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  • Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing after weekend

    Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing after weekend

    Date: 2015-01-18 09:46:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1765717

    Israeli forces reopened Karam Abu Salem crossing Sunday to allow goods and aid supplies after the weekend. The Israeli troops allowed 450 trucks loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors. ....

  • Arab League mourns Egypt film icon Faten Hamama

    Arab League mourns Egypt film icon Faten Hamama

    Date: 2015-01-18 09:10:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1765345

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Arabi mourned on Sunday prominent Egyptian actress Faten Hamama who died on Saturday at the age of 84. Hamama will remain a symbol of fine Arab and Egyptian art and a great value that contributed to ....

  • Israeli troops detain four Palestinians in Hebron

    Israeli troops detain four Palestinians in Hebron

    Date: 2015-01-18 09:08:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1765321

    Israeli troops detained four Palestinians in Hebron on Sunday morning. This comes as part of a detention campaign launched by the Israeli forces. ....

  • 4 wounded in bomb blast in northern Lebanon

    4 wounded in bomb blast in northern Lebanon

    Date: 2015-01-18 08:15:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1764813

    Four people were wounded when an unidentified man threw a grenade near a Lebanese army vehicle in northern Lebanon on Sunday. The wounded include military and civilian men. ....

  • Iraqi defense min. discusses Deash crisis with MPs

    Iraqi defense min. discusses Deash crisis with MPs

    Date: 2015-01-17 18:54:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1763341

    Iraqi Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi received Saturday some members of the country's Council of Representatives on Daesh crisis in two separate meetings. During the first meeting, al Obeidi received head of the council's security and defense ....

  • Lebanon Justice Minister extends apology to Bahrain over Nasrallah's remarks

    Lebanon Justice Minister extends apology to Bahrain over Nasrallah's remarks

    Date: 2015-01-17 18:39:44 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1763257

    Lebanon's Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi issued a personal apology to Bahrain on Saturday over criticism made by Hezbollah's leader against Bahrain. In a statement, Rifi wished that Hassan Nasralla's remarks, which runs contrary to Beirut's will, ....

  • Iraqi army kills 15 militants, thwarts attack

    Iraqi army kills 15 militants, thwarts attack

    Date: 2015-01-17 18:37:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1763245

    The Iraqi army on Saturday killed 15 terrorists in the Iraqi province of Salaheddin. In a statement Saturday, the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said that the army carried out a crackdown in different areas of the province, leaving 15 militants dead ....

  • US embassy in Sana'a slams abduction of Yemeni president office manager

    US embassy in Sana'a slams abduction of Yemeni president office manager

    Date: 2015-01-17 13:45:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:1761869

    The US Embassy in Sana'a condemned severely the kidnapping of director of the Yemeni president's office Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, calling for freeing him to return safely to his family. In a statement issued on Saturday, the embassy said that the ....

  • Arab countries urged to support Libyan army in confronting terrorism

    Arab countries urged to support Libyan army in confronting terrorism

    Date: 2015-01-17 11:56:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1760849

    Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed el Dairi underlined the need of rallying efforts among Arab countries in order to support the Libyan army in confronting terrorism. Dairi, meanwhile, underlined the need of lifting the ban, imposed by a panel ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 35 members of Daesh in Anbar

    Iraqi forces kill 35 members of Daesh in Anbar

    Date: 2015-01-17 11:55:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1760845

    The Iraqi forces killed 35 members belonging to Daesh terrorist group on Saturday in Anbar, western Iraq. The forces managed to destroy cars and a store of weapons owned by the group, said a security source. Meanwhile, Daesh organization ....

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