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  • AL chief condemns Turkish airstrkis on northern Iraq

    AL chief condemns Turkish airstrkis on northern Iraq

    Date: 2015-08-04 15:47:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3100681

    Arab League Secretary-General Nabil El Araby on Tuesday condemned the Turkish airstrikes on various districts in northern Iraq. In a statement, the A/ chief called on Turkey to respect Iraq's sovereignty over all its territory, to abide by ....

  • Jordan follows up arrest of 6 guards of Aqsa mosque

    Jordan follows up arrest of 6 guards of Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2015-08-04 14:31:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3100145

    Spokeswoman for the Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Sabah Al Rafie, said the Jordanian ambassador in Tel Aviv follows up the issue of detaining six Jordanians from Al Aqsa Mosque guards at the hands of Israeli ....

  • Abbas receives head of world Jewish Congress

    Abbas receives head of world Jewish Congress

    Date: 2015-08-04 13:37:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:3099637

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Tuesday President of the World Jewish Congress Ronalad Lauder in the Jordanian capital Amman. Palestinian sources said Abbas posted Lauder of the Israeli measures against the Palestinians including ....

  • Torture of Gaddafi's son in prisons draws deep concern of rights organizations

    Torture of Gaddafi's son in prisons draws deep concern of rights organizations

    Date: 2015-08-04 10:54:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3097793

    A video circulated in social media showing the torture of Libya's Colonel Gaddafi's son has drawn deep concern of the UN and international rights organizations. The UN mission to Libya voiced deep concern over the video in which Gaddafi's son ....

  • US raids on Syria govt would hurt counter-terrorism effort

    US raids on Syria govt would hurt counter-terrorism effort

    Date: 2015-08-04 07:23:17 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3096301

    Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Monday dismissed as "counter-productive" an announcement by Washington that it could take extra measures to defend US-allied fighters in Syria, according to TASS News Agency. At a news conference in Qatar, ....

  • Russia backs efforts to achieve Palestinian national unity

    Russia backs efforts to achieve Palestinian national unity

    Date: 2015-08-03 19:17:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:3095209

    Russia supports the restoration of national unity in Palestine, Sputnik quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry as saying on Monday. "The Russian side reaffirmed its support for efforts to restore Palestinian unity based on the political platform of ....

  • Algerian FM receives African Union policy chief

    Algerian FM receives African Union policy chief

    Date: 2015-08-03 18:15:29 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:3094929

    Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ramtane Lamamra received Monday African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs Aisha Laraba Abdullahi. In statements, Abdullahi said she discussed a number of African political ....

  • 25 persons killed in military plane crash

    25 persons killed in military plane crash

    Date: 2015-08-03 08:20:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3090165

    Twenty-five persons have been killed and dozens others wounded in a military plane crash in Jericho in Rif Aleppo, Syrian activists said Monday. Sky News carried the news, adding that 28 government troops and 16 opposition elements were killed ....

  • Israel allows Gaza families to visit prisoners in jail

    Israel allows Gaza families to visit prisoners in jail

    Date: 2015-08-03 08:14:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3090113

    Israeli authorities have allowed scores of relatives of prisoners from the Gaza Strip to visit them at Eshel desert prison in southern Israel. As many as 35 family members have headed for Erez border crossing from where they will be transported ....

  • Yemeni army, fighters trying to storm main air base amid fierce fight -- commander

    Yemeni army, fighters trying to storm main air base amid fierce fight -- commander

    Date: 2015-08-03 08:08:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3090077

    Troops of the Yemeni army and loyalist fighters are trying to storm a main air base and a camp in the southern province of Abyan, said a senior commander on Monday. "Fierce confrontations are occurring to achieve this aim," Ahmad Saif Al-Yafei, ....

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