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  • Date of Saudi king’s Russia visit not set - source

    Date of Saudi king’s Russia visit not set - source

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:12:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4315985

    The Saudi Foreign Ministry denied news reports about setting a date for a visit by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud to Russia. The visit’s date has not been set yet, a source at the ministry has said. ....

  • 2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem

    2 Palestinians killed in East Jerusalem

    Date: 2016-02-15 07:04:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4315937

    Two Palestinian young men were killed by Israeli forces in East Jerusalem on Sunday, Palestinian sources said. Israeli authorities claimed that the pair were about to carry out a shooting attack, the sources said Monday. Large number of ....

  • Saudi FM: We accepted Swiss offer on handling Saudi affairs in Iran

    Saudi FM: We accepted Swiss offer on handling Saudi affairs in Iran

    Date: 2016-02-14 12:10:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4311689

    Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said on Sunday Switzerland will manage his country's consular affairs in Iran and will facilitate Iranian pilgrims coming to the kingdom. "Switzerland offered to ... handle the (consular) interests of Saudi ....

  • Iraq forces kill 27 Daesh militants In Anbar

    Iraq forces kill 27 Daesh militants In Anbar

    Date: 2016-02-14 11:05:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4311029

    Iraqi forces, backed by Popular Mobilization Forces, killed on Sunday 27 Daesh militants in Anbar, an Iraqi security source said. According to the Iraqi News Agency Information, the joint operation that was led by Brigade 24 targeted Daesh ....

  • Israel demolishes 31 structures in southern Hebron - OCHA

    Israel demolishes 31 structures in southern Hebron - OCHA

    Date: 2016-02-14 08:51:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4309901

    A report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) showed that Israeli authorities destroyed or dismantled and confiscated 31 structures in two herding communities in southern Hebron (Jinba and Halaweh), displacing 139 ....

  • US-coalition jets hit 3 Daesh's targets in Ramadi

    US-coalition jets hit 3 Daesh's targets in Ramadi

    Date: 2016-02-13 12:16:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4305977

    The US-led coalition fighter jets have launched airstrikes against three vital sites to the terrorist Daesh group northern the Anbar governorate's city of Ramadi, a military source said on Saturday. At least 16 militants were killed during the ....

  • OIC rejects associating terrorism with religion

    OIC rejects associating terrorism with religion

    Date: 2016-02-13 12:06:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4305925

    The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) underlined that terrorism contradicts with the goal of living in a peaceful world, adding that all the world countries are threatened with the danger of extremism. The organization voiced its support ....

  • Yemeni army, resistance continue advance in Sanaa

    Yemeni army, resistance continue advance in Sanaa

    Date: 2016-02-13 08:14:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4304201

    In a strategic progress on the ground in Yemen, the resistance and the Yemeni army took control over Madareg Barran, which is considered one of the most important sites controlled by Houthi militants and forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali ....

  • Saudi-led Coalition jets shell Houthi sites in Sanaa

    Saudi-led Coalition jets shell Houthi sites in Sanaa

    Date: 2016-02-13 08:01:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4304125

    Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed late Friday targets of Houthi and Saleh militias in Sanaa. The warplanes targeted Jabal Al Nahdain Camp and al-Sabeen neighborhood near the presidential palace, according to eyewitnesses, the sounds of strong ....

  • Syrian rebels pledge to keep fighting

    Syrian rebels pledge to keep fighting

    Date: 2016-02-13 07:38:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4304013

    Rebel groups in Syria said they would not stop fighting because they do not believe that Russia will end its bombing campaign in support of the government, the BBC reported. They have expressed scepticism over a deal by world powers to push for a ....

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