Arab world

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  • Mixed reports emerge on fate of former Yemeni President Ali Abudallah Saleh

    Date: 2017-12-04 11:33:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7122606

    SANAA, Dec 4 (MENA) - Fighters from Yemen's armed Houthi movement blew up the house of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the center of the capital Sanaa on Monday, residents said, as his whereabouts remains unknown. His loyalists have lost ....

  • UAE hands over presidency of ministerial council to Egypt

    Date: 2017-12-04 10:42:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7122442

    CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - Director General of the UAE General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) Hamad Al Mansoori handed over the presidency of the 21st session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications to Egypt ....

  • Kuwaiti emir receives message from Abbas

    Date: 2017-12-04 10:06:41 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7122439

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 4 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah received on Monday a message from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on boosting bilateral relations in all domains. Kuwaiti Deputy Minister for Amiri Diwan Affairs ....

  • Arab communications ministers council holds 21st session

    Date: 2017-12-04 08:57:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7122294

    CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The 21st meeting of the Arab Communications and Information Technology Ministers Council kicked off here on Monday. Egyptian Communications Minister Yasser el Qadi together with a host of Arab ministers attended the opening ....

  • Iranian embassy in Sanaa comes under attack

    Date: 2017-12-04 08:56:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7122244

    ADEN, Dec 4 (MENA) - A fire ripped through the Iranian embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday during clashes between the Houthis and loyalists of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Al Arabiya channel reported. The fire broke out after ....

  • Death toll of Saleh-Houthi clashes up 245

    Date: 2017-12-04 08:34:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7122219

    SANAA, Dec 4 (MENA) - The death toll of clashes between forces of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi militias in Sanaa rose on Monday to 245, according to the Arabic-speaking Sky News. Houthi militias took over the house of the ....

  • Yemeni tribes gain control of Houthi posts in southern Sanaa

    Date: 2017-12-04 08:13:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7122167

    ADEN, Dec 4 (MENA) - A Bani Bahloul tribe in Yemen has gained control of posts of Houthi militias in southern Sanaa. The tribes of al Hima and Hamadan reportedly controlled other Houthi posts and arrested dozens of Houthi militants, Sky News said ....

  • Saudi crown prince meets chief executive of Hong Kong special administrative region

    Date: 2017-12-03 22:41:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7121802

    RIYADH, Dec 3 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, met Sunday with Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency ....

  • Saleh officially announces dissolution of partnership with Houthis

    Date: 2017-12-03 22:22:34 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7122022

    SANAA, Dec 3 (MENA) - Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has officially announced the dissolution of his partnership with former Houthi militia allies, Al Arabiya reported Sunday. "Zero hour is coming to the battlefield in Sanaa. The ....

  • US Defense Sec. arrives in Kuwait

    Date: 2017-12-03 22:00:41 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7121782

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 3 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense James Mattis arrived in Kuwait on Sunday as part of a regional tour, KUNA reported. The US secretary was welcomed by Chief of the Kuwaiti Army General Staff Lieut. Gen. Mohammad Al-Khodhr, US ....

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