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Bahraini deputy PM, Egyptian parl't speaker confer on flurry of issues
Date: 2018-01-23 12:14:54 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:7206505
MANAMA, Jan 23 (MENA) - Bahraini Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Mubarak al Khalifa conferred on Tuesday with Egyptian House of Representatives Speaker Ali Abdel Aal and his accompanying delegation on cooperation between Egypt and Bahrain ....
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UAE army bombs vehicle belonging to Houthi militia
Date: 2018-01-23 09:52:20 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7206111
ABU DHABI, Jan 23 (MENA) - The UAE Armed Forces have bombed a military vehicle belonging to the Houthi militia in the Yemeni district of Hayes, Khaleej Times reported Tuesday. A number of the Houthi militia were killed, while their vehicle, ....
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UN spokesman: Over 126,000 displaced from Syria's Afrin city since Turkish operation
Date: 2018-01-23 08:37:42 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7206034
NEW YORK, Jan 23 (MENA) - Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric said more than 126,000 people were displaced from Afrin since the launch of the Turkish operation code-named Operation Olive Branch in the Syrian city, ....
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Aoun leaves for Kuwait
Date: 2018-01-23 07:45:57 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7205999
BEIRUT, Jan 23 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun left for Kuwait Tuesday on a two-day official visit to the Gulf country. During the visit, Aoun is scheduled to meet Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Jaber al Ahmed al Sabah, as well as a number ....
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Fire at Beirut hotel put out; no casualties
Date: 2018-01-22 22:26:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:7205791
BEIRUT, Jan 22 (MENA) - Firefighters have managed to control a fire that earlier erupted at Four Seasons hotel in Beirut's downtown, the capital's municipality said in a statement Monday. All guests were evacuated, it added. No casualties were ....
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Arab coalition announces $1.5 bln in aid for Yemen
Date: 2018-01-22 21:52:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:7205758
RIYADH, Jan 22 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition revealed Monday its member states will donate $1.5 billion, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will commit $1 billion of the needed amount, Adviser to the Saudi ....
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Abbas urges EU states to 'swiftly' recognize Palestinian state
Date: 2018-01-22 20:56:18 GMT - Belgium - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:7205693
BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday urged EU member states to "swiftly" grant official recognition to the state of Palestine. "We confirm that there is no contradiction between recognition and the resumption of ....
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UN Yemen envoy says to quit next month
Date: 2018-01-22 20:53:49 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:7205686
NEW YORK, Jan 22 (MENA) - UN Yemen envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has informed United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres that he does not intend to continue in his position beyond the end of his current contract ending in February ....
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Parliamentary elections to be held on time: Lebanese president
Date: 2018-01-22 20:33:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:7205604
BEIRUT, Jan 22 (MENA) - Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Monday that the parliamentary elections will be held on time. "The polls are a red line to protect democracy and the republic," Aoun was quoted by as saying. He urged the Lebanese ....
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30 killed, wounded in shelling attacks in Damascus
Date: 2018-01-22 17:47:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:7205512
DAMASCUS, Jan 22 (MENA) - Nine civilians were killed and 21 others were injured when armed groups fired shells on Bab Touma neighborhood in Damascus, SANA news agency reported Monday. A source at Damascus Police Command said that the armed groups ....
