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  • Hamas considers factions' proposal on Rafah crossing - spokesman

    Hamas considers factions' proposal on Rafah crossing - spokesman

    Date: 2016-01-03 07:45:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4039657

    Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri on Saturday said his movement considers a proposal by Palestinian factions to solve the Rafah border crossing problem. In a statement, Abu Zuhri said proposals were received from factions, civil society parties and ....

  • UN envoy to Libya leaves Tripoli without convincing Abusahmin to sign Skhirat agreement

    UN envoy to Libya leaves Tripoli without convincing Abusahmin to sign Skhirat agreement

    Date: 2016-01-02 09:24:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:4035169

    United Nations envoy for Libya and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler has left Tripoli after visiting Tripoli and Tobruk. During his two-day visit to Tripoli and Tobruk, wrapped up yesterday, Kobler met with Libyan ....

  • Israeli jets raid Gaza

    Israeli jets raid Gaza

    Date: 2016-01-02 07:27:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4034673

    Israeli jets raided a number of targets in the Gaza Strip early Saturday with no casualties reported. Israeli F-16 jets hit two sites of Al Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, in the northern and western Gaza Strip, local sources ....

  • Arab coalition war jets bomb Houthi positions in Sanaa

    Arab coalition war jets bomb Houthi positions in Sanaa

    Date: 2015-12-30 06:47:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4018573

    Warplanes of the Arab coalition on Tuesday bombed positions of the Shiite Houthi group and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa. The war jets targeted Al-Dailami air base and a number of nearby places in the Yemeni city, Al Masdar ....

  • Saudi king, Turkish president discuss regional, int'l issues of mutual interest

    Saudi king, Turkish president discuss regional, int'l issues of mutual interest

    Date: 2015-12-29 17:28:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4017305

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud met Tuesday in Riyadh with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Both leaders held an official session of talks where they discussed bilateral ties and aspects of cooperation in the different domains in ....

  • Fatah blames Hamas for worsening conditions in Gaza

    Fatah blames Hamas for worsening conditions in Gaza

    Date: 2015-12-29 12:51:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4015189

    Palestinian movement Fatah blamed Hamas on the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, urging it to hand over all border crossings to the national consensus government. In a press release, of which MENA obtained a copy, Fatah ....

  • Europe interested in proposal on holding int'l peace conf. -- Ashrawi

    Europe interested in proposal on holding int'l peace conf. -- Ashrawi

    Date: 2015-12-29 12:47:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:4015165

    There is an European interest in the idea of holding an international conference on the Palestinian cause in case of failure of direct negotiations with the Israeli occupation, said member of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive ....

  • UK congratulates Iraq over Ramadi liberation

    UK congratulates Iraq over Ramadi liberation

    Date: 2015-12-29 06:35:56 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4012325

    UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond congratulated on Monday the Iraqi government over the liberation of Ramadi city from the terrorist group of Daesh. In a statement, he said "this is the latest in a series of significant losses for Daesh. These ....

  • Iraq's Ramadi finally liberated from Daesh

    Iraq's Ramadi finally liberated from Daesh

    Date: 2015-12-28 11:41:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4007729

    The Joint Iraqi Operations Command announced on Monday that the army is now in full control of Ramadi weeks after fierce fighting with Daesh militants. The Iraqi flag is now rising over the government complex in Ramadi, a former government ....

  • 2 Libyan soldiers wounded in Benghazi

    2 Libyan soldiers wounded in Benghazi

    Date: 2015-12-28 07:50:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4005865

    Two soldiers of the Libyan army were wounded in clashes with Benghazi Shura Council of revolutionary forces in Benghazi, a media official at Al Galaa Hospital said Monday. The soldiers sustained medium injuries and they are now under medical ....

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