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  • Daesh publishes video for captured Lebanese soldiers

    Daesh publishes video for captured Lebanese soldiers

    Date: 2014-08-30 08:38:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:897764

    The "so-called" Daesh group posted a taped video message of the nine Lebanese soldiers, who were captured by the group at the beginning of this month. The group said they the soldiers have only have three days to live if the Lebanese government ....

  • OIC, UN chiefs tackle regional issues

    OIC, UN chiefs tackle regional issues

    Date: 2014-08-30 08:37:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:897758

    Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani discussed with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in the Indonesian city of Bali several regional issues. The two sides probed the Israeli aggression ....

  • Resigned govt urges armed groups to leave Libyan cities

    Resigned govt urges armed groups to leave Libyan cities

    Date: 2014-08-30 08:27:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:897738

    Libya's resigned government urged all armed groups to withdraw from Libyan cities and institutions, especially airports, to allow the army and police perform their duties. In a statement, the resigned government held the armed groups fully ....

  • Many killed, injured in violent clashes across Syria

    Many killed, injured in violent clashes across Syria

    Date: 2014-08-30 08:23:56 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:897733

    Syrian military jets staged raids against eastern Damascus, Aleppo countryside and Al-Raqqa cities, leaving several dead and injured, Syrian opposition sources said. The army jets carried out 15 sorties on Jobar neighborhood of Damascus as rebel ....

  • Two Palestinians succumb to wounds sustained during Israeli aggression on Gaza

    Two Palestinians succumb to wounds sustained during Israeli aggression on Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-30 07:39:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:897642

    Two Palestinians died Friday due to deadly wounds sustained during the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Mohamed Khalil, 23, died as he was under medical care in Gaza, sources said. Old lady Wedad Abu Zied, 64, died at an Egyptian ....

  • UN Security Council urges Yemen's Houthis to end hostilities

    UN Security Council urges Yemen's Houthis to end hostilities

    Date: 2014-08-30 07:23:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:897606

    The UN Security Council called on Yemen's Houthis to end hostilities against the government and warned foreign countries not to interfere by encouraging instability in the impoverished Arab state. "The Security Council expresses grave concern ....

  • 12 killed in tribal clashes in North Darfur

    12 killed in tribal clashes in North Darfur

    Date: 2014-08-30 06:50:55 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:897538

    Twelve people were killed while dozens others were injured Friday in an intertribal attack in north Darfur. About seven members of Bani Hussain tribe were shot down while three others were injured in attack by Al Rozaycat tribe. Rozaycat ....

  • UN says more than 3m have fled war in Syria

    UN says more than 3m have fled war in Syria

    Date: 2014-08-30 06:24:20 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:897510

    The UNHCR said Syria is now "the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era" with almost half of all Syrians forced to flee their homes, the BBC reported on Friday. The majority of refugees have fled to countries neighbouring Syria, with most now ....

  • Lebanese FM urges US Ambassador to help Beirut to combat terrorism

    Lebanese FM urges US Ambassador to help Beirut to combat terrorism

    Date: 2014-08-29 18:23:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:897294

    Lebanese Foreign Minister,Gebran Bassil urged Friday the United States to provide the necessary assistance to Lebanon and to provide all the available information to help the country fight terrorism, in accordance with resolution 2710, the Lebanese ....

  • Clashes erupt in Arsal, over 200 families flee fire

    Clashes erupt in Arsal, over 200 families flee fire

    Date: 2014-08-29 18:21:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:897290

    Lebanese army battalion engaged on Friday in deadly clashes with a group of militants in the northeastern border region of Arsal, Lebanon. More than 200 families moved from Arsal during the past two days, an official told MENA. The army ....

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