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UAE, US discuss boosting bilateral ties

Date: 2017-11-16 18:54:32 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:7094381

ABU DHABI, Nov 16 (MENA) – Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed Thursday in a telephone call with US Defence Secretary James Mattis the friendly relations and ....

11 Houthis killed in Arab coalition airstrikes in Yemen’s Arhab

Date: 2017-11-16 17:47:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7094382

SANAA, Nov 16 (MENA) – Eleven Houthi militants were killed and scores injured when the Saudi-led coalition jets launched airstrikes against some Houthi sites in Arhab district, military sources said on Thursday. Two tanks and an arms cache were ....

Sudan, US discuss means to boost cooperation

Date: 2017-11-16 17:40:20 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:7094386

KHARTOUM, Nov 16 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice President Bakri Hassan Saleh discussed on Thursday with US Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan means of boosting cooperation between the two countries. The two sides took up the Sudanese-US relations ....

16% of terrorist groups' ringleaders studied religious subjects: book reveals

Date: 2017-11-16 15:43:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:7093999

CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) – The majority of the terrorist groups’ ringleaders did not study religious subjects, a statistical study made by two Jordanian and Egyptian writers uncovered. The study, published in a book titled “the Game of Illusion ... ....

Saudi FM calls for disarming Hezbollah

Date: 2017-11-16 15:05:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7094075

RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir called Thursday for disarming Hezbollah with turning the group into a political party only for the sake of Lebanon. He said that consultations with allies concerning Hezbollah are ....

7 Daesh militants killed in airstrike over Anbar

Date: 2017-11-16 14:30:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7093996

BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (MENA) - Seven Daesh militants were killed in an airstrike over a fortified post in western Iraq's Al Anbar, Commander at the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Qatari Al Samarmad was quoted by Iraqi news agency as saying Thursday. ....

2 bombing suspects arrested in Lebanon

Date: 2017-11-16 13:42:30 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7093913

BEIRUT, Nov 16 (MENA) - Lebanon's general security Thursday arrested two Syrian nationals suspected of helping to plan and carry out bombings in Lebanon, according to a statement from the directorate. The two suspects, identified as M.Kh.M., born ....

Jabouri: Iraq seeks more support from US following Daesh defeat

Date: 2017-11-16 13:37:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7093813

BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (MENA) – Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al Jabouri has called on the US to continue providing support for Baghdad, especially after driving Daesh militants out of the whole Iraqi territories. In statements to the Iraqi Media ....

Jubeir: Claims of Arabia's detention of Hariri "untrue, rejected"

Date: 2017-11-16 13:22:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7093694

RIYADH, Nov 16 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said on Thursday that claims of Saudi Arabia's detention of resigned Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al Hariri are "untrue and rejected', adding that Hariri is a Saudi national and he lives ....

Iraqi president urges immediate dialogue with Irbil

Date: 2017-11-16 13:18:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:7093806

BAGHDAD, Nov 16 (MENA) - Iraqi President Fuad Massoum called on Thursday for holding immediate dialogue between Baghdad and Irbil in order to be able to lift the ban imposed on international flights from and to Kurdistan region. He expressed ....