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Baghdad military parade celebrates liberation of Mosul

Date: 2017-07-15 08:08:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6898344

BAGHDAD, July 15 (MENA) - A military parade was held earlier Saturday in Baghdad, in the presence of Prime Minister Haider al Abadi, to celebrate the liberation of Mosul city from Daesh terrorist group. Titled "Liberation and victory", the ....

Mines kill 4 civilians in Benghazi

Date: 2017-07-15 07:44:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6898308

BENGHAZI, Libya, July 15 (MENA) - At least four civilians were killed in al Sabery area in northern Benghazi when mines and explosives planted by terrorists in the houses of residents went off, the Libyan army said on Saturday. Spokesman for the ....

AL chief condemns Israel's closure of Al Aqsa Mosque

Date: 2017-07-14 21:44:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:6898155

CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Friday condemned Israel's closure of Al Aqsa Mosque and banning of worshipers from performing Friday prayers. Abul Gheit affirmed that such measures would fuel ....

US-led coalition launches strikes on Daesh in Raqqa, Deir ez-Zor

Date: 2017-07-14 21:34:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6898170

DAMASCUS, July 14 (MENA) – The US-led coalition has launched strikes on sites controlled by Daesh in Syria’s Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. The US-based Alhurra TV said on Friday that the coalition’s warplanes hit a training yard used by the terrorist ....

Kuwait condemns Israel's Al-Aqsa Mosque closure

Date: 2017-07-14 20:45:49 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:6898104

KUWAIT, July 14 (MENA) - Kuwait strongly condemned Israel's closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque and thus banning of Palestinian worshippers from performing Friday prayers, for the first time in around half a century, KUNA news agency reported. The Israeli ....

Houthi leader killed in Arab-led air raid near Najran

Date: 2017-07-14 20:30:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:6898143

ADEN, July 14 (MENA) – Houthi leader Osama al Midanai was killed in an Arab coalition airstrike near Najran city in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Friday. Earlier, 14 Houthis were killed ....

AL calls for revoking Al Aqsa closure decision

Date: 2017-07-14 19:32:36 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6897998

CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) - The General Secretariat of the Arab League (AL) on Friday warned of the consequences of the escalating step taken by the Israeli occupation forces by closing the holy mosque of Al Aqsa, preventing worshipers from performing ....

14 Houthi militants killed, 18 injured in western Yemen

Date: 2017-07-14 18:52:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6897986

SANAA, July 14 (MENA) – Fourteen Houthi militants were killed and 18 others injured in battles with the legitimate government forces in different areas in the western coast of Yemen, military officials said. The battles took place in Kahboub and ....

Trump, Saudi King discuss Qatar dispute

Date: 2017-07-14 18:11:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:6897988

WASHINGTON, July 14 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump spoke by phone with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Friday to discuss efforts to resolve the month-long dispute between Qatar and four Gulf Arab states, the Daily Star quoted the White House ....

Turkish shells PYD positions in northern Syria

Date: 2017-07-14 17:32:08 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:6897962

DAMASCUS, July 14 (MENA) - Turkish artillery retaliated against a fire by the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in northern Syria on Friday, shelling its positions in the region near the border, Russia Today reported. The fire was ....