Arab world
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Baghdad denies boycotting Arab FMs meeting in Cairo
Date: 2017-11-18 15:34:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7096754
BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) – Iraq denied Saturday reports on its boycotting to the Arab foreign ministers’ emergency meeting, due to be held in Cairo on Sunday. Iraqi Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Ahmed Mahjoob said the ministry’s undersecretary would ....
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Arab FMs to hold emergency meeting on Iranian interference
Date: 2017-11-18 13:00:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7096543
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) –The Arab foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Sunday at the Cairo-based Arab League HQ to discuss ways for countering the Iranian interference into the Arab domestic affairs. The meeting comes at Saudi Arabia’s ....
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French president receives Hariri at Elysee Palace
Date: 2017-11-18 11:53:29 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7096489
PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - French President Emmanuel Macron received on Saturday resigned Lebanese Premier Saad Hariri at Elysee Palace to discuss the political crisis in Lebanon over his sudden resignation. The talks will be followed by a lunch ....
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3 Takfiris arrested in Tunisia over terror links
Date: 2017-11-18 10:50:41 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7096249
TUNIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Tunisian Ministry of Interior arrested three Takfiris suspected of affiliation to a terrorist organization. Security apparatuses in Béja city arrested a Takfiri who was in contact with terror elements in flash-points, ....
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Iraqi army is hunting Daesh remnants near borders with Syria: military
Date: 2017-11-18 10:03:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7096212
BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Iraqi forces are hunting remnants of Daesh terrorist group in the country's western desert near the Syrian borders, spokesperson for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command Yehia Rasool said on Saturday. In statements to ....
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360 Iraqi displaced families return to Baqubah, says official
Date: 2017-11-18 09:46:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7096185
BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - As many as 360 displaced families have so far returned to four regions in northeastern Baqubah, member of the Diyala Provincial Council Omar al Karawi said on Saturday. In statements to Alsumaria news channel, Karawi noted ....
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Liberating Rawa is final victory announcement against Daesh: Iraqi President
Date: 2017-11-18 09:00:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7096108
BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - Liberation of Rawa town, al Anbar governorate, is the final victory announcement against Daesh terrorists, Iraqi President Fuad Masum said on Saturday. He described the victory against the extremist group as historic, ....
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Opposition bombardment kills 12 people in Damascus: SOHR
Date: 2017-11-18 08:13:57 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7096061
LONDON, Nov 18 (MENA) - At least 12 people, including a child, were killed in shelling by opposition against Damascus and its outskirt, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Saturday. One person was killed while 15 others were ....
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Magnitude 4.4 quake rocks Iraq's Kurdistan
Date: 2017-11-18 07:40:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7096027
BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - A 4.4- magnitude earthquake hit on Saturday morning southern Sulaymaniyah governorate in Iraq's Kurdistan. The quake triggered fear among Sulaymaniyah residents, pushing many of them to flee homes, Iraqi channel ....
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Hariri arrives in Paris for talks with Macron
Date: 2017-11-18 07:40:16 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7096051
PARIS, Nov 18 (MENA) - Resigned Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri arrived here on Saturday coming from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on a visit during which he will meet with President Emmanuel Macron. The two sides will hold talks and later the French ....