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Kerry commemorates Hariri's assassination

Date: 2015-02-14 09:08:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1959765

US Secretary of State John Kerry praised late Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s vision and legacy Friday in a letter commemorating the tenth anniversary of the former Lebanese leader’s assassination, The Daily Star reported. “Prime Minister Rafik ....

Daesh redeploys fighters from Aleppo to battle Kurds near Turkey

Date: 2015-02-14 08:49:13 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1959597

Daesh group has been redeploying fighters for the war in northern Syria, according to World Tribune. Opposition sources said Daesh has withdrawn hundreds of fighters from strongholds to battle Kurdish militias along the Syrian border with Turkey. ....

Italy calls on nationals to leave Libya due to security deterioration

Date: 2015-02-14 08:41:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1959553

The Italian embassy here called on Italian nationals living in Libya to temporarily leave the country due to security deterioration. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said that his country is ready to join the UN troops to combat real terror in ....

UAE evacuates embassy staff from Yemen capital

Date: 2015-02-14 08:33:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1959485

The UAE Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that it has suspended operations at its embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and evacuated all diplomatic staff. In a statement, carried by WAM News Agency, the ministry said it made this decision due to ....

Sudan refuses second probe on Darfur’s mass rape allegations

Date: 2015-02-13 18:37:30 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1957641

Sudan's foreign ministry on Friday refused to authorize a second investigation on allegations of a mass rape incident in North Darfur’s village of Tabit . In statements today, Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Abdullah ....

40 Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Anbar

Date: 2015-02-13 18:31:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1957621

Forty Daesh militants, including four would-be suicide bombers, were killed in an attack launched by the terrorist group in the province of Al Anbar, local sources said on Friday. Security forces and tribesmen managed to ward off Daesh attacks on ....

8 new coronavirus cases reported, one dies in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2015-02-13 18:18:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1957561

The Saudi Health Ministry reported Friday eight new cases of coronavirus and confirmed the death of a ninth. In a statement, the ministry said one case was treated and discharged from hospital. The number of cases infected with the virus hit ....

Iraqi president welcomes UN resolution to cut off Daesh funding

Date: 2015-02-13 11:47:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1955593

Iraqi President Fouad Masum welcomed on Friday the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2199, which is aimed at halting funding to Daesh militants from oil, antique trafficking and ransoms. The UN resolution offers more support ....

Jordan King meets US military delegation

Date: 2015-02-12 16:50:39 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1951945

Jordan King Abdullah II Thursday met with a delegation from US National Defense University comprising senior officers serving in the CAPSTONE Fellow program, currently visiting the Kingdom as part of a tour of the Middle East, according Petra news ....

Palestinian officials meets Dutch delegation

Date: 2015-02-12 15:40:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1951401

Officials from the Palestinian Foreign Ministry held a meeting Thursday with a visiting Dutch delegation on the situation in the occupied Palestinian lands. The talks addressed Israel's announcement of new settlement expansions in occupied West ....