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Alyemany: Over 1000 GPC leaderships killed by Houthis

Date: 2017-12-06 09:42:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7125855

NEW YORK, Dec 6 (MENA) - Yemen's permanent representative to the United Nations Khaled Hussein Alyemany said Houthi militias killed in cold blood more than 1000 military and political leaderships of the General People's Congress and presidential ....

20th session of council of Arab tourism ministers kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2017-12-06 09:41:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7125853

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - The 20th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Tourism kicked off at the Arab League General Secretariat Wednesday to discuss the implementation of an Arab tourism strategy. A forum on improving services at Arab ....

Saleh buried in Sanaa without funeral

Date: 2017-12-06 08:08:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7125673

ADEN, Dec 6 (MENA) - The body of ex-Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh was buried in Sanaa late Tuesday without holding a funeral, the Arabic-speaking news channel Sky News reported on Wednesday. Saleh died in a roadside attack amid fierce ....

Jordan FM calls counterparts to discuss U.S. decision on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-05 20:52:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:7125449

AMMAN, Dec 5 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi on Tuesday continued his contacts and consultations with a number of his counterparts to discuss ways to deal with an imminent US decision to recognize ....

Daesh attack kills 5 in Iraq's Kirkuk

Date: 2017-12-05 19:49:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:7125418

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (MENA) - Five people were killed in an attack by the terrorist Daesh group in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk. Speaking to Alsumaria News on Tuesday, a security source said the attack targeted a village west of Kirkuk, killing five ....

Saudi king receives phone call from US president

Date: 2017-12-05 19:22:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:7125390

RIYADH, Dec 5 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received a phone call from US President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the conversation, they discussed relations binding the two countries, in ....

Gulf leaders: GCC has pivotal role in maintaining regional security, stability

Date: 2017-12-05 18:45:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7125295

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (MENA) – The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plays a pivotal role in maintaining regional security and stability, in addition to combating terrorist groups and the extremist thought, Gulf leaders said. The announcement came at the ....

Jordanian king warns Trump of moving embassy to Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-05 18:33:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7125242

AMMAN, Dec 5 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Tuesday received a phone call from US President Donald Trump, who indicated his desire to move the United States embassy to Jerusalem, Petra reported In the phone call, King Abdullah warned of ....

UAE warns of grave consequences of US recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel

Date: 2017-12-05 18:03:03 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:7125271

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (MENA) - UAE Assistant Minister for Human Rights and International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman expressed the UAE’s utmost and deep concern regarding media reports ....

Kuwait emir urges Houthis to comply with int'l calls to end Yemen's crisis

Date: 2017-12-05 17:30:20 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7125137

KUWAIT, Dec 5 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah on Tuesday urged Houthis in Yemen to conform to international calls for a political solution through serious dialogue based on the Gulf Initiative, Security Council resolutions ....