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  • Iraqi forces kill 63 Daesh militants, free 8 villages

    Iraqi forces kill 63 Daesh militants, free 8 villages

    Date: 2015-01-25 10:34:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1818457

    Iraqi forces managed to kill 63 militants affiliated to Daesh terrorist group and freed eight villages from the terror group's domination. As many as 35 Daesh militants were killed in Diyala Governorate, 20 others in Saladin Governorate and eight ....

  • Sudan seeks Interpol warrant to arrest opposition leader

    Sudan seeks Interpol warrant to arrest opposition leader

    Date: 2015-01-25 08:54:41 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1817437

    Sudanese authorities are seeking warrants of arrest by the International Police (Interpol) against the leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) Al Sadiq al Mahdi and head of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) faction Minni Minnawi. Legal sources ....

  • Libya's terrorist group chief dead

    Libya's terrorist group chief dead

    Date: 2015-01-25 08:40:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1817269

    Leader of Libya's Ansar al-Sharia armed group Mohamed al-Zahawi has died of wounds he suffered during clashes in Benina city, said Army Spokesman Ahmed el Mesmary. Zahawi had been in hospital since he was hurt in September, he added. Ansar ....

  • Egypt is keen on reaching political solution to Syrian crisis - FM

    Egypt is keen on reaching political solution to Syrian crisis - FM

    Date: 2015-01-24 16:40:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1814581

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry met on Saturday with Syrian opposition factions which participated in the conference organized by the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs (ECFA) in Cairo from January 22 till 24. The conference aimed at ....

  • Saudis flock to embassy in Cairo to pledge allegiance to King Salman

    Saudis flock to embassy in Cairo to pledge allegiance to King Salman

    Date: 2015-01-24 16:36:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1814541

    Saudi Arabia's nationals began converging on the Saudi embassy in Cairo to pledge allegiance to new King Salman bin Abdel Aziz. Ambassador Ahmed el Kattan said the embassy will be opened for three days, starting Saturday, for Saudi citizens to ....

  • King Felipe VI of Spain arrives in Riyadh to pay respects to late Saudi King Abdallah

    King Felipe VI of Spain arrives in Riyadh to pay respects to late Saudi King Abdallah

    Date: 2015-01-24 16:28:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1814477

    King Felipe VI of Spain arrived Saturday in Riyadh to offer condolences over the death of King Abdallah ben Abdel Aziz. Also, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani, Vice President of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla and Yemeni Parliament Speaker Yahia ....

  • Jordanian king leaves for Riyadh to offer condolences in Saudi king's death

    Jordanian king leaves for Riyadh to offer condolences in Saudi king's death

    Date: 2015-01-24 16:20:59 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:1814437

    Jordanian King Abdullah II left here on Saturday for Riyadh leading a high-ranking delegation to offer condolences to Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz and the Saudi royal family on the demise of late Saudi King Abdallah ben Abdel Aziz. A ....

  • Yemen's future determined by its people - US embassy

    Yemen's future determined by its people - US embassy

    Date: 2015-01-24 11:57:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1812169

    The future of Yemen should be determined by the Yemeni people and in line with the outcome of the national dialogue conference and Yemen's constitution, the US Embassy in Sanaa said. In a statement on Saturday, the embassy added that the Yemeni ....

  • Tunisian president meets German FM

    Tunisian president meets German FM

    Date: 2015-01-24 11:56:36 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1812153

    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi met in Carthage Palace German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his accompanying delegation who are currently visiting Tunisia. The meeting took up means of promoting bilateral relations in various ....

  • Gaza district residents set up condolences' hall for Saudi king

    Gaza district residents set up condolences' hall for Saudi king

    Date: 2015-01-24 11:16:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1811781

    A committee of the Saudi district residents in Rafa city, in southern Gaza Strip, set up a condolences hall in the Saudi Cultural Center for Saudi King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz who died on Friday. Citizens flocked to the condolences hall to offer ....

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