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  • Israel detains 7 Palestinians from Bethlehem, Jenin in West Bank

    Israel detains 7 Palestinians from Bethlehem, Jenin in West Bank

    Date: 2014-09-18 10:31:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:963325

    Israeli forces detained Thursday seven Palestinians from Bethlehem and Jenin in the West Bank. They arrested four Palestinians from Bethlehem, and three from Jenin, a Palestinian security source said. In another development, the Palestinian ....

  • UAE foreign minister leaves Cairo

    UAE foreign minister leaves Cairo

    Date: 2014-09-17 18:03:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:960353

    UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan left here Wednesday on board a private plane, after paying several hours' visit to Egypt. The UAE foreign minister attended the meeting between Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed ....

  • EU-Palestine coordination over Gaza reconstruction: PM

    EU-Palestine coordination over Gaza reconstruction: PM

    Date: 2014-09-17 14:56:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:959157

    Palestine's Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has said the European Union coordinates with his government to provide the aid needed for the Gaza Strip reconstruction. This came during a meeting on Wednesday with EU envoy to North Africa and the ....

  • Iraqi policeman killed, 4 injured in Baghdad explosive charge blast

    Iraqi policeman killed, 4 injured in Baghdad explosive charge blast

    Date: 2014-09-17 14:50:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:959093

    An Iraqi policeman was killed and four others were injured when two explosive charges went off in Baghdad on Wednesday. One of the explosive charges, which was planted on the road side in northern Baghdad, went off when a police vehicle was ....

  • Shi'a leader calls for cooperation with Azhar

    Shi'a leader calls for cooperation with Azhar

    Date: 2014-09-17 14:29:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:958909

    Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Lebanese Shi'a Council Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan has stressed the importance of boosting cooperation with Al-Azhar. "This will serve the interests of the Islamic nation as well as the Egyptian and Lebanese peoples," ....

  • Assad, Iraqi security adviser discuss fighting terrorism

    Assad, Iraqi security adviser discuss fighting terrorism

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:07:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:956589

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Faleh al-Fayyad, the security adviser for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abbady. The Iraqi official explained at the meeting the recent developments in his country and efforts exerted by the ....

  • Israeli troops arrest 4 WB Palestinians

    Israeli troops arrest 4 WB Palestinians

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:06:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:956137

    Israeli occupation troops arrested four Palestinians from the West Bank on Wednesday. Troops stormed their homes and workplaces in the sorroundings of Hebron and captured them. Tensions mounted in the precincts of Al-Asqa mosque with groups of ....

  • Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa

    Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:05:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:956561

    Sounds of bombings were heard in Shamlan neighborhood in northern Sanaa early Wednesday. Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath carried the news, adding that the sounds of explosions followed two others targeting the buildings of the Yemeni Congregation for ....

  • 18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike

    18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike

    Date: 2014-09-17 10:03:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:956541

    Eighteen terrorists were killed in an Iraqi air strike on Daesh hideouts in southern Tikrit, a security source said Wednesday. The Iraqi media news agency said Iraqi jets hit Daesh sites in al-Dalouiya, killing 18 of its members. ....

  • Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage

    Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage "devilish act"

    Date: 2014-09-17 08:31:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:955521

    Saudi Mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al-Sheikh termed calls for staging protests during the pilgrimage rituals as "devilish acts" and described the people behind them as "traitors" to their nation and deceitful persons. In statements carried by the ....

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