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Third of Yemen provinces on brink of famine: UN

Date: 2017-03-25 09:53:49 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6735876

One third of Yemen's 22 provinces are on the brink of famine, the UN said, warning that 60 percent of the war-ravaged country's population was going hungry. "Out of the 22 (provinces), seven are in emergency phase four, and that is one level ....

Arab parliament supports British House of Commons

Date: 2017-03-25 09:51:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6735866

Arab Parliament Speaker Mishaal Bin Fahm al Salami affirmed support to the British House of Commons after the terror strike which took place near it in London and left several people dead. In a statement, Salami aid that the Arab Parliament ....

Abbas, Shoukry meet in Cairo on latest Palestinian developments

Date: 2017-03-20 08:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6727811

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday received Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in his residence in Cairo. The meeting dealt with latest Palestinian developments and efforts made at the international level to revive the political ....

Regime forces restore control over several areas in Damascus outskirts

Date: 2017-03-20 08:35:12 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6727788

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday that the regime forces restored several areas in Damascus outskirts that were controlled by Islamic factions and opposition fighters. Clashes are still on between the opposition factions and ....

Italian embassy in Libya denies evacuation claims

Date: 2017-03-18 07:22:14 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6716741

The Italian Embassy in Libya denied news claiming that its staff was evacuated from the embassy's headquarters in Tripoli. In a tweet on Friday, the embassy said "Watching last night the news of our evacuation....from our couch in #Tripoli. Happy ....

86 people killed in airstrikes, clashes across Syria

Date: 2017-03-17 11:09:26 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6713769

Syria's local coordination committees said on Friday that 86 people were killed in several airstrikes and clashes between the Syrian army and opposition forces across Syria, US-based Al-Hurra channel reported. Most of those killed were in an ....

15 Houthi elements killed in coalition airstrikes in Yemen

Date: 2017-03-17 11:08:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6713761

Fifteen elements of militias loyal to Houthis and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed in airstrikes conducted by Saudi-led coalition warplanes on al Hudaydah governorate, a local source said on Friday. The Arab alliance ....

Abul Gheit reiterates support for Iraq

Date: 2017-03-16 11:17:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6707805

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit reiterated on Thursday his support of Iraq in its fight against terrorism. In a press release, Spokesman for the Arab League chief Mahmoud Afifi said Abul Gheit, who just returned from his two-day ....

Syria talks in Astana to be extended for one day - ministry

Date: 2017-03-15 09:09:04 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6699457

The third round of Syrian peace, that kicked off here on Tuesday, will be extended for one day after the arrival of the delegation of the armed opposition, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. The delegation includes seven representatives ....

Palestinian leader says Trump committed to Mideast peace

Date: 2017-03-13 08:12:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6683013

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said US President Donald Trump has assured him of his commitment to Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts, ABC News reported. Abbas on Sunday spoke about what he described as a constructive phone call with Trump ....