Arab world

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  • Putin meets Bahrain’s king

    Date: 2014-10-12 12:24:40 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1107493

    SOCHI, Oct 12 (MENA) - Russia’s President Vladimir Putin confirmed the positive development of relations between Russia and Bahrain, according to ITAR TASS. At a meeting with Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa he suggested discussing both ....

  • 92 killed, injured in blast in northwestern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-10-12 11:48:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1106821

    BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (MENA) - As many as 92 people were killed and injured in a blast in northwestern Baghdad. A booby-trapped car went off Saturday killing 27 and injuring 65. (MENA) MHK/RE ....

  • Military support arrive in Tikrit in preparation for facing Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-12 08:52:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1105505

    BAGHDAD, Oct 12 (MENA) - As many as 300 tanks arrived Sunday in Tikrit to support the security forces facing Daesh there. The security forces are getting ready for clearing the city from Daesh, a security source said. (MENA) MHK/RG ....

  • New airstrikes launched against Daesh in Kobani

    Date: 2014-10-12 07:11:36 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1104897

    DAMASCUS, Oct 12 (MENA) - The international coalition warplanes on Sunday launched new airstrikes against Daesh positions in Syrian border town of Kobane and its neighborhood amid clashes between the armed Kurds and Daesh militants in Tel Shaer, ....

  • Israeli occupants arrest 4 Palestinians in WB cities

    Date: 2014-10-12 06:45:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1104773

    RAMALLAH, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said Sunday that the Israeli occupation forces arrested at dawn Sunday two Palestinian youths from the old city of Al-Quds. In the meantime, the Israeli occupation forces stormed several ....

  • Washington Institute: Islamic State's first colony in Libya

    Date: 2014-10-12 06:33:29 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1104749

    WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has said a local jihadist group has claimed a Libyan city in the name of Daesh, showing how the "Islamic State" could flout traditional notions of territorial contiguity by ....

  • US defense secretary: Situation in Anbar "painful"

    Date: 2014-10-12 06:00:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1104641

    WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (MENA) - U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has warned that Anbar province was in trouble amid onslaught by Daesh militants, signaling that Islamist extremist group is continuing to flex its muscles and expand its territory - on ....

  • UNRWA says not to allow situation in Gaza to hold back

    Date: 2014-10-11 22:07:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:1104261

    CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krähenbühl said Saturday the international community meeting in Cairo for the Gaza reconstruction realizes its responsibilities to rebuild the destroyed enclave. In statements in Cairo, ....

  • Palestinian PM meets with Norwegian FM in Cairo

    Date: 2014-10-11 21:37:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:1104237

    CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah stressed on Saturday that the Gaza reconstruction conference must fulfill the aspirations the Palestinians. Hamdallah, who met in Cairo with Norwegian Foreign Minister Boerge Brende, ....

  • Lebanese soldier who joined Daesh fled 3 months ago: army

    Date: 2014-10-11 20:04:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:1103985

    BEIRUT, Oct 11 (MENA) – The Lebanese army said Saturday that the soldier who appeared in a video announcing he has joined Daesh had fled the military on July 21. The soldier was referred to the military court due to his recurrent absence from the ....

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