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  • 2 Iraqi soldiers killed in Kirkuk blast

    2 Iraqi soldiers killed in Kirkuk blast

    Date: 2017-12-27 09:11:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7161202

    Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and an officer injured in a blast in Kirkuk. A security source told local media that an explosive charge went off while an army patrol was passing on a local road in southern Kirkuk, leaving two soldiers dead and an ....

  • Red Cross says medical evacuations of Syria's Eastern Ghouta begin

    Red Cross says medical evacuations of Syria's Eastern Ghouta begin

    Date: 2017-12-27 09:10:54 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7161142

    Medical evacuations have begun in a rebel-held suburb of the Syrian capital Damascus, the Red Cross, quoted by the BBC, said. In a tweet, it said that "critical" patients were being moved from the Eastern Ghouta area to the capital. Last week, ....

  • Aqsa mosque desecrated by 90 Jewish settlers

    Aqsa mosque desecrated by 90 Jewish settlers

    Date: 2017-12-26 15:22:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7160537

    ِAround 90 Jewish settlers, including religious institutes students, intelligence officers and, policemen, have stormed Al- Aqsa mosque from Al-Maghareba Gate and, desecrated the mosque. The intruders made provocative tours inside the mosque, ....

  • Iraqi forces detain 6 suspected terrorists in Diyala

    Iraqi forces detain 6 suspected terrorists in Diyala

    Date: 2017-12-26 13:48:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7160283

    Iraqi security forces arrested six suspected terrorists in Diyala on Tuesday. Diyala Police Department said is an official statement that the detained are wanted in connection with terror and criminal cases in several parts of the eastern Iraqi ....

  • Surgeries in Gaza Strip's hospitals halted

    Surgeries in Gaza Strip's hospitals halted

    Date: 2017-12-26 11:24:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7159915

    The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Tuesday that surgeries at all Gaza Strip hospitals would be postponed following a strike by cleaners for not getting paid. Cleaning companies stopped work at all hospitals and Ministry of Health facilities ....

  • Syrian National Dialogue Congress to be sponsored by UN, says Russian diplomat

    Syrian National Dialogue Congress to be sponsored by UN, says Russian diplomat

    Date: 2017-12-26 11:18:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7159893

    Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has said that a Syrian National Dialogue Congress - to be held in Sochi late January - should be sponsored by the international community. In an interview with Ria Novosti, Bogdanov said that ....

  • Palestinian students suffer suffocation after Israeli troops storm school in Jenin

    Palestinian students suffer suffocation after Israeli troops storm school in Jenin

    Date: 2017-12-26 10:18:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7159768

    Dozens of Palestinian students suffered suffocation after Israeli troops fired gas bombs and bullets inside a school in Ya'abad town, southwestern Jenin earlier Tuesday. The Israeli troops stormed the school without any reason and started firing ....

  • 22 Houthis killed in Arab coalition air strikes in western Yemen

    22 Houthis killed in Arab coalition air strikes in western Yemen

    Date: 2017-12-26 08:17:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7159515

    Arab coalition warplanes launched on Monday air strikes on a number of military vehicles affiliated to Houthis rebels in western Yemen. As many as 22 Houthi militants were killed in the strikes. Also, Houthis failed to launch a new missile ....

  • Pope Francis hits out at Trump over Jerusalem

    Pope Francis hits out at Trump over Jerusalem

    Date: 2017-12-26 06:19:32 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7159400

    Addressing thousands in St Peter’s Square during his Christmas Day address, Pope Francis has firmly restated his opposition to the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In speech that will put further distance between ....

  • Iranian regime exports terrorism to all region's countries - diplomat

    Iranian regime exports terrorism to all region's countries - diplomat

    Date: 2017-12-25 17:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7159093

    Saudi Ambassador in Cairo, Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Kattan underlined that the Iranian regime exports terrorism, incites war and, foment sedition to all countries of the region. In a press release issued by the Saudi Embassy in Cairo on Monday, ....

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