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  • Iraqi troops evacuate 319 civilians in Ramadi

    Iraqi troops evacuate 319 civilians in Ramadi

    Date: 2016-01-08 12:02:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4073849

    Iraqi security forces evacuated on Friday 319 civilians from al Sofia city in eastern Ramadi. Most of the evacuated were children and women. They were held by Daesh terrorist group, a security source said. They were taken to a safe place, ....

  • AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq

    AL chief slams terrorist attacks in Iraq

    Date: 2016-01-05 15:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4056897

    Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el Araby condemned on Tuesday the terrorist bombings that targeted three mosques in Iraq. Such terrorist attacks aim at breaking the unity of the Iraqi people and undermining social peace there, he said. Araby ....

  • Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya

    Daesh claims responsibility for shooting down military helicopter in Libya

    Date: 2016-01-05 07:22:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4052441

    The terrorist Daesh group has claimed responsibility for shooting down a Helicopter belonged to the Libyan Air Force. The group wrote on Facebook on Monday that its elements shot down a military plane belonged by the Libyan army. Earlier in ....

  • Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

    Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

    Date: 2016-01-04 08:32:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4045941

    Saudi Arabia announced cutting ties with Iran and decided to evict the Iranian diplomatic mission from the kingdom. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said at a news conference that Iran's diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia had been given 48 ....

  • Israeli troops open fire at Palestinian farmers eastern Gaza

    Israeli troops open fire at Palestinian farmers eastern Gaza

    Date: 2016-01-04 07:45:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4045729

    Israeli troops opened fire at a number of Palestinian farmers in eastern Gaza early Monday. No word of injuries was reported. Troops deployed at control towers on the borderline near Nahal Oz terminal targeted a number of Palestinian farmers, ....

  • Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets

    Arab jets hit Houthi, Saleh targets

    Date: 2016-01-04 07:19:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4045617

    Arab coalition jets raided a number of Houthi and Saleh targets in Sanaa overnight Monday. The jets hit the al Deilimi airbase near Sanaa airport, eyewitnesses said. A Republican Guard camp in al Sabaha area and weapons caches on Mount Faj ....

  • Arab Civil Parties Organization urges cutting diplomatic ties with Iran

    Arab Civil Parties Organization urges cutting diplomatic ties with Iran

    Date: 2016-01-04 06:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4045469

    The Arab Civil Parties Organization has called on all Arab states to cut diplomatic ties with Iran in support of Saudi Arabia. Iran wanted to test the patience and strength of Saudi Arabia, but Riyadh's response to its violations came strong and ....

  • US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric Nimr could fuel tensions

    US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric Nimr could fuel tensions

    Date: 2016-01-03 10:10:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:4040417

    The United States has expressed concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East, the BBC reported. The US State Department urged leaders throughout ....

  • Fierce clashes between opposition, Syrian regime forces in Deraa countryside, Damascus

    Fierce clashes between opposition, Syrian regime forces in Deraa countryside, Damascus

    Date: 2016-01-03 07:50:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4039681

    Syrian local coordination committee said that fierce clashes took place between the opposition and Syrian regime forces in Deraa countryside and Damascus. The residential districts were targeted by ground-to-ground rocket causing a huge ....

  • Israel condition to bury martyrs' bodies at night rejected: minister

    Israel condition to bury martyrs' bodies at night rejected: minister

    Date: 2016-01-03 07:47:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4039661

    Israel's condition to bury at night the bodies of Palestinian martyrs killed and held by Israeli authorities was rejected by the Palestinian justice minister on Saturday. The bodies should be buried in daylight in honor of the martyrs and their ....

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