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  • Christians, Arab Spring Conference kicks off in Amman

    Date: 2014-11-22 20:55:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:1387845

    AMMAN, Nov 22 (MENA) – The Christians and Arab Spring Conference II kicked off on Saturday in the Jordanian capital Amman. The participants at the two-day conference stressed the necessity of promoting citizenship principle and fighting extremism ....

  • Jordan plays pivotal humanitarian role in Iraq - Jabouri

    Date: 2014-11-22 17:48:40 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1387237

    AMMAN, Nov 22 (MENA) - Iraqi parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri on Saturday said Jordan has played a pivotal humanitarian role in Iraq by providing aid to people in several trouble spots in the war-torn country. Jabouri, who led a parliamentary ....

  • Israeli forces close West Banks's Deir Qaddis entrances

    Date: 2014-11-22 17:12:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:1386905

    RAMALLAH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces on Saturday closed all entrances of the West Bank's village of Deir Qaddis, west of Ramallah. Local sources said Israeli forces prevented citizens from entering or leaving the village as a ....

  • Libya's Foreign Ministry welcomes USC on Ansar al-Sharia

    Date: 2014-11-22 15:49:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1386201

    TRIPOLI, Nov 22 (MENA) – Libya's Foreign Ministry welcomed Saturday the UN Security Council's (UNSC) resolution on blacklisting the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia as a terrorist organization. On November 19, the UNSC slapped sanctions on Ansar ....

  • 4 Daesh militants killed in coalition airstrike in Mosul

    Date: 2014-11-22 12:48:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1384277

    BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (MENA) – Four Daesh fighters were killed Saturday in an airstrike launched by coalition forces' jets in western Mosul of Nineveh Province. The casualties occurred after a coalition aircraft bombed a Daesh checkpoint in ....

  • 4 Daesh terrorists killed in Iraq's Tikrit

    Date: 2014-11-22 10:02:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1383433

    BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (MENA) - Four militants of Daesh terrorist group were killed in Tikrit city, north of Baghdad, on Saturday. The terrorists were killed in confrontations with Iraqi security forces, a security source said. (MENA) AF/AS ....

  • 1 killed, 17 injured in clashes in southerwestern Tripoli

    Date: 2014-11-22 09:39:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1383297

    TRIPOLI, Nov 22 (MENA) - One person was killed and 17 others were injured in clashes in southwestern Tripoli between Libyan army forces and Fajr Libya (Operation Dawn) forces. The injuries are minor and medium, a medical source said. ....

  • Jordanian king winds up visit to Tokyo

    Date: 2014-11-22 09:29:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1382853

    AMMAN, Nov 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II returned home after a several days visit to Tokyo where he met with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe along with a number of senior officials, parliamentarians, economists and ....

  • Saudi-Egyptian Business Council discusses strategy of coming stage

    Date: 2014-11-22 06:44:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1382109

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - Saudi-Egyptian Business Council held Friday discussed the strategy of the coming stage. The council aims at supporting the Egyptian-Saudi investments via boosting means and mechanisms of mutual cooperation, Chairman of the ....

  • US-led collation launched 30 fresh anti-Daesh airstrikes - US Central Command

    Date: 2014-11-21 20:49:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:1381609

    WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (MENA) - The United States Central Command on Friday said the US-led collation has launched 30 airstrikes against Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria since Wednesday. US and partner nation military forces continued to attack Daesh ....

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