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Qaeda attack foiled in Abyan governorate
Date: 2017-05-03 11:42:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:6795011
SANAA, May 3 (MENA) – Yemeni security forces in Abyan governorate foiled an armed attack by Qaeda in Shuqrah area on Wednesday. A number of Qaeda gunmen were killed in the attack, security sources said. Two security forces were injured during ....
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Interim Libyan gov't: Haftar-Serraj meeting step towards political stability
Date: 2017-05-03 10:19:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6794740
TRIPOLI, May 3 (MENA) - The foreign minister of the Libyan interim government, Mohamed Dayri, considered the recent meeting between Fayez al Serraj, the head of Libya's UN-backed government, and army commander general Khalifa Haftar in the UAE as ....
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49 army personnel killed during April clashes in Benghazi
Date: 2017-05-03 09:36:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6794669
TRIPOLI, May 3 (MENA) - Six Libyan army soldiers were killed and 43 injured during confrontations with terrorists in April in western Benghazi, medical sources said. The sources said some of those injured were discharged from hospital. Suq al ....
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AL takes part in Sahel & Sahara defense ministers meeting
Date: 2017-05-03 09:08:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6794666
CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) is taking part in meetings of the defense ministers of the Sahel and Sahara Grouping that will kick off in Cote d'Ivoire on Thursday. Adviser to the AL chief Mahmoud Khalifa will represent the Arab body ....
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Bahraini king, Malaysian PM hold talks
Date: 2017-05-03 08:30:02 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:6794573
PUTRAJAYA, May 3 (MENA) - Visiting King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain had talks late Tuesday with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak. The Bahrain monarch was welcomed by the prime minister upon his arrival at the latter's ....
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Algerian parliamentary elections to kick off on Thursday
Date: 2017-05-03 08:16:51 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:6794565
ALGIERS, May 3 (MENA) - Algerian voters will go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament Algerian lawmakers are elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term in the 462-seat lower house, the BBC reported. Seats are ....
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Saudi FM lauds high coordination levels with US
Date: 2017-05-03 07:56:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6794545
WASHINGTON, May 3 (MENA) - Coordination levels between Riyadh and Washington have reached a peak, says Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir. The two sides have reached an understanding regarding the handling of challenges in the region, ....
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All delegations participating in Syria talks arrive in Astana- source
Date: 2017-05-03 07:50:14 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:6794507
ASTANA, May 3 (MENA) - A Kazakh Foreign Ministry source announced the arrival of all delegations due to take part in the fourth round of the International Meeting on Syria hosted by Astana. The delegations who arrived included UN Special Envoy ....
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SOHR: Three killed in raids on al Hasakah
Date: 2017-05-03 07:10:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6794457
LONDON, May 3 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Wednesday three people were killed in raids on southern al Hasakah countryside which is under the control of Daesh terrorist group. The observatory said ....
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24 militias of Houthis, Saleh supporters killed, scores injured in western Taiz
Date: 2017-05-03 07:00:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6794458
ADEN, May 3 (MENA) - Twenty-four militias of Houthis and ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed and scores others injured during Arab coalition airstrikes and clashes with legitimate forces in various parts of western Taiz, Yemeni military ....