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Six-member pro-Daesh terror cell dismantled in Morocco

Date: 2018-12-07 14:16:48 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7703707

RABAT, Dec 7 (MENA) - A pro-Daesh terror cell made up of six people has been dismantled, the Moroccan Interior Ministry announced on Friday. The cell elements were carrying out their activities in the city of Beni Mellal. The suspects, aged ....

Kuwaiti Emir, Libya's Seraj discuss promoting bilateral cooperation

Date: 2018-12-07 11:20:12 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7703658

TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Ambassador to Libya Mubarak al Adwani said that Head of Libya's Presidential Council Fayez Seraj had talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah on means of strengthening bilateral ....

Turkish air force kills 8 elements of Kurdistan's PKK

Date: 2018-12-07 10:54:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7703448

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) – The Turkish air force shelled on Friday sites belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), leaving eight of its elements dead, Al Iraqiya news channel reported Friday. The shelling was carried out on four areas in ....

Islamic Universities League to participate in Islamic unity conference in Mecca

Date: 2018-12-07 07:51:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7703330

CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - The League of Islamic Universities will participate on Wednesday in an international Islamic conference to be organized by the Muslim World League in Mecca, Saudi Arabia under the theme "the Islamic unity and risks of ....

UN General Assembly blocks US anti-Hamas resolution

Date: 2018-12-06 22:33:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:7703215

NEW YORK, Dec 6 (MENA) - The UN General Assembly on Thursday blocked a US-sponsored draft resolution to condemn Hamas for firing rockets into Israel and inciting violence, Alhurra reported. The resolution, requiring a two-thirds majority, was ....

OIC approves humanitarian aid for 6 projects in Palestine

Date: 2018-12-06 21:19:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:7703183

JEDDAH, Dec 6 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef bin Ahmed Al-Othaimeen has approved humanitarian assistance for six projects in Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported. "The aid comes as an ....

UN: Yemen's warring parties agree to prisoner swap

Date: 2018-12-06 14:24:39 GMT - Sweden - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:7702357

STOCKHOLM, Dec 6 (MENA) - Yemen's warring parties have agreed to a prisoner swap that will allow thousands of families to be reunited, United Nations special envoy Martin Griffiths said in Sweden on Thursday. Peace talks between Yemeni government ....

GCC summit to discuss integration in defense field

Date: 2018-12-06 13:56:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:7702157

RIYADH, Dec 6 (MENA) - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will start the 39th session of its Supreme Council on Sunday in Riyadh under Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz. The summit will discuss integration and cooperation in the field of defense, ....

Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries to kick off Sunday

Date: 2018-12-06 13:32:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7702274

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - The 101st round of the Conference of Supervisors of Palestinian Affairs in Arab Host Countries will kick off here on Sunday. Officials from Egypt, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Arab League Educational Cultural and Scientific ....

Houthis threaten to shut Sanaa airport to UN planes

Date: 2018-12-06 12:22:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:7702137

SANAA, Dec 6 (MENA) - A top Houthi rebel official threatened Thursday to bar UN planes from using the Sanaa airport unless peace talks in Sweden lead to its full reopening, Sky News reported. "If the Yemeni capital's airport is not opened to the ....