Arab world

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  • Former Syrian defense min. passes away in France

    Date: 2017-06-27 13:15:19 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6871002

    PARIS, June 27 (MENA) - Former Syrian defense minister Mustafa Tlass passed away at the age of 85 in one of France's hospitals where he has been staying for five years, according to Radio France Internationale. The radio did not mention more ....

  • 7 Houthis targeted by explosive charge in Yemen

    Date: 2017-06-27 12:28:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6870858

    ADEN, June 27, (MENA) - Four Houthi militia members were killed and three others injured in a bomb explosion in Al Bayda governorate in Yemen, a Yemeni source told Alarabiya Hadath news channel on Tuesday. The source added that the explosive ....

  • 3 Libyan soldiers killed by landmine in Benghazi

    Date: 2017-06-27 11:05:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6870787

    BENGHAZI, June 27 (MENA) - Three Libyan soldiers were killed in a landmine blast that was planted by the terrorist groups in Al Bilad district in Benghazi. The armed Libyan forces will declare their control on Al Bilad district as soon as possible, ....

  • Israeli warplanes raid several areas in Gaza Strip

    Date: 2017-06-27 10:25:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6870722

    GAZA, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli warplanes launched Tuesday air raids on several areas of the Gaza Strip, while Israeli artillery shelled several other areas in the Strip, without causing casualties. Israeli aircraft launched several missiles at a ....

  • Military confrontations in Syria's Daraa leave 30 Daesh militants dead

    Date: 2017-06-27 09:02:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6870662

    DAMASCUS, June 27 (MENA) - At least 30 Daesh militants were killed Tuesday in military confrontations in the town of Hayt, northwestern the city of Daraa, south Syria, Sky News reported. The Free Syrian Army's Nawa military council said in a ....

  • Sharjah named World Book Capital 2019

    Date: 2017-06-27 06:15:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6870577

    PARIS, June 27 (MENA) - Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) was named World Book Capital for the year 2019 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, on the recommendation of the Advisory Committee which met at the Headquarters of the International ....

  • White House warns Assad may be preparing another chemical attack

    Date: 2017-06-27 06:03:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6870567

    WASHINGTON, June 27 (MENA) - The White House issued a stern warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Monday night as it claimed "potential" evidence that Syria was preparing for another chemical weapons attack, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported ....

  • Benina airport receives first Libyan Airlines Umrah flight

    Date: 2017-06-26 16:18:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:6870340

    TRIPOLI, June 26 (MENA) - Benina International Airport received on Monday the first Libyan Airlines Umrah flight carrying 155 passengers, coming from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah airport. The plane then arrived at Al Abraq International Airport with 44 ....

  • SDF seizes quarter of Raqqa from Daesh - SOHR

    Date: 2017-06-26 12:57:00 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6870188

    LONDON, June 26 (MENA) - The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) seized a quarter of Syria's Raqqa from Daesh group after 20 days of fighting, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. "Since the offensive began, the SDF have captured ....

  • Saudi Arabia sends medical aid to cholera-hit Yemen

    Date: 2017-06-26 10:22:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6869836

    ADEN, June 26 (MENA) – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) on Monday sent large shipments of medicines to hospitals in Yemen’s Ma'rib governorate to contain the outbreak of cholera epidemic. About 98% of Yemeni cases ....

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