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  • 8 Houthis killed during battles in Taiz

    Date: 2017-08-03 19:25:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6929362

    TAIZ, Yemen, Aug 3 (MENA) – At least eight Houthi members were killed in fierce clashes with the Yemeni national army, that erupted in Mocha in western Taiz. Controlling Mocha is a big victory to the national army amid its military operation ....

  • Four Arab states have full consenus on counter-terrorism efforts: Head of Egypt's media regulator

    Date: 2017-08-03 19:00:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:6929243

    JEDDAH, Aug 3 (MENA) – Head of Egypt's supreme council for regulation of media Makram Mohamed Ahmed on Thursday said Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain have a consensus on their efforts to counter terrorism. "The four countries have been ....

  • Five Hezbollah captives released in swap deal Nusra Front in Syria

    Date: 2017-08-03 18:40:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:6929311

    DAMASCUS, Aug 3 (MENA) - Five Hezbollah captives have been released as part of a deal with the Nusra Front in Syria, military sources said. The exchange of the Hezbollah fighters with the Nusra Front's militants in Syria's Al-Saan area has been ....

  • UAE official: Yemeni elite forces launch major operation against Al Qaeda

    Date: 2017-08-03 17:25:27 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6929250

    ABU DHABI, Aug 3 (MENA) – The Yemeni elite forces, backed by the US and UAE troops, have launched a major military operation against Al Qaeda terrorist group in Shabwah governorate in southern Yemen, an official Emirati source said on Thursday. ....

  • Arab anti-terror states say Qatari gov't sponsors hate speech

    Date: 2017-08-03 16:38:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6929171

    JEDDAH, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Qatari government sponsors hate speech, said the information ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE. During their meeting in Jeddah Thursday, ministers of the four counter-terrorism states underlined the ....

  • Behind the sudden death of a $1 bln secret CIA war in Syria

    Date: 2017-08-03 15:40:17 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6929107

    NEW YORK, August 3 (MENA) – The end came quickly for one of the costliest covert action programs in the history of the C.I.A, the New York Times said on Thursday. During a White House briefing early last month, the C.I.A. director, Mike Pompeo, ....

  • Palestinian Issue determines region's destiny: AL official

    Date: 2017-08-03 14:28:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6928706

    CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the Palestinian and Arab Occupied Territories Sector of the League of Arab States Abu Ali said on Thursday that the Palestinian issue will always be the core of determining the destiny of ....

  • legitimate Yemeni forces liberate Azan city of Yemeni Shabwah

    Date: 2017-08-03 12:55:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:6928570

    ADEN, Aug 3 (MENA) - The elite forces affiliated to the legitimate Yemeni forces liberated Azan city, the second largest cities of Shabwah governorate, Yemeni security sources said on Thursday. The elite forces in Shabwah had control over Azan ....

  • Qatar involved in supporting terrorism in Libya - Libyan army spokesman

    Date: 2017-08-03 11:12:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6928535

    TRIPOLI, Aug 3 (MENA) - A spokesman for the Libyan National Army Ahmed Mismari uncovered new documents which affirmed Qatar's interference in the Libyan crisis along with the involvement of the Brotherhood group in conspiracy against Egypt and ....

  • Russia reached deal with Syria opposition on 3rd Syria safe zone - MoD

    Date: 2017-08-03 08:17:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6928181

    MOSCOW, Aug 3 (MENA) – Representatives of the Russian Defense Ministry and moderate Syrian opposition reached an agreement during their meeting in Cairo on operations of the third de-escalation zone in Syria, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. ....

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