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  • Yemen's cholera epidemic hits 600,000, confounding expectations

    Yemen's cholera epidemic hits 600,000, confounding expectations

    Date: 2017-09-05 13:30:24 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6976023

    Yemen's cholera outbreak has infected 612,703 people and killed 2,048 since it began in April, and some districts are still reporting sharp rises in new cases, data from the World Health Organization and Yemen's health ministry showed on ....

  • Arab League takes part in AU high-level committee meeting on Libya

    Arab League takes part in AU high-level committee meeting on Libya

    Date: 2017-09-04 15:26:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6974850

    The Arab League will take part in the meeting of the African Union's high-level committee on the Libyan crisis, to convene in Congo Brazzaville on Saturday, said Arab League Assistant Secretary General Hossam Zaki on Monday . Arab League chief ....

  • UAE condemns North Korea's sixth nuclear test

    UAE condemns North Korea's sixth nuclear test

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:40:39 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6974700

    The United Arab Emirates has condemned North Korea's sixth nuclear test, deeming it a clear violation of the will and decisions of the international community, WAM News Agency reported. The UAE confirmed that these recurrent nuclear tests pose ....

  • SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:33:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6974682

    The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. With the ....

  • SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:29:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6974684

    The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . With the ....

  • BRICS leaders urge reaching permanent settlement to Syrian crisis

    BRICS leaders urge reaching permanent settlement to Syrian crisis

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:27:39 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6974671

    The BRICS leaders called for reaching a permanent settlement to the Syrian crisis, stressing that a comprehensive political process is the only solution for this crisis in order to allow the Syrians to preserve the sovereignty and independence of ....

  • France renews support for political solution to Libyan crisis - FM

    France renews support for political solution to Libyan crisis - FM

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:26:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6974711

    French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian renewed on Monday his country's support of finding a political solution to the Libyan crisis through holding dialogue with different political partners in the unrest-hit North African nation. At a press ....

  • ICRC head starts visit to Palestine, Israel Tuesday

    ICRC head starts visit to Palestine, Israel Tuesday

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:26:16 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6974676

    International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer will embark Tuesday on a three-day visit to Palestine and Israel to assess the humanitarian situation there. Maurer is set to hold high-level meetings with both Palestinian ....

  • Fire breaks out in Mecca with no casualties -- Civil Defense

    Fire breaks out in Mecca with no casualties -- Civil Defense

    Date: 2017-09-04 12:13:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6974541

    The Saudi Civil Defense Ministry said that a fire broke out in a store in al Moyasem area in Mecca on Monday. In a released statement, the ministry added that the fire took place outside the area where holy rituals of pilgrimage are ....

  • Over 400 civilians return to Syria’s Aleppo province – Russian Defense Ministry

    Over 400 civilians return to Syria’s Aleppo province – Russian Defense Ministry

    Date: 2017-09-04 09:14:27 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6974157

    More than 400 civilians returned to their homes in the Syrian province of Aleppo on Sunday, Sputnik quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying in a statement Monday. "Over 400 civilians returned to their houses in different settlements of ....

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