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  • Executive office of Arab water council convenes its 12th session on Jan 24

    Date: 2018-01-17 11:43:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:7195553

    CAIRO, Jan 17 (MENA) - The Executive Office of the Arab Ministerial Water Council will convene its 12th session on January 24 at the Arab League general secretariat premises. Arab water ministers from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Mauritania, ....

  • Saudi King lodges $2bn in Central Bank of Yemen

    Date: 2018-01-17 10:52:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7195587

    RIYADH, Jan 17 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Wednesday deposited two billion dollars into the Central Bank of Yemen. The measure comes as part of Saudi support for the Yemeni people. This latest sum takes Saudi deposits in the ....

  • UNRWA warns US funding cut threatens regional security, Palestinian dignity

    Date: 2018-01-17 09:36:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7195404

    RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (MENA) - The UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA) on Tuesday said a US decision to reduce its funds threatened regional security, as well as “the dignity and human security of millions” of Palestinians. “Given the long, ....

  • Gargash: Qatar's interception of flights 'desperate attempt'

    Date: 2018-01-17 07:18:32 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7195095

    ABU DHABI, Jan 17 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash deemed Qatari fighters' interception of its civilian flights as a "desperate attempt" for fear of marginalization. Al Arabiya news channel ....

  • PMF leader shot dead in Babel

    Date: 2018-01-17 07:11:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7195112

    BAGHDAD, Jan 17 (MENA) - A leader of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) has been shot dead and another injured in Babel in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said Wednesday. A number of unidentified gunmen opened fire at the PMF leader, ....

  • No damage caused by Madinah earthquake, says Saudi spox

    Date: 2018-01-16 22:38:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:7194677

    RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) - No damage has been caused by the earthquake that jolted Madinah, Spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defense Directorate in Madinah Colonel Khaled Mubarak Al-Johani said on Tuesday. The directorate's control center received at ....

  • Security source: One terrorist killed in raid in Saudi’s Qatif

    Date: 2018-01-16 21:45:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:7194915

    RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) – A terrorist element was killed in a raid launched by Saudi security forces in the town of Awamiya in Qatif province, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) quoted an official source with the State Security Service as saying on Tuesday ....

  • 2 killed, six injured in rocket attack in Syria’s Aleppo

    Date: 2018-01-16 20:59:46 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:7194866

    DAMASCUS, Jan 16 (MENA) - Two Syrians, including a child, were killed and three others injured in a rocket attack on al Nile Street in Aleppo city, SANA reported on Tuesday. A source at Aleppo Police Command said that terrorists, positioned in ....

  • Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile

    Date: 2018-01-16 18:44:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:7194786

    RIYADH, Jan 16 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia said Tuesday its forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias targeting the southern province of Jazan, Al Arabiya reported. The attack comes just days after UN experts said ....

  • Qatari fighter jets' interception for UAE civilian plane 'unfortunate escalation' -- parliament

    Date: 2018-01-16 16:24:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:7194553

    CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - The Arab Affairs Committee in the Parliament under Saad Al Gammal said that the interception by Qatari fighter jets of UAE civilian plane is an unfortunate and unjustified escalation, reaffirming Qatar's hostile policies. ....

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