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Around 500 illegal migrants rescued while trying to sail to Europe
Date: 2017-05-19 10:48:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6818045
TRIPOLI, May 19 (MENA) – Around 500 illegal immigrants were rescued while attempting to sail to Europe, Spokesman for the Libyan navy Ayoub Qassem said. The coast guards rescued a wooden boat carrying more than 460 illegal migrants, including 27 ....
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Russia terms int'l coalition raid on Syrian army unit as unacceptable
Date: 2017-05-19 09:16:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6817904
MOSCOW, May 19 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry termed a raid of the international coalition on a Syrian army unit on Thursday as “unacceptable”. Russian deputy foreign minister said that the raid violated the Syrian sovereignty and will not ....
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Syrian military source terms raid of int'l coalition on army units as "blatant attack"
Date: 2017-05-19 08:37:23 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:6817869
DAMASCUS, May 19 (MENA) – A Syrian military source termed a raid of the international coalition on Syrian military units as a “blatant attack”. The source added that the attack reflects the fake allegations of the international coalition about ....
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Iraqi forces liberate Warshan neighborhood in Mosul from Daesh
Date: 2017-05-19 08:17:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6817834
BAGHDAD, May 19 (MENA) – The Iraqi forces liberated on Friday al Warshan neighborhood in Mosul from the grip of Daesh terrorists. The Iraq forces raised the Iraqi flag in the area after they inflicted losses on the enemy, said commander of ....
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14 civilians killed in Daesh raid on wedding party in Syria's Deir Ezzor
Date: 2017-05-19 08:15:31 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6817775
LONDON, May 19 (MENA) – The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 14 civilians were killed and others injured when Daesh terrorists shelled a wedding party in a Deir Ezzor district under the Syrian governmental forces' ....
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134 killed in Barak el Shati airbase attack in Libya
Date: 2017-05-19 08:15:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:6817764
TRIPOLI, May 19 (MENA) – As many as 134 people, including members of the Libyan army and civilians, were killed during an attack on Barak el Shati airbase in southern Libya, Libyan medical sources said. The victims include people who were ....
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4 people killed in shelling of int'l coalition in Raqqa
Date: 2017-05-19 06:26:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6817743
LONDON, May 19 (MENA) – Four people at least were killed in a shelling of the international coalition on northern Raqqa city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Syrian Democratic Forces controlled a village in Raqqa countryside ....
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Egyptian-Moroccan Businessmen Association to be incorporated within days
Date: 2017-05-18 21:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:6817644
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) – Measures to incorporate the Egyptian-Moroccan Businessmen Association will start within days, a co-founder said on Thursday. Mohamed Adel Hosny called on businessmen of the two countries to join the establishment of such ....
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Jordan king receives US president's representatives on peace process, fighting terrorism
Date: 2017-05-18 20:23:47 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:6817615
AMMAN, May 18 (MENA) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II on Thursday received US President's Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt, Petra News Agency reported. During the meeting, King Abdullah and Greenblatt discussed ....
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AL chief reiterates importance of preserving Iraq’s sovereignty
Date: 2017-05-18 18:47:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:6817205
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) chief Ahmed Abul Gheit reiterated Thursday the importance of preserving Iraq’s sovereignty, and preventing any kind of external interference in the country’s affairs. Receiving a delegation of the Council ....