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Arab FMs discuss Iran's interference in Arab affairs

Date: 2017-11-19 14:04:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7098389

CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Arab Foreign Ministers held a consultative session on Sunday in the presence of Arab League Secretary general Ahmed Abul-Gheit, ahead of the emergency meeting of the ministers to discuss Iran's interference in the domestic ....

Iraqi police carry out inspection operation in northern Baaqouba

Date: 2017-11-19 10:48:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7097781

BAGHDAD, Nov 19 (MENA) - Iraqi police in Diyala on Sunday carried out a large-scale inspection campaign in the countryside of northeastern Baaqouba in search for elements of Daesh terrorist group, Al Sumariya TV reported. A joint force of the ....

Explosives charges seized, suspects arrested in Baghdad

Date: 2017-11-19 10:26:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7097703

BAGHDAD, Nov 19 (MENA) - Explosive charges and rockets have been found by Iraqi troops during a search operation in southern Baghdad, said the interior ministry on Sunday. Wanted people were also arrested during the raid, the Baghdad operations ....

Israel detains 8 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2017-11-19 08:38:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7097489

RAMALLAH, Nov 19 (MENA) - The Israeli forces detained eight Palestinians on Sunday from different parts of the West Bank. The forces detained four Palestinians from Hebron city. They also detained three students from Ramallah and one ....

Arabia votes in favor of Palestinians' sovereignty of over their lands

Date: 2017-11-19 07:01:22 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7097379

UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia asserted that it will vote in favor of a resolution granting Palestinians a permanent sovereignty over their lands, including Al Quds. It also voted in favor of the sovereignty of the Arab residents ....

Elysee says to continue efforts to stabilize Lebanon

Date: 2017-11-18 21:21:25 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7097271

PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Elysee said Saturday France will continue to take all necessary initiatives to support the stability of Lebanon, noting the visit of resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri to Paris contributes to calming down the ....

Planned Cairo meeting opportunity for Palestinian unity: Barghouthi

Date: 2017-11-18 18:26:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7097139

RAMALLAH, Nov 18 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Mustafa Barghouti said that a meeting of the Palestinian factions that will be held in Cairo represents an opportunity to restore the Palestinian national ....

11 Takfiris arrested in Tunisia

Date: 2017-11-18 18:18:56 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:7097105

TUNIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - Homeland security units of the Tunisian Interior Ministry on Saturday arrested 11 Takfiris in different districts, suspected of belonging to a terrorist group. In Ben Arous governorate, two Takfiri men and a woman who ....

Daesh committed massacre at US military base in Iraq

Date: 2017-11-18 16:51:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7096980

NEW YORK, Nov 18 (MENA) - The New York Times newspaper highlighted witnesses about mass killings of Iraqi residents in Hawija city, as Daesh used a US former military base to carry out mass executions and leave the bodies. In a report by The New ....

Saad Hariri to return to Beirut within coming days

Date: 2017-11-18 15:39:01 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:7096834

PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - Resigned Lebanese premier Saad Hariri has said he will return to Beirut in the coming days to attend independence celebrations. The resigned Lebanese premier commended France's great role at the global and regional level, ....