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11,000 victims of Syrian war in first half of 2015

Date: 2015-07-02 08:30:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2906277

DAMASCUS, July 2 (MENA) - Syrian Network For Human Rights announced that the number of war victims in Syria increased during the first half of 2015 to 11,000 killed people. The number of killed in June was 2137 people mostly killed by Daesh. ....

13 soldiers in Libya killed in June

Date: 2015-07-02 06:47:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2905813

TRIPOLI, July 2 (MENA) – As many as 13 soldiers of the Libyan Special Forces (Al Saiqa) were killed in June in fierce clashes. Spokesman of the forces Miloud Zaoui told MENA that Ansar el Shiaa suffered huge losses during the fighting. (MENA) M H ....

Hadi, UN chief discuss Yemeni crisis

Date: 2015-07-01 20:26:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:2904689

SANAA, July 1 (MENA) – Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi received a phone call from UN Secretary General ban Ki Moon to discuss the Yemeni crisis, the pro-legitimate government, the state news agency reported Wednesday. The meeting tackled ....

New MERS case reported in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2015-07-01 15:57:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:2903341

RIYADH, July 1 (MENA) - The Saudi Ministry of Health reported a new coronavirus case on Wednesday. The number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 1042, including 460 deaths, the ministry said. The first case ....

Kuwait's emir condoles with Sisi over terror attacks in N.Sinai

Date: 2015-07-01 15:52:39 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:2903345

KUWAIT CITY, July 1 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah on Wednesday sent a cable of condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the death of army soldiers in the terrorist attacks that targeted army checkpoints in ....

Navigation halted at 3 Kuwaiti ports due to bad weather

Date: 2015-07-01 13:12:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:2901605

KUWAIT CITY, July 1 (MENA) - Navigation movement has been halted at a number of sea ports in Kuwait. The Kuwaiti ports authority announced a halt of navigation through the ports of al Shuwaikh, al Shouaiba and al Doha Wednesday. The navigation ....

Iraqi jets kill 31 Daesh terrorists in Anbar, Salaheldin

Date: 2015-07-01 09:40:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2900037

BAGHDAD, July 1 (MENA) – Iraqi jets raided Wednesday some Daesh hideouts in Anbar and Salaheldin governorates, killing 31 terrorists. Anbar operations command said that ten Daesh gunmen were killed and a house full of military equipment was ....

Aden shelling toll up to 20

Date: 2015-07-01 09:38:24 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2900141

ADEN, July 1 (MENA) - The death toll of random shelling of Houthis and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern Yemeni city of Aden raised to 20, security sources said. Some 25 people were wounded in the ....

Allawi in good condition, his office says

Date: 2015-07-01 07:34:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2899177

BAGHDAD, July 1 (MENA) - Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi is in a good condition and is practicing his daily work as usual, Allawi's media office said. Director of the media office Ali Abu Kalal dismissed as groundless media reports that Allawi ....

US, European allies worried over situation in Libya

Date: 2015-07-01 07:23:30 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2899285

WASHINGTON, July 1 (MENA) - The United States and five European allies Tuesday called for rival Libyan groups to endorse a deal at UN-led negotiations to resolve the country's ongoing crisis. Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United ....