Arab world

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  • 165 civilians killed in Yemen clashes on July 3-15

    Date: 2015-07-21 11:28:27 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:3016937

    GENEVA, July 21 (MENA) - As many as 165 civilians, including 53 children and 23 women, have been killed in recent clashes in Yemen, the UN high commissioner for human rights has said. Another 210 Yemenis were also injured in incidents that took ....

  • 23 Daesh militants killed in Salahuddin, Anbar over past two days

    Date: 2015-07-21 11:26:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:3016853

    BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) – The Iraqi troops killed more than 23 militants of the terrorist group of Daesh in the two provinces of Salahuddin and Anbar over the past two days. The Iraqi military said 13 military vehicles and three boats which had ....

  • Kuwait condemns Turkey terrorist attack

    Date: 2015-07-21 11:11:47 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:3016861

    KUWAIT CITY, July 21 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Tuesday denounced the suicide attack that hit the Turkish town of Suruc, killing 30 people and injuring scores others. A ministry source asserted that Kuwait stands by Turkey in its ....

  • Jordan condemns terrorist attack in Turkey

    Date: 2015-07-21 10:44:59 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:3016705

    CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) – Jordan condemned on Tuesday the suicide attack that hit the Turkish town of Suruc, killing 30 people and injuring scores others. Jordanian Government Spokesman and Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammad al-Momani ....

  • One killed, 11 wounded in two Baghdad blasts

    Date: 2015-07-21 10:36:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:3016593

    BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) – An Iraqi civilian was killed and 11 others were wounded in two blasts in the capital Baghdad on Tuesday, a police source said. He said the two blasts occurred in two different areas in northern Baghdad. One was killed and ....

  • EU pledges to support Tunisia in security, economy fields

    Date: 2015-07-20 18:39:53 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:3014413

    BRUSSELS, July 20 (MENA) - The European Union (EU) promised Monday to boost political, economic and security support for Tunisia to complete its democratic transformation and to achieve development and stability, Italian AKI news agency ....

  • Iraqi warplanes bomb Daesh sites in Fallujah; 29 militants killed

    Date: 2015-07-20 16:20:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:3014077

    BAGHDAD, July 20 (MENA) – Iraqi warplanes bombed on Monday arms depots and workshops for booby trapped cars belonging to Daesh militant group in Anbar province in western Iraq. The shelling, which took place in Fallujah city of Anbar province, ....

  • Daesh executes 13 dissidents in Mosul

    Date: 2015-07-20 15:45:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:3013861

    BAGHDAD, July 20 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group executed 13 dissidents in a public square, according to the Free Officers movement in Mosul on Monday. The extremist organization, which controls Mosul since June 2014, carried out "heinous crimes" ....

  • Italy says it is difficult to say who kidnapped 4 Italians in Libya

    Date: 2015-07-20 10:45:26 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:3011689

    ROME/BRUSSELS, July 20 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday it is too difficult to pinpoint who exactly kidnapped four Italian citizens in Libya, especially as the Italian embassy in the restive country has been closed ....

  • Libya mourns police official killed in Benghazi

    Date: 2015-07-20 09:51:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:3011365

    TRIPOLI, July 20 (MENA) - The Libyan Interior Ministry on Monday mourned the head of the Benghazi port who was killed in clashes in the second-largest city. "Colonel Abdullah Saaiti was killed in the line of duty," the ministry said in a ....

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