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  • 2 officers killed in clashes between Iraqi army, Daesh militants in Fallujah

    2 officers killed in clashes between Iraqi army, Daesh militants in Fallujah

    Date: 2015-04-25 11:52:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2452789

    Two officers have been killed in clashes between the Iraqi army and Daesh militants in Nathem al Tharthar area in northeastern Fallujah, Anbar province. The international coalition jets, meanwhile, hit targets of the terrorist Daesh group in ....

  • Syrian army launches airstrikes against armed men in Idlib countryside

    Syrian army launches airstrikes against armed men in Idlib countryside

    Date: 2015-04-25 11:50:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2452773

    The Air Force in the Syrian army launched on Saturday airstrikes on sites of militants in Idlib countryside, said a Syrian military source on Saturday. The army units have carried out fierce battles in Jisr al Shoughour area in Idleb countryside ....

  • Fatah calls for comprehensive action against solidarity tax

    Fatah calls for comprehensive action against solidarity tax

    Date: 2015-04-25 11:37:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2452637

    The Palestinian movement of Fatah has called for action to end what it calls a "starving campaign" against the people of Gaza at the hands of Hamas movement. A comprehensive and responsible action is needed to counter a solidarity tax imposed by ....

  • Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments calls for supporting Egypt's UNSC bid

    Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments calls for supporting Egypt's UNSC bid

    Date: 2015-04-25 11:27:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2452541

    The Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments has urged Arab and African countries to support Egypt's bid to win a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council. Chairman of the organization Abdel Aziz Abdullah, in a statement Saturday, said ....

  • Palestinian young man killed by Israeli fire in Al Quds

    Palestinian young man killed by Israeli fire in Al Quds

    Date: 2015-04-25 09:48:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2451465

    A Palestinian young man was shot dead at a military checkpoint in eastern Al Quds Saturday. Israeli troops opened fire at Aly Mohamed Abu Ghannam, 17, as he was exiting the checkpoint with his brother. The whole thing started when the Israeli ....

  • Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Syria

    Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Syria

    Date: 2015-04-25 09:39:58 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2451773

    Israel hit several targets of Hezbollah in a series of air attacks Saturday morning by the Israeli Air Force in the Kalamun area in Rif Dimashq, according to Al Arabiya News. The targets were divisions 155 and 65 of the Syrian army. Hezbollah ....

  • Israeli forces arrest Palestinian on Gaza border

    Israeli forces arrest Palestinian on Gaza border

    Date: 2015-04-25 09:39:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2451769

    0The Israeli army arrested a Palestinian man who crossed the border fence in the southeast of the Gaza Strip on Saturday. An Israeli force arrested the Palestinian man after crossing the security fence near Kerem Abu Salem crossing, the Israeli ....

  • Unidentified persons hurl hand grenade at Lebanese checkpoint near Ain al Hilwah Camp

    Unidentified persons hurl hand grenade at Lebanese checkpoint near Ain al Hilwah Camp

    Date: 2015-04-25 09:22:13 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2450933

    A number of unidentified persons have hurled a hand grenade at a military checkpoint at the entrance to Ain al Hilwah Camp in Sidon in southern Lebanon. The attack late Friday night left no casualties. Lebanese troops could be seen in large ....

  • Syrian opposition factions control Djesr al Shoghour city

    Syrian opposition factions control Djesr al Shoghour city

    Date: 2015-04-25 08:23:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2451197

    Armed Syrian opposition factions have taken almost full control over Djesr al Shoghour city in Rif Edlib. Sky News carried the news Saturday, quoting the Syrian human rights observatory. The observatory said that the control over Djesr al ....

  • Somalia's al-Shabab kills man for 'insulting prophet'

    Somalia's al-Shabab kills man for 'insulting prophet'

    Date: 2015-04-25 07:50:55 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2450849

    The Somali Islamist movement al-Shabab has for the first time publicly killed a man for "insulting the prophet Muhammed", witnesses have told the BBC. Crowds watched as the man was shot by a firing squad in the southern town of Jamame in the ....

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