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  • 26 Daesh militants killed in Anbar

    26 Daesh militants killed in Anbar

    Date: 2015-04-03 12:47:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2305277

    Iraqi security forces killed 26 militants of Daesh terror group in the western province of Anbar. The army said eleven terrorists were killed in air strikes conducted by Iraqi warplanes in Fallujah. The remaining 15 militants were killed in ....

  • Kuwaiti emir heads for Germany

    Kuwaiti emir heads for Germany

    Date: 2015-04-02 09:25:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2296909

    Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah left for Germany on Thursday on a private visit. He was seen off by the crown prince,the parliament speaker and a number of senior officials. ....

  • Quds mufti warns against storming of Aqsa mosque

    Quds mufti warns against storming of Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2015-04-02 09:24:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2296897

    Grand Mufti of al Quds Mohammad Hussien warned on Wednesday against the ongoing storming of al Aqsa mosque by Jewish extremists. He alos slammed calls by Israeli settlers to hold religious rituals on Friday at the Dome of the Rock ....

  • Israeli forces arrest lawmaker in Ramallah

    Israeli forces arrest lawmaker in Ramallah

    Date: 2015-04-02 09:21:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2296853

    Israeli occupation forces arrested on Thursday a Palestinian lawmaker in Ersal district in Ramallah, Palestinian sources said. Local sources said an Israeli force, made up of 60 soldiers and officers, stormed the house of Khalida Jarrar before ....

  • Fatah hails Palestine's ICC membership

    Fatah hails Palestine's ICC membership

    Date: 2015-04-02 08:11:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2296321

    The Central Committee of Fatah on Wednesday welcomed Palestine’s membership of the International Criminal Court. In a meeting chaired President Mahmoud Abbas, the committee discussed the latest regional and international developments, Abbas ....

  • Haftar vows to fully recapture Benghazi in 6 days

    Haftar vows to fully recapture Benghazi in 6 days

    Date: 2015-04-02 08:06:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2296265

    Commander of Libyan Armed Forces General Khalifa Haftar vowed to fully recapture Benghazi, Libya's second largest city which has been under the control of militants for months, in six days. "We will announce the full liberation of Benghazi after ....

  • Jordan closes border crossing with Syria temporarily - minister

    Jordan closes border crossing with Syria temporarily - minister

    Date: 2015-04-01 14:31:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2292677

    The northern border crossing with Syria has been closed temporarily for passengers and transport of goods, according to Petra News Agency. Interior Minister Hussein Majali decided to close border crossing of Jaber with Syria as a precaution to ....

  • Palestinians officially join ICC

    Palestinians officially join ICC

    Date: 2015-04-01 11:35:33 GMT - Netherlands - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2291077

    Palestine formally joined the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday, opening the door to the prosecution of Israelis for war crimes amid a stalled peace process, according to France 24. The accession was marked at a behind-closed doors ....

  • Yemen's central bank suspends dealings in hard currency

    Yemen's central bank suspends dealings in hard currency

    Date: 2015-04-01 10:22:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2290185

    In a bid to save the Yemeni currency from collapsing, the country's Central Bank suspended any dealing in hard currency. The move comes after Yemenis started to withdraw their savings from banks in hard currency immediately after the launching of ....

  • Saudi-led op in Yemen on day 6

    Saudi-led op in Yemen on day 6

    Date: 2015-03-31 17:59:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:2287161

    The Saudi-led operation against Houthi militants' positions in Yemen runs on for the sixth day in a row. The operations are going on at the same pace to achieve the stated objectives of the current phase, said a spokesman for Operation Decisive ....

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