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24 Daesh fighters killed, wounded in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-29 14:45:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:896981
BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (MENA) - Seven elements of the terrorist Daesh group were killed Friday in a mortar attack on Fallujah city. A prominent leader was amid the casualties. Also, 17 Daesh fighters were injured in the attack, which was launched by ....
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Misrata tribes denounce operation Dawn of Libya
Date: 2014-08-29 14:39:24 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:896982
TRIPOLI, Aug 29 (MENA) - Tribes at the Libyan city of Misrata denounced Friday the operation Dawn of Libya "Fajr Libya". In a statement on Friday, the tribes said that they support the Parliament, Police and Army, pointing out that they belong ....
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US jets bombs Daesh targets in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-29 14:23:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:896980
BAGHDAD, Aug 29 (MENA) – US jets bombarded Friday targets of Daesh militants in Ramadi, west of Baghdad. The airstrikes inflicted huge damage to Daesh sites, equipment and caused many casualties, according to Iraqi News Agency. (MENA) MG/AS ....
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50,000 people left homes due to Libya conflict
Date: 2014-08-29 14:12:57 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:896971
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Some 50,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and to move to safer areas in and around the Libyan capital city of Tripoli, according to a statement by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday. ....
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Malaysia, Saudi Arabia bilateral trade rises- official
Date: 2014-08-29 13:15:31 GMT - Malaysia - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:896837
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (MENA) - Malaysia's total trade with Saudi Arabia has been on the rise, and for January to June period this year it recorded an increase of 20 per cent compared to the same period last year, the Bernama reported ....
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Libyan special forces attack militants of Benghazi rebels
Date: 2014-08-29 12:30:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:896701
TRIPOLI, Aug 29 (MENA) – Libya's special forces launched an attack on the forces affiliating to Shura Council of Benghazi revolutionaries on Friday. The special forces, supported by artillery brigades and other troops, attacked the militants, and ....
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Russian Ambassador in Beirut calls for US-Syrian coordination
Date: 2014-08-29 12:29:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:896712
BEIRUT, Aug 29 (MENA) - Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin called on Friday on the United States to cooperate with the Syrian regime before targeting the terrorist al-Qaeda splinter group of Daesh. In statements, Zasypkin said that ....
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Omani FM arrives in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-29 11:29:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:896745
CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf Bin Alawia arrived here on Friday on a two-day visit to Egypt. It is scheduled that Alawia will meet with a number of Egyptian officials to discuss bilateral ties and the recent developments ....
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Over 1.6 million internally displaced by Iraq conflict
Date: 2014-08-29 09:41:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:896570
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) - Over 1.6 million people have been internally displaced across Iraq since the beginning of the year following unrest in Anbar and Ninewa governorates, according to a statement by the International Organization for Migration ....
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Needs soar as number of Syrian refugees tops 3 million
Date: 2014-08-29 06:13:19 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:896288
GENEVA, Aug 29 (MENA) -The UN refugee agency reports that Syria's intensifying refugee crisis will today pass a record 3 million people, amid reports of horrifying conditions inside the country. These include cities where populations are surrounded, ....