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6 PMF elements killed in armed attack in Iraq

Date: 2018-02-05 16:27:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:7229439

BAGHDAD, Feb 5 (MENA) - A local source in Iraqi Diyala province said Monday that six Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) elements were killed in armed attack on a security checkpoint northeastern the city of Baqubah. The source told Iraqi Al ....

Resumption of flights between Tunisia, UAE on March 25 -- Tunisian official

Date: 2018-02-05 16:26:49 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7229400

TUNIS, Feb 5 (MENA) - Director General of the Office of Civil Aviation and Airports of Tunisia Kamal Milad announced that the resumption of flights between UAE and Tunisia would start on March 25, after several direct contacts with the Emirati side ....

Jordan hosts EBRD board of directors' meetings in May

Date: 2018-02-05 15:16:30 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7229267

AMMAN, Feb 5 (MENA) - Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury will sign Tuesday alongside Enzo Quattrociocche, the Secretary General of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), an accord to host the 27th ....

Syrian-Russian talks on cooperation in fields of oil, gas, mineral resources

Date: 2018-02-05 15:15:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:7229225

DAMASCUS/MOSCOW, Feb 5 (MENA) - Syrian-Russian talks were held in Moscow to discuss bolstering cooperation in the fields of oil, gas, and mineral resources. Cooperation with the Russian companies operating in the fields of oil, gas and mineral ....

Iraqi security forces destroy 2 Daesh nests western Ramadi

Date: 2018-02-05 14:56:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7229052

BAGHDAD, Feb 5 (MENA) - An Iraqi military source in Anbar province said Monday that two terrorist Daesh group nests were destroyed and seven militants detained during a security operation in western the city of Ramadi. The source told Iraqi Al ....

Abul Gheit: AL committed to achieving stability, development in Djibouti

Date: 2018-02-05 13:17:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7228764

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has expressed the pan-Arab body's commitment to cooperating with Djibouti to achieve stability and development. This came during a meeting he had with Djibouti's President ....

SOHR: 134 Turkish soldiers killed in Afrin military operations

Date: 2018-02-05 12:45:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7228884

LONDON, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said that 134 Turkish soldiers and 108 militants from the People's Protection Units (YPG) were killed in the clashes in Syria's Afrin. The clashes are still ongoing between ....

Kuwaiti emir receives AIRC members

Date: 2018-02-05 12:23:19 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7228705

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 5 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah received on Monday head of Arab and International Relations Council (AIRC) Mohamed Jassem al Saqr on the occasion of the council's seventh board of trustees meeting. The ....

14 killed in Russian airstrikes on Eastern Ghouta

Date: 2018-02-05 12:15:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7228767

DAMASCUS, Feb 5 (MENA) - Fourteen civilians were killed in Russian airstrikes on Syria's Eastern Ghouta, Syrian activists were quoted by Al Arabiya Al Hadath channel news as saying Monday. Earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) ....

3rd Arab parliaments' speakers conf. to kick off Saturday

Date: 2018-02-05 12:02:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7228447

CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The third Arab Parliaments' Speakers Conference will be held at the headquarters of the Arab League General Secretariat on Saturday. The conference will be attended by AL Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit, as well as the ....