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Jordanian King departs on visits to Vatican, France

Date: 2017-12-18 16:46:40 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:7147210

AMMAN, Sec 18 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II left on Monday on a visit to the Vatican for a meeting with Pope Francis on developments related to the holy city of Jerusalem, Petra reported. The King will later head to Paris for talks with ....

Syrians looking forward to final victory, says Russian official

Date: 2017-12-18 16:40:20 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7147125

MOSCOW/DAMASCUS Dec 18 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin asserted Monday that the Syrians were looking forward to the day in which terrorism will be eliminated from the country and peace be achieved. The Russian official's ....

Arab Lawyers Union says to work on invalidating US recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital with all legal means

Date: 2017-12-18 16:29:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7147130

CAIRO, Sec 18 (MENA) – Secretary General of Arab Lawyers Union Nasser Hammoud asserted that Arab and international communities reject US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. In statements on Monday on the sidelines of an urgent ....

Syrian FM, IFRC president discuss bilateral cooperation

Date: 2017-12-18 16:16:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:7147128

DAMASCUS, Dec 18 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Al Moallem discussed with President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Francesco Rocca and his accompanying delegation bilateral cooperation ....

Senior Daesh leader killed in Iraq's Diyala

Date: 2017-12-18 16:14:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:7146901

BAGHDAD, Sec 18 (MENA) – Security forces killed a senior Daesh leader in Diyala governorate, Alsumaria quoted member of parliament Furat al Tamimi as saying on Monday. The terrorist was leading the most dangerous terror cell in Diyala. He was ....

Assad: War on terrorism will only end when the last terrorist in Syria is eliminated

Date: 2017-12-18 15:41:16 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7146977

DAMASCUS, Dec 18 (MENA) - President Bashar al Assad said that the war on terrorism will only end when the last terrorist in Syria is eliminated, affirming that significant strides have been made in the war on terror by wiping out the main hotbeds of ....

Arab officials meet to discuss details of Arab rules of origin

Date: 2017-12-18 15:27:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7146775

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) – The 5th meeting of Arab finance ministries’ senior officials and members of Arab rules of origin committee kicked off on Monday at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The meeting was presided over by UAE finance minister ....

Media authority chief hails unified Arab broadcasting initiative

Date: 2017-12-18 14:38:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7146557

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Head of the National Media Authority Hassan Zein lauded Sunday’s experience of the unified Arab television broadcast with the sisterly Arab countries aimed to support Jerusalem. He expressed keenness on repeating such ....

Tayyeb lauds Lebanon's peaceful coexistence

Date: 2017-12-18 14:12:34 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7146618

CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed El Tayyeb said Monday that Lebanon is a leading country in peaceful coexistence and should continue to be so. These remarks were made during El Tayyeb's meeting with Lebanon's Ambassador in ....

Israel detains 19 Palestinians in WB

Date: 2017-12-18 13:58:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7146607

RAMALLAH, Dec 18 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested 19 Palestinian citizens from different districts in the West Bank, raising the number of the detainees since US President Donald Trump announced Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to 450 ....