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Yemeni forces take control of mountain, hills in eastern Sanaa

Date: 2018-01-19 11:24:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7199102

ADEN, Jan 19 (MENA) – The Yemeni legitimate forces took control of a mountain and a number of hills in Naham district in eastern Sanaa, Sky News channel reported on Friday. The channel gave no further details on the matter. Meanwhile, Houthi ....

Kuwait backs UN efforts to build WMD-free world - FM

Date: 2018-01-18 22:57:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:7198792

WASHINGTON, Jan 18 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah reaffirmed Kuwait's commitment to the efforts aiming to rid the world of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), Kuwaiti News Agency ....

Syria threatens to down Turkish jets over its Kurdish region

Date: 2018-01-18 14:56:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7198011

DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (MENA) - Syria said its air defense would shoot down any Turkish jets that carry out attacks within Syria, a stark warning as tensions soar over apparent preparations by the Turkish military to invade a northern Syrian Kurdish ....

UAE submits notes to UN on Qatar’s interception of aircraft

Date: 2018-01-18 13:28:22 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7197705

ABU DHABI, Jan 18 (MENA) - The UAE has submitted two notes to the President of the UN Security Council and the President of the United Nations General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of the UN Charter, following Qatar's threat to the ....

Syrian Foreign Ministry: US military presence in Syria act of aggression

Date: 2018-01-18 11:48:06 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7197519

DAMASCUS, Jan 18 (MENA) - The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Thursday that US military presence in Syria was illegitimate and represented a blatant breach of the international law and an aggression on Syria’s national sovereignty, ....

OIC to hold emergency meeting after Houthis fired ballistic missile targeting Riyadh

Date: 2018-01-18 10:56:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:7197428

JEDDAH, Jan 18 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an emergency meeting of foreign ministers on Sunday to discuss the repercussions of the Houthi militias' firing of a ballistic missile targeting Riyadh. The emergency ....

Palestinian awqaf min.: Visiting Quds not "normalization" with Israel

Date: 2018-01-18 10:07:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7197214

CAIRO, Jan 18 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs Yousef Adeis called on Arab and Islamic nations to encourage their Muslims to visit Al Quds and pray inside Al Aqsa Mosque to confirm the Arab identity of the holy ....

AL chief deplores US decision to cut funding to UNRWA

Date: 2018-01-17 18:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:7196524

CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit strongly condemned the US administration’s decision to cut part of its funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA). The decision ....

Palestinian Foreign Ministry urges UN to confront blackmail against Palestinians

Date: 2018-01-17 14:03:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7196103

RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned on Wednesday the US decision to freeze $65 million of US aid funds to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) under the pretext ....

Iraqi soldier killed, 2 injured in fire exchange in Basra

Date: 2018-01-17 13:55:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7196097

BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (MENA) – An Iraqi soldier was killed and two others were wounded in a shootout during a security operation conducted by a military force in a rural area in northern Basra, a security source said on Wednesday. In statements to ....