in southern Baghdad

    Date: 2017-10-27 11:21:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7061029

    BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (MENA) - An element of Sahwa Sunni tribes was killed and two others were wounded in a blast that targeted a checkpoint set up by the tribal fighters, a security source said on Friday. The attack occurred in Mada'en district in ....

  • Syrian army enhances presence in countryside of Hama, Aleppo - sources

    Date: 2017-10-27 11:06:53 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7060941

    DAMASCUS, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Syrian army units have enhanced their presence in northeastern Hama countryside as well as in eastern and southern Aleppo countryside, local sources said. The military used drones to explore the areas, the sources ....

  • Tunisian security foils illegal-migration attempt by 15 people

    Date: 2017-10-27 11:05:40 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7060949

    TUNIS CITY, Oct 27 (MENA) - Tunisia's security forces thwarted an illegal-migration attempt by 15 people to Europe. Security apparatuses in Monastir governorate arrested five persons with sums of money in their possession. During ....

  • Damascus to host talks with leaders of 11 moderate opposition groups

    Date: 2017-10-27 10:39:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:7060948

    DAMASCUS, Oct 27 (MENA) - Leaders of 11 armed groups of moderate opposition from the Eastern Kalamun region, in southwestern Syria’s Rif Dimashq governorate, have agreed to arrive in Damascus on Sunday to discuss truce with the government, TASS news ....

  • Iraqi tribal forces kill several Daesh elements while fleeing liberated areas

    Date: 2017-10-27 10:00:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7060795

    BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (MENA) - Iraqi tribal forces have killed several elements of Daesh terrorist group while fleeing liberated ares in al Qa'im and Rawa towns, a military source said on Friday. The tribal forces have also inflicted material damage on ....

  • Iraq: 25 Daesh elements killed in clashes with army in western Anbar

    Date: 2017-10-27 09:26:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7060793

    BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (MENA) - Twenty-five elements of Daesh terrorist group were killed in the ongoing military operation to liberate al Qa'im town in western Anbar, a high-level military source at al Jazeera Operations Command said on Friday. A force ....

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