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3 killed, injured in southern Baghdad explosion

Date: 2017-11-24 11:14:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7106453

One person was killed and two others were injured when a bomb exploded southern Baghdad, a source with Iraqi police said on Friday. A roadside explosive device went off southern Baghdad, leaving three dead and wounded, a source was quoted by ....

Syrian opposition to form delegation to take part in UN talks

Date: 2017-11-24 09:02:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7106228

The Syrian opposition groups announced that they will form a 50-member delegation to participate in the UN-sponsored talks scheduled to be held next week in Geneva, the main Syrian opposition meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh announced late ....

Iraqi parliament speaker reiterates importance of int'l support of Iraq

Date: 2017-11-24 08:43:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7106187

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al Jubouri met Thursday with an Ukrainian parliamentary delegation for talks on means of boosting bilateral ties, especially at parliamentary level. The meeting also touched on regional challenges and ....

Yemeni president sends message to Sudan counterpart on ties

Date: 2017-11-24 08:41:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7106183

Sudanese Vice President and Prime Minister Bakri Hassan Salih met in Khartoum on Thursday with Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Hussein Mohamed Arab. In statements following the meeting, the Yemeni official said he conveyed a ....

AL chief: Terrorism tops challenges facing Arab nation

Date: 2017-11-23 15:30:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7105335

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit stressed Thursday that combating terrorism comes at a top of challenges that are facing the Arab nation. Abul Gheit's remarks were read out by Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League's ....

Israeli forces detain nine Palestinians in West Bank raids

Date: 2017-11-23 14:42:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7105067

Israeli forces detained nine Palestinians in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank, WAFA quoted the Palestine Prisoner’s Society (PPS) as saying on Thursday. Israeli forces detained two Palestinians after storming their family homes in ....

KUNA board chairman re-elected FANA president

Date: 2017-11-22 12:47:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7103412

Sheikh Mubarak Duaij Al Ibrahim Al Sabah, KUNA board chairman, has been re-elected president of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA). Sheikh Mubarak was chosen for a second two-year term by all his peers attending the 45th general assembly ....

Israel moves to deport 40,000 African migrants

Date: 2017-11-21 06:33:49 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7100846

The Israeli Cabinet has voted unanimously to close the isolated Holot detention facility in the Negev Desert. Holot houses 40,000 African migrants who illegally entered Israel. The center is due to shut down in three months, and residents will ....

UN chief 'horrified' at buying and selling of African migrants in Libya

Date: 2017-11-21 06:23:25 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7100830

Expressing horror at news reports and videos showing African migrants in Libya allegedly being sold as slaves, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the authorities to urgently investigate the situation and bring the ....

UNRWA says 440,000 Palestinian refugees live in Syria

Date: 2017-11-21 06:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7100819

Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Pierre Krahenbuhl on Monday estimated the number of Palestinian refugees currently living in Syria to less than 440,000, including 47,000 ....