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Syrian troops advance toward Aleppo prison

Date: 2014-05-22 06:03:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:735670

DAMASCUS, May 22 (MENA) - The Syrian army inched closer to seizing a central prison in the contested northern city of Aleppo Wednesday, with intense artillery shelling and military aircraft dropping dozens of crude bombs on rebel positions in the ....

"Operation dignity" did not receive support from Egypt: Haftar

Date: 2014-05-22 05:57:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:735629

TRIPOLI, May 22 (MENA) – Libyan ex-General Khalifa Haftar and the leader of the so called "operation dignity" said Thursday that he did not receive any support from Egypt or any other foreign party. Haftar asserted his wish to meet with Field ....

Jordan, US discuss promoting cooperation, Syrian crisis

Date: 2014-05-21 21:45:44 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:178 - ID:735482

AMMAN, May 21 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II contacted US Presidential Barack Obama to discuss promoting cooperation and the latest developments in the Middle East. Both leaders discussed ways to resolve the Syrian crisis, said a statement by ....

2 killed, 5 injured in bombing in Baghdad

Date: 2014-05-21 21:28:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:174 - ID:735414

BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) – Two people were killed and five others injured in a blast in the Shiite dominated city of Sadr in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a security source said. The explosion occurred after an explosive device went off in a bus, the ....

Hamdallah to chair Palestinian national unity gov't -- source

Date: 2014-05-21 19:26:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:735323

GAZA CITY, May 21 (MENA) – Current Prime Minister Rami Al Hamdallah will chair a national unity government, the Hamas-run Alray news agency quoted a well-placed official source as saying. "Hamas and Fatah agreed to assign Al Hamadallah with ....

Israeli patrol fires across border with Lebanon

Date: 2014-05-21 18:53:17 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:151 - ID:735196

BEIRUT, May 21 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army Command said that Israel army patrol has attacked an army base on across the border. "Twenty members of an Israeli dismounted foot patrol loaded their individual weapons on Wednesday at 11:55 and aimed ....

1 killed, 4 injured in Damascus attack

Date: 2014-05-21 18:40:04 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:148 - ID:735185

DAMASCUS, May 21 (MENA) – One person killed and four others injured after mortar shells hit al-Mazra'a area in Damascus, the state-owned news agency SANA reported. The attacks claimed the life of a citizen and injured four others, a police source ....

Corona death toll in Saudi Arabia hits 176

Date: 2014-05-21 17:21:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:735202

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - The number of Corona virus deaths has hit 176 of 544 infected cases in Saudi Arabia, said the health ministry on Wednesday. The virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), is new to humans and was first reported in ....

Amnesty International: Syrian refugees in Lebanon desperate for health care amid international apathy

Date: 2014-05-21 17:14:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:735089

BEIRUT, May 21 (MENA) – A severe shortfall in international support has left many Syrian refugees in Lebanon unable to access crucial medical care, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The international human rights organization ....

Yemen interior min. arrives in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2014-05-21 17:12:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:735161

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) – Yemeni Minister of Interior Maj. Gen. Abduh Husayn al-Tarab arrived here Wednesday on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the SPA news agency reported. He was received by Saudi Minister of Interior Prince ....