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  • 3 corona virus infections reported in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2015-08-08 17:46:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:3124281

    RIYADH, Aug 8 (MENA) – Three cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported on Saturday, the Saudi Health Ministry said in a statement. The cases of the infection in Saudi Arabia since it first appeared in June 2012 hit 1,071, ....

  • Saudi interior ministry identify terrorist committed Abha attack

    Date: 2015-08-08 13:43:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:3122781

    JEDDAH, Aug 8 (MENA) - Saudi Interior ministry revealed the identity of the terrorist suicide bomber that targeted the special emergency forces mosque in Abha, and said that his name is “Yusuf Bin Salman Bin Abdullah al Salman.” The bomber is 21 ....

  • Talks in Geneva on Monday between Libyan parties

    Date: 2015-08-08 13:09:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:3122609

    TRIPOLI, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Libyan parties will meet on Monday for two days in Geneva under the supervision of UN Special Representative for Libya Bernardino León on settling the situation in Libya . This comes after inking the fourth draft ....

  • Syrian army attacks al-Nusra Front in Daraa

    Date: 2015-08-08 11:14:23 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:3121941

    DAMASCUS, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Syrian army units launched strikes on sites used by el Nusra Front and Takfiri groups in Daraa district. According to the state-run news agency, SANA, a unit bombed gatherings of militants and Takfiri elements in ....

  • Daesh defense collapses in Ramadi

    Date: 2015-08-08 11:12:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:3121945

    BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (MENA) – Daesh militants’ defense collapsed in Ramadi city, said head of Iraqi coalition police. Daesh’s defeat is close, he said, adding that the Iraqi police purged a school, a market and 10 houses and dismantled 33 bombs in ....

  • 10 Daesh militants killed in airstrike in Baiji

    Date: 2015-08-08 10:27:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:3121793

    BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (MENA) – Ten Daesh militants were killed on Saturday in Saladin governorate's city of Baiji, north of Baghdad, in an Iraqi airstrike, that targeted a site of the Islamist fighters. The Iraqi fighter jets, in coordination with ....

  • Benghazi chieftains voice support for Libyan army

    Date: 2015-08-08 09:41:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:3121581

    TRIPOLI, Aug 8 (MENA) - Leader of the Libyan army Khalifa Haftar met on Saturday with chieftains of Benghazi tribes. The chieftains voiced full support for the Libyan Armed Forces in the war against terrorism. They told Haftar that the Libyan ....

  • Algerian newspaper hails Egypt's New Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-08-08 09:41:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:3121213

    ALGIERS, Aug 8 (MENA) - The New Suez Canal was launched for the sake of the whole world and to ensure prosperity of humanity, El Moudjahid, the Algerian French-language Newspaper, said, echoing remarks made by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. ....

  • 157 Yemenis back home from Djibouti

    Date: 2015-08-08 09:21:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:3121453

    RIYADH, Aug 8 (MENA) – As many as 157 Yemenis returned to their country from Djibouti, the Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works said on Saturday. The center's spokesman Ra'afat al-Sabbagh said two flights with 314 ....

  • Yemeni FM denies any new political initiatives to solve Yemen crisis

    Date: 2015-08-08 08:50:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:3121121

    ADEN, Aug 8 (MENA) – Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yassin denied any new political initiatives presented to solve the Yemeni crisis, pointing out that there is continuous contact with UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. In statements to Alarabiya ....

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