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  • UN slams attacks in Syria's Tartus, Jableh

    UN slams attacks in Syria's Tartus, Jableh

    Date: 2016-05-24 06:55:56 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4969037

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attacks on civilians in Tartus and Jableh. Ban was also concerned by escalating military activity in and around Damascus and Homs, which is causing a rising number of civilian casualties, his ....

  • Big explosion shakes hotel in Casablanca, two critically injured

    Big explosion shakes hotel in Casablanca, two critically injured

    Date: 2016-05-24 06:50:00 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4969021

    A big explosion shook Hotel "Majestic" in Casablanca city, Morocco, in the wee hours of Tuesday, leaving two people in critical condition. "Russia Today" channel reported that the blast has reportedly occurred when a big water heater ....

  • Saudi King receives Canadian top diplomat

    Saudi King receives Canadian top diplomat

    Date: 2016-05-23 11:52:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4964469

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Monday Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Maurice Dion. During the reception, bilateral relations between the two countries and latest regional and international developments were ....

  • Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in northern GS

    Israeli gunboats open fire at Palestinian fishermen in northern GS

    Date: 2016-05-23 09:29:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4963057

    Israeli occupation forces on Monday fired at Palestinian fishermen offshore the northern Gaza coasts. Local sources said the Israeli gunboats opened machinegun fire at the Palestinian fishing boats offshore al-Sudaniya district to the northwest ....

  • Palestinian gov't calls for swift actions against Israeli violations

    Palestinian gov't calls for swift actions against Israeli violations

    Date: 2016-05-23 09:27:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4963025

    The Palestinian government has called on the international community to take swift action against mounting Israeli aggression in the occupied city of Al Quds and its sanctuaries. Palestinian government spokesperson Youssef al Mahmoud on Monday ....

  • 65 persons killed in deadly blasts in areas controlled by Syrian gov't

    65 persons killed in deadly blasts in areas controlled by Syrian gov't

    Date: 2016-05-23 09:24:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4963009

    At least 65 people have been killed in multiple blasts in Syrian government coastal strongholds, the BBC reported. Explosions hit the cities of Tartus and Jableh. Several of the blasts were caused by suicide bombers. Syrian media said bus ....

  • Sudanese president assistant: Gov't signing on roadmap asserts its keenness on achieving peace

    Sudanese president assistant: Gov't signing on roadmap asserts its keenness on achieving peace

    Date: 2016-05-22 11:12:12 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4957013

    Sudanese President Assistant Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamed said Khartoum's government signing of a roadmap agreement floated by High-Level African Mechanism Committee asserted its keenness on achieving peace all over the country. In statements on Sunday, ....

  • Israeli bill on executing captives entrenches fascism - official

    Israeli bill on executing captives entrenches fascism - official

    Date: 2016-05-21 10:09:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4950621

    The Israeli rightist government's agreement on appointing Avigdor Lieberman as the defense minister and backing an Israeli bill on executing captives entrench fascism and racism, the head of the Palestinian Committee for Prisoners' Affairs said on ....

  • Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets in al Makha city

    Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets in al Makha city

    Date: 2016-05-21 07:46:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4949873

    Arab coalition jets have raided targets of the Houthi group and ousted Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the coastal city of al Makha in southwestern Yemen. The military council in Taiz said Saturday the jets hit missile launchers and ....

  • Hamas slams Israeli detention campaign against its leaders

    Hamas slams Israeli detention campaign against its leaders

    Date: 2016-05-18 11:12:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4931793

    Hamas movement condemned Israel's detention campaign in various parts of the West Bank that targeted its key leaders. In press statements on Wednesday, Hamas Spokesman Samy Abu-Zuhri said the detention campaign that targeted Hamas' leaderships ....

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