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  • Syrian army intensifies operations against Daesh in several districts

    Syrian army intensifies operations against Daesh in several districts

    Date: 2015-04-07 14:00:21 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2331445

    Units of the Syrian army on Tuesday eliminated scores of Daesh terrorists and Jabhat al Nusra militants in many areas across the country, Syria's official news agency reported. SANA quoted a military source as saying that army units carried out a ....

  • Saudi FM, GCC chief receive US Deputy Secretary of State

    Saudi FM, GCC chief receive US Deputy Secretary of State

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:56:10 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2331417

    Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Saud al Faisal and Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Tuesday received US Deputy Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his accompanying ....

  • Saudi amb. denies conflict between US, Saudi Arabia on Iran's support for Houthis

    Saudi amb. denies conflict between US, Saudi Arabia on Iran's support for Houthis

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:47:27 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2331357

    Saudi Ambassador to the US Adel bin Ahmed al Jubeir denied on Tuesday any conflict between the US and Saudi Arabia over Iran's support for Houthis in Yemen. During a meeting with American and Saudi media personnel, Jubeir stressed that Iran ....

  • Palestinian govt rejects partial transfer of tax revenues

    Palestinian govt rejects partial transfer of tax revenues

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:25:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2331133

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah Tuesday reiterated rejection of Israel's partial transfer of tax revenues. Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority after deducting 1.50 billion shekels to cover debts to ....

  • Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Israeli forces arrest, beat up Palestinians in WB

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:06:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2330965

    Israeli forces Tuesday detained eight Palestinians and physically assaulted another in West Bank districts, WAFA news agency quoted security sources as saying. Israeli police detained five Palestinian minors from the Old City of Jerusalem ....

  • ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    ICRC aid plane to land at Sanaa airport Wednesday, says spokeswoman

    Date: 2015-04-07 13:04:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2330949

    An aid flight with medical supplies for Yemen will land at Sanaa airport Wednesday morning, says a spokeswoman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. A plane carrying 16 tons of medical supplies has been held back because of logistical ....

  • Iranian warships exercise targeting hostile flying objects in Sea of Oman

    Iranian warships exercise targeting hostile flying objects in Sea of Oman

    Date: 2015-04-07 09:46:39 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2328781

    Iran's 33rd fleet of warships exercised firing artillery shells at flying targets in the Sea of Oman last night in the last stage of its mission which took the flotilla to international waters. Since one of the main missions of the Iranian fleets ....

  • Syrian rivals eye Geneva-3 conference

    Syrian rivals eye Geneva-3 conference

    Date: 2015-04-07 09:41:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2328741

    General Coordinator of the National Coordination Body Hasan Abdel Azem said the main aim of the current meetings in Moscow is to pave the way for a possible Geneva-3 international conference. In a statement to MENA on Tuesday, he added that the ....

  • Iraqi FM probes with BP manager oil production in Iraq

    Iraqi FM probes with BP manager oil production in Iraq

    Date: 2015-04-06 17:37:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2325725

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari discussed on Monday with the executive president of British Petroleum (BP) company Michael Townsend the future plans of the oil sector in Iraq and the production in Remeilha. Al Jaafari said during the ....

  • Bashir lauds Sudan ties with Egypt

    Bashir lauds Sudan ties with Egypt

    Date: 2015-04-06 13:47:34 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:2323785

    Sudanese President Omar al Bashir has hailed as distinguished relations between Egypt and Sudan. He praised efforts by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to boost bilateral ties. Bashir was speaking in a popular gathering as part of his ....

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