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33rd session of Arab justice ministers council kicks off in Cairo

Date: 2017-11-23 09:47:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7104639

CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - The 33rd session of the Arab justice ministers council kicked off in Cairo Thursday under UAE Justice Minister Sultan bin Saeed al Badi. The session is held at an invitation from Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul ....

Houthi militias seek withdrawal from Bayda in exchange for safe exit

Date: 2017-11-23 09:19:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7104483

SANAA, Nov 23 (MENA) - Houthi militias seek a mediation with the leadership of the resistance movement 'Al Humekani tribe' in Yemen's Al Bayda province to get a safe exit from Az Zaher district after offering guarantees to pull out their forces in ....

UN appoints new special coordinator to Lebanon

Date: 2017-11-23 06:48:20 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7104345

NEW YORK, Nov 23 (MENA) - The United Nations (UN) press service said Secretary General António Guterres announced the appointment of Pernille Dahler Kardel of Denmark as Acting United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon, reported RIA Novosti ....

Anti-terror states add 2 entities, 11 individuals to terrorist blacklist

Date: 2017-11-22 21:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:7104253

CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – The Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ); Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Bahrain, added two entities and 11 individuals into its blacklist. The blacklist included the Doha-based International Union of Muslim Scholars, and the ....

Jordan’s FM, AL chief discuss Mideast issues

Date: 2017-11-22 19:01:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:7103926

AMMAN, Nov 22 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Ayman Safadi on Wednesday met with Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit and discussed with him a number of Middle East and pan-Arab issues, Jordan's Petra ....

Saudi minister receives UN special envoy for Syria

Date: 2017-11-22 15:30:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7103659

RIYADH, Nov 22 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir met in Riyadh with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on the sidelines of the second expanded conference for the Syrian opposition, the Saudi Press Agency ....

Sudanese president heads to Moscow

Date: 2017-11-22 15:11:37 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:7103726

KHARTOUM, Nov 22 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir and his accompanying delegation headed to Moscow on a four-day official visit to Russia to hold talks with high-level officials topped by his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. In ....

Lebanon's Hariri tells supporters 'I'm staying with you'

Date: 2017-11-22 13:25:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7103487

BEIRUT, Nov 22 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri, back in Beirut after a mysterious odyssey that saw him announce his resignation in Saudi Arabia, told cheering supporters on Wednesday that he was staying, the Daily Mail ....

Syrian army regains control over new areas in Deir Ezzor

Date: 2017-11-22 12:25:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7103346

DAMASCUS, Nov 22 (MENA) - The Syrian army, in cooperation with the allied forces, reestablished control over the eastern and western parts of Mahakan village in Deir Ezzor province after fierce clashes with Daesh terrorists, SANA news agency ....

Iraqi presidency condemns Tuz Khurmatu bombings

Date: 2017-11-22 12:18:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7103311

BAGHDAD, Nov 22 (MENA) - The media office of Iraq's presidency condemned on Wednesday the explosion that targeted a crowded marketplace in the northern Iraqi town of Tuz Khurmatu in Salah eddin province and left scores of people dead and ....