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  • Int'l coalition conducts landing operation in Deir Ezzor of Syria

    Date: 2017-08-27 07:45:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6963621

    LONDON, Aug 27 ( MENA) - The international coalition has conducted a landing operation in the countryside of Deir Ezzor of Syria, said the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). During the landing operation, persons - likely to ....

  • Houthis bar Saleh, lawmakers from leaving Sanaa

    Date: 2017-08-27 07:31:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6963599

    SANAA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Houthi militants have issued a decision banning Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, leaders of his party and lawmakers from leaving Sanaa. The militants set up checkpoints near Saleh's residence, Arabic-speaking Sky ....

  • Arab coalition intercepts three ballistic missiles in western Taiz

    Date: 2017-08-27 07:08:02 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6963634

    ADEN, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab coalition intercepted three ballistic missiles fired by Houthis at western Taiz in Yemen. The Arabic-speaking Sky News reported on Sunday without giving further details. On Saturday, the coalition ....

  • Five Houthi militants killed in clashes with Saleh militias in Sanaa

    Date: 2017-08-26 19:53:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:6963331

    SANAA, Aug 26 (MENA) - Five Houthi militants were killed Saturday in ongoing clashes with rebels loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa. The clashes had broken out after thousands attended a rally in the capital to celebrate the ....

  • Seven killed in Chad-Libya border clashes

    Date: 2017-08-26 18:15:15 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:6963246

    TRIPOLI, Aug 26 (MENA) - Two Libyan soldiers and seven Qatar-backed Chadian opposition militants were killed after clashes erupted on the border between Libya and Chad, military sources were quoted by the Dubai-based Al Arabiya television as ....

  • Arab coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile in Yemen

    Date: 2017-08-26 17:59:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:6963236

    ADEN, Yemen, Aug 26 (MENA) – A Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants on the Yemeni port city of Mocha for the second time in 24 hours. The news was carried on Saturday by Sky News without ....

  • Two Peshmerga personnel killed, six injured in Kirkuk blast

    Date: 2017-08-26 15:47:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6963006

    BAGHDAD, Aug 26 (MENA) - Two Peshmerga personnel were killed and six others injured when an explosive charges targeted Peshmerga forces in southwestern Kirkuk, security sources said on Saturday. The sources said the blast took place near Sakhra ....

  • Three ceasefire violations registered in Syria :Russia

    Date: 2017-08-26 13:10:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:6962754

    MOSCOW, Aug 26 (MENA) - Three ceasefire violations were registered in Syria over past 24 hour, the Russian Defense Ministry reported in a daily bulletin on Saturday. "Control groups continue monitoring the ceasefire observation within the ....

  • Iraqi forces liberate eight districts in Tal Afar

    Date: 2017-08-26 12:53:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6962677

    BAGHDAD, Aug 26 (MENA)- Iraqi forces liberated on Saturday eight villages in Zambar mountains in Tal Afar, Commander of 'We are coming Tal Afar' operation Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah said. Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Jaafari has said ....

  • Terrorist groups violate de-escalation deal north of Homs

    Date: 2017-08-26 12:40:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6962630

    DAMASCUS, Aug 26 (MENA) - Terrorist groups in Syria's Houla district breached the de-escalation deal north of Homs after attacking the villages of Qarmas and Maryamin. At least one civilian was killed and five others were injured in the ....

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