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ICRC opens surgical hospital amidst fighting in Aden
Date: 2015-06-19 14:22:54 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2827625
GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has opened a surgical hospital in the Yemeni city of Aden, as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. Aden has seen some of the bloodiest fighting during ....
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Iraqi vice president withdraws from St. Petersburg Economic Forum attended by Peres
Date: 2015-06-19 14:02:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2827365
BAGHDAD, June 19 (MENA) - Iraqi Vice President Osama Najafi on Friday withdrew from a session of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. In a statement, Najafi's office said that the vice president withdrew from the session that was attended by ....
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Jordan refuses skepticism about support for Syrians- spox
Date: 2015-06-19 13:42:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:2827117
AMMAN, June 19 (MENA) – The Jordanian government does not accept any skepticism about its supportive stance toward the Syrian people, State Minister for Media Affairs and Communication Mohamed al Momni told MENA Friday. Al Momni, who is also the ....
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Huge fire erupts at courts complex in Ajdabiya
Date: 2015-06-19 13:08:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2827317
TRIPOLI, June 19 (MENA) - A huge fire erupted Friday in a courts complex in Ajdabiya, eastern Libya, causing great damage to the building. The fire broke out in the building which was under construction, said a security source in Ajdabiya ....
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Libyan special forces foil suicide attack in Benghazi
Date: 2015-06-19 12:49:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2827105
TRIPOLI, June 19 (MENA) - An explosive disposal expert of the Libyan army, Tarek al Sai'ty, has said that the special forces thwarted a suicide attack in Benghazi. In press statements on Friday, al Sai'ty underlined that a terrorist was driving a ....
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Tunisia to close consulate in Tripoli after diplomats freed
Date: 2015-06-19 12:20:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:2826785
TUNIS, June 19 (MENA) - Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche on Friday said the country's consulate in Tripoli will be closed. All 23 staff of the consulate have now returned to Tunisia, Baccouche said Friday. The minister urged all Tunisians ....
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Tunisian abducted diplomats back home
Date: 2015-06-19 11:44:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2826529
TUNIS, June 19 (MENA) - Ten Tunisian diplomats, who had been abducted in Libya, returned home on Friday, Spokesman for the Tunisian Foreign Ministry Mokhtar Chaouachi said Friday. A military aircraft carrying the diplomats landed at Aweyna ....
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Pakistan willing to confront Houthis if they infiltrate Saudi borders - president
Date: 2015-06-19 11:19:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2826161
RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) - Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain underlined that his country's army is ready to confront the Houthis if they attempt to infiltrate the Saudi borders. He described relations between Riyadh and Islamabad as good at the ....
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UN needs $1.6 billion for Yemen aid, warns of ‘looming catastrophe’
Date: 2015-06-19 10:55:39 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2826033
GENEVA, June 19 (MENA) - The United Nations said on Friday that $1.6 billion (₤1 billion) was now needed to face a “looming catastrophe” in Yemen. “Over 21 million people or 80 percent of the population are now estimated to be in need of some ....
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500 Gazans head for Al Aqsa Mosque
Date: 2015-06-19 08:20:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2825089
GAZA CITY, June 19 (MENA) - As many as 500 Palestinian worshipers left the Gaza Strip, heading for occupied East Jerusalem to perform Friday prayers in Al Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites. They would cross Erez Crossing between the Gaza ....
