Arab world

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  • 4 killed. 17 wounded in Baghdad suicide blast

    Date: 2014-07-07 08:23:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:815157

    BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - Four people were killed and 17 wounded in a suicide blast in western Baghdad on Monday, an Iraqi security source said. The suicide bomber blew himself up inside a cafe, the source added. (MENA) SR/MH ....

  • 19 people killed, injured in air raids near Iraqi-Syrian borders

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:50:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:815059

    BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - At least 11 people were killed and eight others wounded in an air raid that is believed to be carried out by the Syrian Air Force on areas near the borders with Iraq, according to Sky News. A reliable Iraqi source said 11 ....

  • Italian engineer kidnapped in Libya

    Date: 2014-07-07 07:15:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:815017

    TRIPOLI, July 7 (MENA) - An Italian engineer working in Libya was kidnapped at the weekend, the foreign ministry in Rome said Sunday, while two other Europeans were reported missing in the same attack. "We can confirm that one of our citizens has ....

  • Hamas says Israel to pay for Gaza raids

    Date: 2014-07-07 06:53:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:814990

    GAZA CITY, July 7 (MENA) - The Palestinian movement of Hamas has threatened to let Israel pay for its attack on Gaza. The assassination of a number of Qassem Brigades elements is a serious escalation and the enemy will pay the price, Hamas ....

  • 9 Palestinians killed in Israeli raids on Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-07 06:15:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:814977

    GAZA CITY, July 7 (MENA) - Nine Palestinians were killed, including seven from Qassam Brigades, and 10 more were injured in Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip Sunday night and early Monday. The brigades, the military wing of Hamas, confirmed the ....

  • Fatah says vigilance committees formed to combat 'terrorist settlers'

    Date: 2014-07-06 21:24:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:814818

    RAMALLAH, July 6 (MENA) - Vigilance committees have been formed in the Palestinian territories to combat constant terror of Israeli settlers, Fatah movement said on Sunday. "The committees are meant to protect the Palestinian people from this ....

  • Iraqi army repulses attack by Daash on Tikrit-based military base

    Date: 2014-07-06 20:22:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:814769

    BAGHDAD, July 6 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source has said that an attack by Daash fighters on a Tikrit-based military base was repulsed Sunday. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, told Sky News that clashes are still ongoing in the ....

  • Crown prince says Saudi army to face all plots against kingdom

    Date: 2014-07-06 20:20:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:135 - ID:814767

    JEDDAH, July 6 (MENA) – The Saudi armed forces will not be lenient with those who seek to destabilize the country, said Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel Azizi Al Saud. "Our armed forces stand united against those who seek to undermine the ....

  • Saudi citizen sentenced to 15 years in jail over insulting state

    Date: 2014-07-06 20:11:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:814742

    JEDDAH, July 6 (MENA) - A Jeddah court sentenced a Saudi citizen to 15 years in prison over charges of insulting the kingdom. The defendant was also fined a sum of SR 200,000 and denied access abroad. He faced a raft of charges, mainly inciting ....

  • AL chief slams terrorist acts on Saudi soldiers

    Date: 2014-07-06 20:04:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:814717

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Nabil al-Arabi has slammed terrorist attack that targeted Saudi security forces on a border post with Yemen, leaving four Saudi soldiers dead and several others injured. In a ....

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