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  • 17 soldiers wounded in Benghazi over past two days - official

    17 soldiers wounded in Benghazi over past two days - official

    Date: 2016-03-14 07:49:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4505301

    Some 17 soldiers of the Libyan army were killed over the past two days during clashes with Ben Ghazi revolutionary council militants, a medical official told MENA Monday. Five of them were discharged from hospital while the remaining are still ....

  • Russia urges Syrian opposition to stop calling for withdrawal of Assad

    Russia urges Syrian opposition to stop calling for withdrawal of Assad

    Date: 2016-03-13 07:34:30 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4497693

    Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva Alexey Borodavkin urged Syrian opposition to stop calling for the withdrawal of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. He also said that all accusations ....

  • UN envoy: No plan B for Syria if Geneva talks failed

    UN envoy: No plan B for Syria if Geneva talks failed

    Date: 2016-03-13 07:31:11 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4497673

    UN special envoy de Mistura discussed the possibility of a federal Syria and why there is no plan B if peace talks failed. Ahead of the resumption of peace talks in Geneva on March 14, Staffan de Mistura, the UN special envoy to Syria, said there ....

  • Arab League chief visits Mauritania to prepare for Arab summit

    Arab League chief visits Mauritania to prepare for Arab summit

    Date: 2016-03-13 07:27:47 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4497641

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Arabi will visit Mauritania to set the scene for the 27th Arab summit, to take place in July, an official source here said. A delegation of the pan-Arab body will visit Mauritania in June to prepare for the ....

  • Abul Gheit: My mission is to fortify

    Abul Gheit: My mission is to fortify "Arab house"

    Date: 2016-03-12 09:44:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4493145

    Newly-named Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit said the Arab region is facing tough phase, asserting that he will work hard to fortify the Arab house and protect the Arab interests against any threats or foreign interference. In ....

  • 14 Houthis militants killed in central Yemen

    14 Houthis militants killed in central Yemen

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:26:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4492605

    At least 14 Houthi militants were killed by local resistance units in an attack that targeted their outposts in the central governorate of Al Bayda, local sources said. On the other hand, a resistance units member was killed and four others were ....

  • Palestinian child killed in Israeli air raids against Gaza

    Palestinian child killed in Israeli air raids against Gaza

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:02:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4492473

    A Palestinian child was killed and his brother and sister were injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Yassin Soliman Abu Khosa, 10, his sister Israa, 6, and brother Ayub, 13, sustained medium to serious wounds in the ....

  • Saudi-led coalition retakes Taiz

    Saudi-led coalition retakes Taiz

    Date: 2016-03-12 08:01:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4492465

    Yemen's Taiz has been totally liberated, falling under control of pro-government forces and Saudi-led coalition, said adviser to Saudi Defense Minister, Brigadier General Ahmad Asiri on Saturday. Fierce clashes continued in the city to force out ....

  • 5 terrorists killed in Tunisia's Ben Guerdane

    5 terrorists killed in Tunisia's Ben Guerdane

    Date: 2016-03-09 08:27:14 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4473353

    Security forces have killed five terrorists in Muamarat area in the city of Ben Guerdane during a military operation, Radio Mosaique FM reported Tuesday. Clashes renewed between Tunisian forces and militants in Ben Guerdane on the border with ....

  • 36 terrorists killed in Ben Guerdane confrontations

    36 terrorists killed in Ben Guerdane confrontations

    Date: 2016-03-08 07:41:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4465413

    Thirty six terrorists have been killed in an ongoing operation in the border city of Ben Guerdane, said a joint statement published by the Ministries of National Defense and the Interior. Seven terrorists were arrested in the raids, added the ....

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