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Palestinian FM: Abbas to urge EU to officially recognize Palestine
Date: 2018-01-22 09:03:43 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7204090
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki said Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will urge the EU to officially recognize the state of Palestine when he meets the foreign ministers of the bloc on Monday, Sky news reported. During his stay in ....
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5 Houthis killed, plot to plan navel mines foiled
Date: 2018-01-22 08:53:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7204019
The Yemeni army said Sunday five Houthi militants were killed and a sixth was arrested during their attempt to plant naval mines in the Red Sea. Sky News which carried the news gave no more details. ....
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Jordanian king, US VP discuss Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Date: 2018-01-21 18:27:42 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7203535
Jordanian King Abdullah II held talks with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on developments related to the Palestinian cause and Jerusalem and the strategic partnership ties between the two countries, Petra news agency reported Sunday. The King ....
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Israel detains 16 Palestinians in West Bank raids
Date: 2018-01-21 09:59:17 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7202343
Sixteen Palestinians were detained by Israeli forces in overnight raids in the West Bank, The Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. Of those arrested, 15 are suspected of participation in "armed activities", and have been taken in for questioning, ....
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Turkish troops shell northern Aleppo, Afrin in Syria -- SOHR
Date: 2018-01-20 19:21:21 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7201720
Turkish troops have continued shelling Syria's Afrin and northern countryside of Aleppo controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Saturday. The Turkish army and the SDF exchanged ....
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Russia pulls back troops from Syria's Afrin
Date: 2018-01-20 18:36:01 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7201671
Russia's Defense Ministry said on Saturday that, it is pulling back troops that had been deployed near the Syrian city of Afrin after Turkish warplanes strike the area, ABC News reported. In a statement, the ministry said that, in order to ....
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Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile fired by Houthis
Date: 2018-01-20 13:42:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7201182
Spokesman for the Arab coalition on Yemen Col Turki al Malki announced on Saturday that a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militias towards the city of Najran was intercepted, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The missile was ....
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1,000 Kurdish troops deployed in Syria's Tal Abyad
Date: 2018-01-20 10:22:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7200704
Nearly 1,000 Kurdish troops have been deployed in the town of Tal Abyad in Syria’s northern city of Raqqah on the border with Turkey following stepped-up US reconnaissance activity in the area. The deployment comes after US armored vehicles ....
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Fatah calls for comprehensive strike after Trump decision on al Quds
Date: 2018-01-20 09:48:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7200612
The Palestinian movement of Fatah has called for a comprehensive strike on Tuesday in condemnation of US Donald Trump's recognition of al Quds as the capital of Israel. In a statement Saturday, Fatah also urged Arab countries to boycott a ....
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Weapons cache discovered in Anbar
Date: 2018-01-20 09:17:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7200592
Iraqi police discovered a weapons cache in al Karma district of Anbar earlier Saturday. Acting on a tip, the police were able to find the cache, which included explosive materials and ammunition, according to a statement by the Iraqi Defense ....
