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PM: ‘No change yet’ as police suggest limited access to Haram al Sharif
Date: 2016-10-26 07:37:40 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5840181
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to convene top security officials in the coming days to examine police recommendations as regards resuming visits of MKs to Harm al Sharif, the Prime Minister’s Office said as quoted by Radio ....
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473 Daesh killed, 22 captured in Mosul operation
Date: 2016-10-22 09:26:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5815677
As the operation to liberate Iraq's second largest city Mosul from Daesh enters its sixth day, at least 473 terrorists have been killed and 22 more were held captive, the Command of Iraq's Joint Operations said on Saturday. As many as 95 ....
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Putin, Erdogan discuss Mosul offensive, Syrian crisis
Date: 2016-10-19 07:37:43 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5796625
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed liberation of Iraqi Mosul, Syrian crisis and bilateral ties over the phone on Tuesday, the Kremlin said in a press release. According to Sputnik International, ....
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UN envoy: 3-day ceasefire in yemen starts Thursday mid-night
Date: 2016-10-18 07:37:47 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:5789873
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen, said Monday a three-day ceasefire in the country will be effective as of Thursday mid-night. According to Sky News Arabia, the envoy said the ceasefire meant that ....
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Moroccan King appoints Abdelilah Benkirane head of gov’t
Date: 2016-10-11 07:55:54 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5746997
Moroccan King Mohammed VI received, on Monday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca, Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdelilah Benkirane, Maghreb Arab Press reported on Monday. The king appointed Benkirane as head of ....
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Bashir extends ceasefire in 3 Sudanese regions
Date: 2016-10-11 07:48:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5746933
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday extended a unilateral ceasefire in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan regions, where fighting between armed rebels and government troops has left scores of casualties. Bashir announced the ceasefire ....
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US Navy destroyer comes under missile attack off Yemen coast – Pentagon
Date: 2016-10-10 08:58:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5741085
Two missiles fired from the Yemeni shore targeted a US Navy guided missile destroyer, a Pentagon spokesman has said. The rockets, which failed to hit the ship, allegedly came from territory controlled by Houthi rebels. "USS Mason detected two ....
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41 Free Syrian Army soldiers killed, injured in Syria-Turkey border clashes
Date: 2016-10-07 09:14:42 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:5725249
Turkish army said on Friday that at least nine Free Syrian Army soldiers were killed and 32 others injured during clashes with Daesh militants on Turkish borders. The Turkish-backed soldiers were killed in an operation to expel Daesh militants ....
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Arab warplanes shell Houthi posts in Sanaa
Date: 2016-10-07 09:06:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5725177
Arab coalition warplanes shelled posts of militias of Houthis and ousted president Ali Abdallah Saleh in Sanaa. Eyewitnesses said the warplanes destroyed on Thursday Sanaa security directorate building. The war jets also targeted al-Dulaimi ....
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Efforts still going on to free kidnapped Tunisian journalists in Libya - FM
Date: 2016-10-05 08:55:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5714177
Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui asserted that efforts are still going on to free Tunisian journalists Sufian Al Shawarbi and Nadeer Al Qatari who were kidnapped two years ago. In statements, the top diplomat said the government will ....
