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  • Assad forces shell Hama, armed clashes reported in Deraa

    Assad forces shell Hama, armed clashes reported in Deraa

    Date: 2014-05-18 06:37:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:727602

    The Syrian army shelled a number of towns in Hama province on Sunday with armed clashes reported between the armed opposition and government forces in Deraa. The Assad forces used bomb barrels and cluster bombs in the attacks against Hama, Sky ....

  • Ensour voices hope over Egypt's presidential elections to restore Cairo's role

    Ensour voices hope over Egypt's presidential elections to restore Cairo's role

    Date: 2014-05-17 15:42:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:727011

    Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday voiced hope that the coming presidential elections could be a step on Egypt’s restoring its important role in the Arab and Islamic nations. This came during the Jordanian premier’s meeting with ....

  • Livni expresses Israel's disapproval on Palestinian unity Gov't

    Livni expresses Israel's disapproval on Palestinian unity Gov't

    Date: 2014-05-17 12:22:25 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:726567

    Chief Israeli negotiator and former Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni expressed Israel's disapproval on Abbas decision to form a unity government with Hamas, the Jerusalem Post reported Saturday. Livni made the remarks during a meeting with ....

  • 9 killed, 13 wounded in army shelling in Falluja

    9 killed, 13 wounded in army shelling in Falluja

    Date: 2014-05-17 11:08:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:726382

    As many as nine people were killed, and 13 others injured after Iraqi army shelled various places in Falluja of Al-Anbar province, western Baghdad, a medical source said. The shilling was by rockets and heavy artillery, the source ....

  • Libyan govt assures citizens about situation in southern Tripoli

    Libyan govt assures citizens about situation in southern Tripoli

    Date: 2014-05-17 07:33:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:725841

    The Libyan government has assured citizens about the security situation in areas southern Tripoli, stressing a state of calm is prevailing and everything is under control. The government urged revolutionaries not to give in to rumors that aim to ....

  • UN chief condemns water cut off in Aleppo

    UN chief condemns water cut off in Aleppo

    Date: 2014-05-17 07:28:00 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:725943

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is concerned by reports that water supplies in the city of Aleppo were deliberately cut off by armed groups for eight days, depriving at least 2.5 million people of access to safe water for drinking and ....

  • Sporadic clashes between Israeli forces, Palestinian youths  Al Quds

    Sporadic clashes between Israeli forces, Palestinian youths Al Quds

    Date: 2014-05-17 07:00:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:725906

    Sporadic clashes erupted on Friday between Israeli forces and Palestinian youths in Al Quds (occupied East Jerusalem). The youths were protesting against suppressing a peaceful rally in solidarity with the hunger-striking prisoners on ....

  • 16 ISIL militants killed in Iraq – official

    16 ISIL militants killed in Iraq – official

    Date: 2014-05-17 06:25:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:725839

    Sixteen members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were shot dead while 5 vehicles carrying machine guns were destroyed in a wide scale security campaign in Babil, the security chief of Babil said. Iraqi police conducted the ....

  • FSA shells Civil Defense building

    FSA shells Civil Defense building

    Date: 2014-05-16 16:33:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:725450

    The Free Syrian Army has shelled the civil defense building in the city of Aleppo, Syrian activists told Al-Arabiya news channel. The FSA has made a progress in Hama after fierce battles with Daash elements in the city, the channel said. ....

  • Arab information ministers wrap up 45th session

    Arab information ministers wrap up 45th session

    Date: 2014-05-15 17:46:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:723967

    The 45th session of the council of Arab information ministers wrapped up Thursday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The meeting tackled a raft of issues, mainly ways of implementing the Arab League's recent resolutions in the field of ....

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