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5 persons killed due to Israeli raid on Quneitra countryside - SOHR
Date: 2015-07-29 14:27:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:3064673
LONDON, July 29 (MENA) - Five persons were killed, including two elements belonging to the Lebanese Hezbollah movement and three others of the militias loyal to the Syrian government, due to an Israeli raid on Quneitra countryside in occupied Golan ....
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OIC voices solidarity with Bahrain
Date: 2015-07-29 14:11:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:3064605
JEDDAH, July 29 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani condemned the terrorist bombing in Sitra town in the Kingdom of Bahrain which killed and wounded a number of policemen on Tuesday. In a ....
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Agricultural sector 'promising' despite current challenges, says Iraqi min.
Date: 2015-07-29 13:31:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:3064273
BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Iraqi Planning Minister Salman al Jumaili said on Wednesday that the agricultural sector in Iraq is promising despite the current economic challenges. "The government is keen on increasing the gross domestic product and ....
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Turkish jets start new round of attacks on PKK elements in northern Iraq
Date: 2015-07-29 13:23:12 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:3064261
ANKARA, July 29 (MENA) - A large number of Turkish fighter jets started launching strikes on Kurdish militants in northern Iraq during the past hours, days after President Tayyip Erdogan said a peace process had become impossible with Kurdistan ....
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Yemen hails gov't decision to facilitate Yemenis entry to Egypt
Date: 2015-07-29 13:16:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:3064153
RIYADH, July 29 (MENA) - Yemeni government spokesman Rageh Badi lauded on Wednesday a decision by the Egyptian authorities to facilitate entry of the Yemeni people to Egypt. Speaking to MENA, Badi said the decision was taken after contacts ....
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Railway employees in Iraq stage protest over delay of salaries
Date: 2015-07-29 12:32:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:3063849
BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Dozens of employees at the Iraqi railway company staged a protest and blocked a number of roads in Baghdad in protest against the delay of their salaries. The traffic movement came to a complete halt as a result of the ....
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Oman condemns terror attack in Bahrain
Date: 2015-07-29 11:33:21 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:3063349
MUSCAT, July 29 (MENA) - The Sultanate of Oman has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that hit Sitra area, Bahrain, on Tuesday, which killed two policemen and wounded six others, according to the Omani news agency. Oman's Ministry of Foreign ....
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Saudi policeman killed in eastern province attack
Date: 2015-07-29 11:18:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:3063137
QATIF, Saudi Arabia, July 29 (MENA) - A Saudi policeman was killed and two others were wounded in an attack in an area of the Eastern Province, the interior ministry said on Wednesday. In a statement, police said two suspects were arrested after ....
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MWL condemns Bahrain bombing
Date: 2015-07-29 11:09:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:3063125
MECCA, July 29 (MENA) - The Mecca-based Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned Tuesday’s bomb attack that killed two Bahraini policemen and injured several others in the village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama. In a statement on ....
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Iraqi jets kill Daesh leader in Kirkuk
Date: 2015-07-29 11:01:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:3062937
BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Iraqi jets pounded on Wednesday a target of Daesh terrorist group in Hawijah district in the northern Iraqi province of Kirkuk. A leader of the terrorist group was killed in the bombing. Meanwhile, a bomb went off ....