Arab world

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  • Kuwaiti emir sends condolences cable to Pakistani president over victims of oil tanker explosion

    Date: 2017-06-26 09:53:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6869882

    KUWAIT CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah sent on Monday a cable of condolences to Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain over victims of oil tanker explosion in Bahawalpur's Ahmedpur East town. He also ....

  • SDF retake al Qadisia district in western Raqqa

    Date: 2017-06-26 08:43:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6869816

    DAMASCUS, June 26 (MENA) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have retaken control over al Qadisia district in western Raqqa city. In a statement released on Monday, the SDF said they have recaptured al Qadisia district and purged large ....

  • Three Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli raids on Quneitra countryside

    Date: 2017-06-26 07:28:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6869778

    LONDON, June 26 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that three elements of the Syrian Army were killed and others injured in Israeli airstrikes on areas in the countryside of Quneitra, Sky News reported Monday. In a statement, the ....

  • Iraqi forces prevent major Daesh attack in Mosul

    Date: 2017-06-25 20:52:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6869679

    BAGHDAD, June 25 (MENA) - Iraq's army blocked a major wave of attacks by Daesh suicide bombers outside the Old City of Mosul on Sunday, a military statement said. The attacks targeted Hay al-Tanak, a poor neighborhood west of the Old City, the ....

  • Two Houthi commanders killed in Arab coalition operation

    Date: 2017-06-25 18:24:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:6869585

    SANAA, June 25 (MENA) – Two Houthi commanders were killed on Sunday after Arab coalition forces targeted a meeting of Houthi leaders in Ma'rib, 173km northeast of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Yemeni army was quoted by Al-Arabiya television as ....

  • Houthi commander killed in Arab coalition operation

    Date: 2017-06-25 17:00:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6869556

    SANAA, June 25 (MENA) – A Houthi commander has been killed Sunday after Arab coalition forces targeted a meeting of Houthi leaders in Ma'rib, 173 kilometers northeast of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. The commander was identified as Mubarak El ....

  • Yemen cholera outbreak now 'worst in the world'

    Date: 2017-06-25 15:40:12 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:6869479

    GENEVA, June 25 (MENA) - The cholera outbreak in Yemen has now become the worst in the world, the United Nations says. The disease is spreading at a rate of 5,000 new cases a day, forcing the total number suffering from the killer illness to ....

  • Humanitarian coordinator in Yemen urges conflicting parties to end violence

    Date: 2017-06-25 15:05:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:6869391

    CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure in Yemen continued during the holy month of Ramadan despite the repeated calls of the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick and the calls from the international ....

  • 20 Daesh terrorists killed in air raid in Iraq's Anbar

    Date: 2017-06-25 12:07:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6869240

    BAGHDAD, June 25 (MENA) – As many as 20 Daesh terrorists were killed when Iraqi air force launched an air raid targeting Rawah town in Anbar governorate, a military source said on Sunday. The air strike targeted headquarters for Daesh foreign ....

  • Regime forces shell al Harra region in northern Deraa countryside - SOHR

    Date: 2017-06-25 11:07:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6869196

    LONDON, June 25 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that clashes were renewed between militants of fighting factions and regime forces in Jober axis, with no casualties reported. The regime forces shelled ....

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