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Death toll from two car bombings near Baghdad checkpoint rises to 13
Date: 2017-05-19 22:14:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:6818898
BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) - The death toll from two car bombs that exploded at a security checkpoint in Abu Dashir district in southern Baghdad on Friday, rose to 13 people, the Baghdad Operations Command said. Fifteen persons were also injured in ....
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Libyan army confirms death of 141 people in airbase attack
Date: 2017-05-19 21:46:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:6818887
BENGHAZI, May 19 (MENA) – An attack on an airbase in southern Libya has killed 141 people, including civilians, Spokesman for the Libyan National Army Ahmad al-Mesmari said on Friday. Eight-six soldiers from the 12th Brigade were killed, the ....
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141 soldiers killed in attack on Libyan airbase
Date: 2017-05-19 21:38:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:6818881
TRIPOLI, May 19 (MENA) - As many as 141 Libyan soldiers have been killed in an attack on a southern airbase, Sky News quoted a military source as saying Friday. The attack was launched on Brak al-Shati airbase. (MENA) M S H/R R N ....
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Saudi Air Defense Forces intercept ballistic missile near Riyadh
Date: 2017-05-19 21:07:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:6818875
RIYADH, May 19 (MENA) – Saudi Air Defense Forces on Friday intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen by Houthi militants toward Al-Kharj governorate near Riyadh, Al Arabiya News Channel reported. A ballistic missile was intercepted in the ....
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Car bomb kills 2 people in southern Baghdad
Date: 2017-05-19 20:19:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:6818839
BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) – A car bomb killed two people and wounded seven others in Abu Dashir area in southern the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Friday, Sky News quoted a security source as saying. The number of casualties is initial, according to ....
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3 security personnel killed in 2 suicide car bombs in Iraq's Basra
Date: 2017-05-19 19:44:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:6818800
BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) - At least three security personnel were killed and others wounded in two suicide car bomb attacks targeting security checkpoints in the Iraqi southern province of Basra, police sources said. Two suicide bombers detonated ....
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Sudanese president sends message to Moroccan King
Date: 2017-05-19 19:01:40 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:6818767
KHARTOUM, May 19 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir sent a message to King Mohamed VI of morocco on a number of issues between the two countries, SUNA news agency reported on Friday. The message was delivered by the State Minister and ....
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Syria opposition says 6th round of Geneva peace talks "not satisfying"
Date: 2017-05-19 18:12:02 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:6818730
GENEVA, May 19 (MENA) – The Syrian opposition said on Friday that the results of the sixth round of Geneva peace talks were not "satisfying," accusing the Syrian regime of "procrastination and lack of seriousness." The sixth round of peace talks ....
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Sudanese president apologizes for not attending Arab-Islamic-American summit in Riyadh
Date: 2017-05-19 17:34:09 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6818711
KHARTOUM, May 19 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Friday apologized for not being able to attend the upcoming Arab-Islamic-American Summit in Riyadh, SUNA news agency reported. "The President of the Republic has apologized for not ....
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AL condemns militant attack on Libya's Brak El-Shati airbase
Date: 2017-05-19 17:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6818672
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) strongly condemned Thursday's militant attack on Brak El-Shati airbase in southern Libya that killed and injured dozens of the Libyan National Army (LNA). Such barbaric attack represents a serious ....