Arab world

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  • Toll in Turkish strikes on Syria Kurds rises to 18

    Date: 2017-04-25 09:40:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6783672

    LONDON, April 25 (MENA) - Turkish warplanes conducted a barrage of air strikes on Kurdish positions in northeast Syria early Tuesday, leaving several fighters dead, Zee News quoted Kurdish forces and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights as ....

  • President of Islamic univ. in Jordan lauds Egypt's role in supporting Arab causes

    Date: 2017-04-25 09:35:59 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6783652

    RIYADH, April 25 (MENA) - President of the World Islamic Science & Education University in Jordan Abdel Nasser Abu al Basal lauded the national role of Egypt in supporting the Arab issues topped by the Palestinian cause and the Egyptian efforts to ....

  • Houthi leader, four of his companions killed in Shabwah - sources

    Date: 2017-04-25 09:00:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6783612

    ADEN, April 25 (MENA) – Yemeni military sources said a leader of Houthi militias was killed alongside four of his companions in an ambush by legitimate forces in Shabwah province. The sources told the Arabic-speaking Sky News on Tuesday that ....

  • WFP: Race against time to save millions of lives in Yemen

    Date: 2017-04-25 08:05:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6783532

    CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - The continuing violence in Yemen is fueling one of the worst hunger crises in the world, with nearly seven million people not knowing where their next meal will come from and in desperate need of food assistance, the World ....

  • 14 Peshmerga members killed, injured in Turkish shelling in Iraq

    Date: 2017-04-25 06:55:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6783475

    BAGHDAD, April 25 (MENA) - Five Peshmerga forces were killed and nine others injured in a Turkish shelling of Sinjar Mountains in Iraq. Sky News channel said on Tuesday without giving further details. (MENA) M H K/A S E ....

  • Kazakhstan hopes all parties to Syrian conflict to attend Astana talks

    Date: 2017-04-25 06:55:09 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6783461

    ASTANA, April 25 (MENA) - The Kazakh Foreign Ministry said Tuesday it expects all parties to the Syrian conflict to take part in the next round of talks on Syria that will be held in Astana, Sputnik news agency reported. The ministry hopes that ....

  • Two Daesh terrorists arrested while trying to infiltrate into Anbar - source

    Date: 2017-04-25 06:18:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6783415

    BAGHDAD, April 25 (MENA) – A security source said two Daesh terrorist elements were arrested while trying to enter Anbar city among displaced families returning to their homes. The two are Syrian nationals, the source said. The two admitted ....

  • Russian diplomat, UN envoy meet on Syria

    Date: 2017-04-24 22:36:33 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:6783253

    GENEVA, April 24 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov met with United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura in Geneva to discuss ceasefire consolidation in Syria and the necessity to involve ....

  • Algeria, UAE space agencies sign MoU on exchange of expertise

    Date: 2017-04-24 22:30:49 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:6783196

    ALGIERS, April 24 (MENA) - A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed in Algiers between the Algerian and Emirati space agencies for boosting cooperation and exchange of expertise in this regard, Algerian news agency APS reported on ....

  • 4 Libyan soldiers killed in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2017-04-24 22:08:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:6783342

    TRIPOLI, April 24 (MENA) - Four Libyan soldiers were killed in clashes with terrorists in Benghazi on Monday. The soldiers were killed in clashes in Al Sabri area during the last 48 hours, Special Forces spokesman Miloud al Zawi said in a ....

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