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23 Daesh militants killed in Tikrit
Date: 2014-08-27 14:39:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:894136
BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Air Forces launched on Wednesday an airstrike against Daesh militants in southern Tikrit. Twenty three terrorists were killed in the attack. Three armored vehicles were also destroyed by the Iraqi forces. ....
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UN sends first convoy from Egypt to Gaza since 2007
Date: 2014-08-27 14:28:33 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:894160
GENEVA, Aug 27 (MENA) - A United Nations humanitarian aid convoy crossed into the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Wednesday for the first time since 2007. The World Food Program (WFP) said the convoy, which entered Gaza through the Egyptian Rafah ....
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Ongoing talks to form cabinet: Iraqi MP
Date: 2014-08-27 14:18:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:894048
BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi MP Abbas al-Bayati said Prime Minister Haider Abadi had received lists from the political alliances to choose the best possible candidates for his Council of Ministers. He confirmed that ongoing talks to form a ....
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US fighters destroy 6 Daesh vehicles
Date: 2014-08-27 14:03:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:894138
BAGHDAD, Aug 26 (MENA) - U.S. jet fighters destroyed on Wednesday six armored vehicles used by Daesh militants in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The passengers inside were killed as well, according to the Iraqi news agency. (MENA) MI/DA ....
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Abadi says roots of terror in Iraq, region should be eradicate for stability in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-27 13:43:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:893929
BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Haider al-Abadi reiterated that the roots of terror in Iraq and the region should be eradicated for the stability of the country. Abadi asserted the importance of security cooperation between ....
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GCC FMs review report on enforcement of Riyadh accord
Date: 2014-08-27 13:33:05 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:894033
MANAMA, Aug 27 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif al-Zayani said on Wednesday that the council's foreign ministers are now reviewing the final report on the enforcement of the "Riyadh accord" to settle ....
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Jordan hails Egypt-sponsored ceasefire agreement
Date: 2014-08-27 13:24:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:893980
AMMAN, Aug 27 (MENA) - Jordan has hailed the Egypt-sponsored ceasefire agreement between Palestine and Israel, which was enforced Tuesday night. The recently-reached agreement will help save the lives of the innocent people in Palestine as the ....
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6 Libyan ministers resign
Date: 2014-08-27 13:18:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:894006
TRIPOLI, Aug 27 (MENA) - Libyan ministers of industry, labor, planning, education, water resources and state minister for the affairs of the wounded resigned Wednesday, said the industry minister. The resignations came after the government showed ....
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55 Daesh elements killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-08-27 13:17:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:894000
BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) – Fifty-five operatives of Daesh were killed and eight others injured in aerial bombardment in northern Babel and Anbar provinces. In a statement, the Iraqi Defense Ministry announced that its warplanes killed 35 elements ....
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Benghazi special forces pledge loyalty to Nazuri
Date: 2014-08-27 11:53:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:893818
TRIPOLI, Aug (MENA) - Special Forces in Benghazi announced on Wednesday their loyalty to newly-appointed chief of staff Abdel Razek al-Nazuri in his anti-terror war. In a statement on Sky News, the special forces mourned the martyrs who ....