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  • Israeli occupation bans Palestinians from performing prayer in Aqsa Mosque

    Israeli occupation bans Palestinians from performing prayer in Aqsa Mosque

    Date: 2018-08-28 10:28:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7550749

    Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday tried banning Palestinians from performing dawn prayer at Al Aqsa Mosque. But Israeli forces allowed them entry after the Palestinians protested the move, said activist Fakhry Abu Diab. The Israeli ....

  • Pompeo: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz

    Pompeo: Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz

    Date: 2018-08-28 08:48:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7550502

    Iran claims it controls Strait of Hormuz, prompting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to say that Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz, Fox News reported. He tweeted that "The Strait is an international waterway. The United States will ....

  • Lavrov slams April strikes on Syria

    Lavrov slams April strikes on Syria

    Date: 2018-08-28 07:45:52 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7550364

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the strike that the US, Britain and France carried out on Syria on April 14 showed the nature of actions some states have been taking in the country, TASS news agency reported Tuesday. "As for ....

  • Iranian official: Qatar asked for expanding maritime traffic with Iran

    Iranian official: Qatar asked for expanding maritime traffic with Iran

    Date: 2018-08-25 19:53:53 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7547183

    Qatar has asked for increasing maritime traffic with Iran, an Iranian official said. The Iranian official explained that Doha has asked for intensified maritime between Hamad port and Iran's Bushehr port, Sky News reported. In June 2017, seven ....

  • Houthis group prevents relief organizations from entering Yemen's Hodeidah

    Houthis group prevents relief organizations from entering Yemen's Hodeidah

    Date: 2018-08-25 19:49:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7547181

    The Houthi militias refused delivering aid, offered by UN agencies and non-governmental relief organizations, to districts in Yemen's Hodeidah governorate, controlled by the militias, local sources said. The rebel militias prevented medical ....

  • Famous Jordanian actor Yasser al Masri laid to rest

    Famous Jordanian actor Yasser al Masri laid to rest

    Date: 2018-08-24 16:57:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7546017

    Talented Jordanian actor Yasser al-Masri was laid to rest on Friday in Al Zarqa governorate, some 25 km to the east of Amman. Al Masri died on Thursday night at the age of 47 following a car accident. Born in 1970, Al Masri holds a Bachelor ....

  • Boat carrying gunpowder heading to Houthis in Yemen seized in Red Sea

    Boat carrying gunpowder heading to Houthis in Yemen seized in Red Sea

    Date: 2018-08-23 17:55:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7545110

    Yemeni Coast Guard seized a fishing boat in the Red Sea carrying 273 barrels of gunpowder and coming from Zeila port in Somalia, Al Arabiya quoted a military commander as saying on Thursday. The boat was on its route to Al Hudaydah port in Yemen ....

  • Iraqi police destroy three Daesh tunnels, dismantle explosive devices in Kirkuk

    Iraqi police destroy three Daesh tunnels, dismantle explosive devices in Kirkuk

    Date: 2018-08-22 18:34:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7544122

    Ten explosive devices were dismantled and three tunnels belonging to Daesh terrorist group destroyed in southwestern Iraqi Kirkuk province, the Iraqi federal police said on Wednesday. Iraqi security forces are combing a village on the outskirts ....

  • Yemen launches military attack on Marran, Al Houthi's stronghold

    Yemen launches military attack on Marran, Al Houthi's stronghold

    Date: 2018-08-22 07:21:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7543374

    The Yemeni army, backed by the Arab coalition forces, launched on Wednesday a military attack to storm Marran in Saada, Houthi leader Abdel Malik al Houthi's stronghold. Military sources said large army forces are fighting fierce battles in ....

  • Saudi king: Serving pilgrims great honor for Saudi Arabia

    Saudi king: Serving pilgrims great honor for Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2018-08-21 15:15:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7542983

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said that it was a great honor for the kingdom to serve pilgrims, Al Arabiya reported on Tuesday. "The greatest honor God has given to our country is to serve the guests of God (Hajj pilgrims). On the ....

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