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  • Iraqi army kills 15 militants, thwarts attack

    Iraqi army kills 15 militants, thwarts attack

    Date: 2015-01-17 18:37:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1763245

    The Iraqi army on Saturday killed 15 terrorists in the Iraqi province of Salaheddin. In a statement Saturday, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said that the army carried out a crackdown in different areas of the province, leaving 15 militants dead ....

  • US embassy in Sana'a slams abduction of Yemeni president office manager

    US embassy in Sana'a slams abduction of Yemeni president office manager

    Date: 2015-01-17 13:45:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1761869

    The US Embassy in Sana'a condemned severely the kidnapping of director of the Yemeni president's office Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, calling for freeing him to return safely to his family. In a statement issued on Saturday, the embassy said that the ....

  • Arab countries urged to support Libyan army in confronting terrorism

    Arab countries urged to support Libyan army in confronting terrorism

    Date: 2015-01-17 11:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1760849

    Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed el Dairi underlined the need of rallying efforts among Arab countries in order to support the Libyan army in confronting terrorism. Dairi, meanwhile, underlined the need of lifting the ban, imposed by a panel ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 35 members of Daesh in Anbar

    Iraqi forces kill 35 members of Daesh in Anbar

    Date: 2015-01-17 11:55:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1760845

    The Iraqi forces killed 35 members belonging to Daesh terrorist group on Saturday in Anbar, western Iraq. The forces managed to destroy cars and a store of weapons owned by the group, said a security source. Meanwhile, Daesh organization ....

  • Booby-trapped car explodes in front of Algerian embassy in Libya

    Booby-trapped car explodes in front of Algerian embassy in Libya

    Date: 2015-01-17 11:20:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1760533

    A booby-trapped vehicle went off on Saturday in front of the Algerian Embassy in Libya resulting in the injury of two guards. The two officers were rushed to the hospital, said a Libyan security source in statements on Saturday. Security ....

  • AL chief, Libyan FM discuss efforts to end conflict in Libya

    AL chief, Libyan FM discuss efforts to end conflict in Libya

    Date: 2015-01-17 10:57:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1760209

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi conferred on Saturday with Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammad Al Dairi on the latest regional developments and the outcome of the Arab foreign ministers emergency meeting which wrapped up on ....

  • Kuwaitis protest to condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoons

    Kuwaitis protest to condemn Charlie Hebdo cartoons

    Date: 2015-01-17 09:57:22 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1759649

    Dozens of Kuwaitis staged a sit-in outside the French embassy in protest against French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for publishing another insulting cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Shouting slogans against the insulting move, Kuwaiti ....

  • Officials say gunmen abduct head of Yemen president's office

    Officials say gunmen abduct head of Yemen president's office

    Date: 2015-01-17 09:47:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1759597

    Security officials say gunmen have abducted the head of Yemen's Office of the Presidency in the center of the capital, Sanaa. Officials say gunmen kidnapped Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and his two guards early Saturday. They say Mubarak and his guards ....

  • Daesh 'official judge' killed in Iraq

    Daesh 'official judge' killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-01-17 09:46:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1759577

    US-led alliance aircraft launched a raid which resulted in the killing of "official judge" of Daesh group in Iraq's western Anbar province and two of his aides. Meanwhile, Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled three attacks launched by Daesh in ....

  • Karama crossing to be opened Sunday for coming pilgrims - Palestinian police

    Karama crossing to be opened Sunday for coming pilgrims - Palestinian police

    Date: 2015-01-17 09:30:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1759477

    Al Karama crossing will be opened on Sunday to receiving the coming pilgrims, said the Palestinian police. In a statement Saturday, the Police Public Relations and Media department said that all the departments of crossings are ready to provide ....

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