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Saudi king meets GCC health ministers

Date: 2015-02-05 19:32:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1904677

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met on Thursday with the Ministers of Health of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States participating in the 78th Conference of the Council of Ministers of Health being held in Riyadh, the ....

Iraqi president calls for int'l cooperation to eliminate Daesh terrorism

Date: 2015-02-05 11:31:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1900649

Iraqi President Fuad Masum called for greater cooperation among world countries in order to eliminate the threat of Daesh. The heinous crime committed by Daesh against the Jordanian pilot Muaz al Kasasbeh is part of the endless crimes committed ....

Iraqi PM to lift night curfew in Baghdad on Saturday

Date: 2015-02-05 09:14:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1899221

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi decided on Thursday to lift the night curfew in Baghdad as of Saturday. Al Abadi took the decision to alleviate the suffering of Iraqi citizens, according to a press statement released by the Information ....

Jordan denies king 's participation in air raids against Daesh

Date: 2015-02-05 09:13:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1899213

Jordan denied reports that King Abdullah II was personally taking part in air raids launched against Daesh militant group. Speaking to Al Ghad newspaper out Thursday, Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohamed Mo'omani said reports ....

Merkel expresses concern over developments in Libya

Date: 2015-02-05 07:56:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1898557

Germany will be ready to support a UN peace keeping mission in Libya, Times of Malta‎ quoted Chancellor Angela Merkel as saying on Thursday. She spelt out the German commitment in talks with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who raised the ....

Daesh execute 6 people in Iraq over condemning al- Kasasbeh death

Date: 2015-02-04 17:59:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:1896797

The terrorist Daesh organization executed six people in Iraq after they condemned the death of the Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. Two clerics were shot dead while another four people were beheaded in Mosul city northwestern Iraq, security and ....

Jordan King: Killing of pilot at hands of Daesh will not go unpunished

Date: 2015-02-04 17:58:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:1896781

King Abdullah II of Jordan renewed condemnation of the killing of Jordanian pilot Moaz Kasasbeh at the hands of the terrorist Daesh group. During a meeting with the Jordanian Armed Forces commanders on Wednesday, he said the killing of the ....

Father of slain Jordan pilot demands revenge

Date: 2015-02-04 17:56:19 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1896757

The father of a Jordanian fighter pilot who was burned alive by the Daesh hardline group has demanded from Jordan a harsh and swift revenge for his son's murder. Speaking to Jordan's TV on Wednesday, Safi al Kassasbeh said that he appreciates the ....

Abbas inaugurates new PBC's new HQ in Ramallah

Date: 2015-02-04 16:16:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1896209

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas inaugurated on Wednesday a new headquarter for the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) in Ramallah. Speaking to the media during the opening ceremony, Abbas called for the objective delivery of the ....

Remains of 16 people killed by Daesh found

Date: 2015-02-04 16:10:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1896105

Iraqi security forces found two tombs in northern Iraq holding the remains of 16 civilians who were killed by Daesh. The planes of the international alliance killed at least 37 Daesh terrorists in Mosul in a shelling. They were planning to launch ....