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Iraqi army close to retaking Ramadi -- US Col.

Date: 2015-08-15 08:09:59 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3160701

Iraqi troops are more than halfway through an operation to encircle Daesh militants in Ramadi, after which they will launch a final offensive to retake the Iraqi city, said US Air Force Colonel Pat Ryder, the spokesman for the US Central ....

Yemeni popular resistance controls security administration in Taiz

Date: 2015-08-15 08:08:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3160693

The popular resistance in the Yemeni province of Taiz managed to control the security administration of the province and the adjacent areas after fierce battles with Houthis. The popular resistance along with the national army managed to control ....

Libyan FM says discussed with Egyptian counterpart Daesh genocide in Sirte

Date: 2015-08-14 19:34:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:3159841

Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al Dairi on Friday held a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry to discuss the situation in Sirte city after Daesh militants have committed acts of genocide against its residents. In exclusive ....

Hadi urges Yemeni people to join PRC to regain legitimacy

Date: 2015-08-14 07:25:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3156309

Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi called on the Yemeni people on Friday to join the Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) to restore legitimacy and power in Yemen as soon as possible. He made the remarks during his meeting with advisers ....

Palestinian PM urges US to back two-state solution

Date: 2015-08-12 16:45:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:3148609

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah urged the US administration on Wednesday to support the two-state solution and force Israel to stop its settlement activities in the Palestinian territories. During a meeting with a delegation from the US ....

Palestine's mufti condemns plan to build synagogue in vicinity of Aqsa mosque

Date: 2015-08-12 12:47:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3146597

Sheikh Mohamed Hussein, the Grand Mufti of Palestine and al Quds, has condemned a plan by Israel to build a synagogue, only 200 meters away from Al Aqsa Mosque. In a press release on Wednesday, Sheikh Hussein warned of the danger of encircling ....

Conflicting news about Thinni resignation

Date: 2015-08-12 08:21:25 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3144293

News of Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al Thinni's resignation has been circulating since Tuesday night. Thinni announced his resignation in a surprise move live on television Tuesday. "If my exit is the solution, then I announce it here," ....

Hamas tunnel digger giving up much intel, says Shin Bet

Date: 2015-08-12 08:08:17 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3144177

Hamas fighter and tunnel digger has given his interrogators in Israel a bevy of intelligence about the group’s recent tunnel construction, planned attacks, battlefield and strategy, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. The Shin Bet - Israel ....

53 killed, wounded in Syria clashes

Date: 2015-08-11 14:06:53 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:3141257

At least 53 people were killed and wounded on Tuesday in clashes between government forces and militants in Syria, the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights reported. The victims include military personnel, civilians and children. The clashes ....

Saudi FM says keen to boost ties with Iran if Tehran changes policy

Date: 2015-08-10 18:56:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:3136701

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir stressed on Monday that the Kingdom is keen on developing its ties with Iran on condition that Tehran changes its policy of interfering in the Gulf and Arab affairs. "Iran should change its hostile ....