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Arab League chief urges joint Arab vision on sources of threat

Date: 2017-11-30 17:19:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7117631

CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit has called for holding discussions among the Arab countries in order to come up with a joint vision on the sources of threat and means to address them. Speaking at the third ....

Yemeni sources: death toll from clashes bet. Houthis, pro-Saleh forces jumps to 30

Date: 2017-11-30 16:32:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:7117498

SANAA, Nov 30 (MENA) – The death toll from clashes erupted between Houthi militants and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the vicinity of Al Saleh Mosque in Sanaa has raised to 30, local sources said on Thursday. Scores of ....

Jordanian King, British PM discuss regional, international developments

Date: 2017-11-30 15:28:14 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7117436

AMMAN, Nov 30 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Thursday received UK Prime Minister Theresa May at Al Husseiniya Palace to discuss the latest regional and international developments in addition to boosting historical friendly relations between ....

Lebanese PM: Lebanon can no longer tolerate interference of Hezbollah in affairs of Gulf countries

Date: 2017-11-30 15:05:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7117316

BEIRUT, Nov 30 (MENA) - Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri said the world has to understand that Lebanon can no longer bear the interventions Hezbollah in the affairs of the Gulf countries where nearly 300,000 Lebanese live and support the ....

French defense minister hopeful for fighter jets, armored vehicle sale to Qatar

Date: 2017-11-30 13:56:53 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:7117379

PARIS, Nov 30 (MENA) - France is hoping to strike deals to sell 12 Rafale fighter jets and armored vehicles to Qatar when President Emmanuel Macron visits the country in December, the French defense minister said on Thursday. “We’ve been ....

Takfiri element arrested in Tunisia

Date: 2017-11-30 12:23:23 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7117129

TUNIS, Nov 30 (MENA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry nabbed a Takfiri element in Ariana governorate on suspicion of joining a terrorist group. In a statement issued on Thursday, the ministry said the element uploaded a photo on the social ....

Daesh attack on Iraqi checkpoint in Diyala foiled

Date: 2017-11-30 11:23:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:7116978

BAGHDAD, Nov 30 (MENA) - The Iraqi security forces thwarted a Daesh attack on a checkpoint in northeastern Diyala province, an unidentified security source was quoted by Iraqi news agency as saying Thursday. A checkpoint manned by the Popular ....

Russian envoy: Assad’s fate not subject to negotiations

Date: 2017-11-30 11:02:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7116999

MOSCOW, Nov 30 (MENA) - Russia has called on partners in Geneva to bring the Syrian opposition down to earth as its demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad must go does not contribute to a constructive dialogue, Tass news agency quoted Russia’s ....

Death toll in clashes between Houthis, pro-Saleh forces up to 17

Date: 2017-11-30 10:59:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7116975

SANAA, Nov 30 (MENA) - The death toll in clashes between Houthis and Ali Saleh militias in the center of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa rose to 17 people, local Yemeni sources were quoted by Sky News channel Thursday. Both sides are still mobilizing ....

Iraqi FM arrives in Rome for MED 2017 forum

Date: 2017-11-30 10:56:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7116995

BAGHDAD, Nov 30 (MENA) - Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al Jaafari arrived here on Thursday on an official visit to Italy to take part in Rome MED 2017 forum, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry. The forum is held under the ....