Arab world
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Algerian president appoints new PM
Date: 2017-05-24 14:23:24 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6826015
ALGEIRS, May 24 (MENA) – Algerian President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika appointed Abdelmadjid Tebboune as the new prime minister succeeding Abdelmalek Sellal, according to Algerian presidency on Wednesday. Tebboune was a former Algerian housing ....
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Mogherini urges all Libyan parties to engage in dialogue
Date: 2017-05-24 13:17:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6825711
TRIPOLI, May 24 (MENA) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini urged on Wednesday all Libyan parties to engage in constructive and inclusive talks. Speaking at a press conference ....
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Russia, US discuss Syrian conflict in round-the-clock mode — defense minister
Date: 2017-05-24 11:51:04 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:6825638
MOSCOW, May 24 (MENA) - Russia and the United States continue discussing the situation in Syria in a round-the-clock mode and are preparing a joint project on the southern zone of de-escalation, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said at the ....
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Four policemen injured in mine blast at Benghazi passport premises
Date: 2017-05-24 11:45:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6825600
BENGHAZI, Libya, May 24 (MENA ) - One policeman was killed and three others were injured on Wednesday when a landmine exploded inside the passport office in Benghazi city. The Passport, Nationality and Foreigners' Affairs Authority said the ....
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6 civilians killed, 28 others injured during shelling by Houthis on Yemen's Taiz
Date: 2017-05-24 11:10:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6825564
ADEN/SANAA, May 24 (MENA) - Six Yemeni civilians were killed, while 28 others were wounded in a shelling by the Houthis targeting Yemeni Taiz province on Wednesday. The Houthis and their allies shelled many districts in Taiz, US Alhurra Channel ....
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UAE supports Bahrain's security measures
Date: 2017-05-24 11:04:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6825568
ABU DHABI, May 24 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates has stressed its solidarity with Bahrain and support for the measures taken to safeguard its security and stability and the safety of its citizens and residents, according to the UAE news ....
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Daesh minister of war killed, says Syrian army
Date: 2017-05-24 10:52:19 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6825514
DAMASCUS, May 24 (MENA) - The Syrian Army said on Wednesday it had killed Daesh "minister of war" among other senior figures in the terrorist group in operations east of the northern city of Aleppo. A Syrian military source cited by Syrian state ....
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15 killed in landmine explosion in Raqqa countryside
Date: 2017-05-24 10:33:25 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6825454
LONDON, May 24 (MENA) – Fifteen people were killed within the past 24 hours when Daesh landmines went off in Raqqa countryside, the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Syrian Democratic Forces totally controlled eastern ....
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Abul Gheit condemns attack on UN envoy to Yemen's motorcade in Sanaa
Date: 2017-05-24 08:24:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6825210
CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Wednesday the attack on the motorcade of UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed in Sanaa, according to a statement by the Arab League. The motorcade was ....
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Syrian regime forces, opposition clashes in eastern Damascus, Deraa
Date: 2017-05-24 07:54:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6825139
LONDON, May 24 (MENA) - Violent clashes are reported between the Syrian regime and armed opposition factions in Juber district in eastern Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday. The London-based observatory said ....