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  • Saudi king receives condolences over victims of crane collapse in Mecca

    Saudi king receives condolences over victims of crane collapse in Mecca

    Date: 2015-09-12 08:01:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3333849

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received cables and calls of condolences over the victims of a crane collapse in Mecca where scores were killed and injured on Friday. The Saudi king received cables of condolences from Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah ....

  • Yemeni president calls Sudan's Bashir

    Yemeni president calls Sudan's Bashir

    Date: 2015-09-12 07:59:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3333837

    Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi called his Sudanese counterpart Omar al Bashir on Friday night to discuss the latest developments in Yemen. Hadi praised Sudan's humanitarian efforts, especially where receiving and treating injured Yemenis ....

  • Bomb explodes in central Gaza; no casualties

    Bomb explodes in central Gaza; no casualties

    Date: 2015-09-12 07:57:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3333801

    A makeshift bomb went off in the Unknown Soldier Square in central Gaza city on Saturday with no casualties reported. The bomb exploded inside a trash container near the square, the Interior Ministry in Gaza said. The blast caused no damage, ....

  • Death toll from crane collapse in Mecca mosque rises to 107

    Death toll from crane collapse in Mecca mosque rises to 107

    Date: 2015-09-12 07:54:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3333761

    As many as 107 pilgrims have been killed and 238 more wounded in a crane collapse in the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to the latest figures. The crane fell Friday due to heavy rains and winds that hit the holy lands. Prince Khaled al ....

  • Death toll of crane collapse in Mecca's Holy mosque up to 65

    Death toll of crane collapse in Mecca's Holy mosque up to 65

    Date: 2015-09-11 19:05:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3332669

    The death toll of a crane collapse in Mecca's Holy mosque increased to 65, Saudi media said on Friday. AlAkhbariya television reported that 154 people injured in the incident. Prince Khaled al Faisal, the ruler of Mecca, has given directives ....

  • Voting in favor of raising Palestinian flag in UN step toward independent state- official

    Voting in favor of raising Palestinian flag in UN step toward independent state- official

    Date: 2015-09-11 11:59:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3330189

    Voting in favor of allowing the Palestinian flag to be raised in the United Nations building alongside other states' flags is a significant move toward achieving the Palestinian independent state, on 1967 borders with the Al-Quds as a capital, the ....

  • Erekat praises resolution to raise Palestinian flag at UN HQ

    Erekat praises resolution to raise Palestinian flag at UN HQ

    Date: 2015-09-11 09:53:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3329277

    Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee has praised a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly to raise the Palestinian flag in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. The ....

  • Saudi king relieves state minister of his post

    Saudi king relieves state minister of his post

    Date: 2015-09-10 16:31:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3326745

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud issued Thursday a royal order relieving Saudi State Minister and Member of the Cabinet Saad bin Khalid Saadallah al Jebri from his post, according to Saudi Press Agency. The competent authorities will ....

  • Israeli defense minister: We know who perpetrated Duma attack

    Israeli defense minister: We know who perpetrated Duma attack

    Date: 2015-09-10 09:12:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3322941

    Israeli authorities know the identity of the perpetrator of July’s Jewish terrorist attack which left three Palestinians dead in Duma, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Wednesday, but the person isn’t being brought to justice in order to ....

  • Australia set for 'years' of military action against Daesh

    Australia set for 'years' of military action against Daesh

    Date: 2015-09-10 09:11:16 GMT - Australia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3322921

    Australia's role in the fight against so-called Islamic State in the Middle East could last "years", Foreign Minster Julie Bishop has said, according to the BBC. The remarks came after the Australian government said its aircraft would participate ....

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