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Saudi-led coalition warplanes strike Houthis camps in Sanaa

Date: 2017-11-11 14:46:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7085856

SANAA, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Saudi-led coalition intensified air strikes Saturday that hit camps under control of the Houthi group and forces loyal to the Yemeni ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. According to Al Arabiya Al Hadath channel, shuddering ....

Joint Iraqi Operations handed 150 terrorists from Sulaymaniyah

Date: 2017-11-11 13:54:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7085690

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Joint Iraqi Operations command said Saturday that it was handed 150 terrorists from Sulaymaniyah city in agreement with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). The 150 extremists were delivered to the Iraqi anti-terror ....

Iraqi PM says Baghdad doesn't need mediators for talks with Erbil

Date: 2017-11-11 13:49:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7085734

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi asserted on Saturday that Baghdad is ready to play a role in resolving the region’s problems. In statements during his visit to the holy city of Karbala, Abadi said the country's ....

Egyptian-Tunisian investment forum kicks off

Date: 2017-11-11 13:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7085726

CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Egypt’s Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Tunisia’s Minister of Commerce Omar Behi inaugurated the Egyptian-Tunisian investment forum which was held on the sidelines of the joint high ....

AL Secretary General leaves Cairo to Kuwait to hold bilateral talks

Date: 2017-11-11 13:34:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7085722

CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit left Cairo on Saturday heading to Kuwait to hold bilateral talks with Emir of Kuwait Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah and a number of senior Kuwaiti officials. Aboul ....

US drone strikes in Somalia kills several militants of al Shabab

Date: 2017-11-11 13:20:37 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7085625

MOGADISHU, Nov 11 (MENA) - The US military said it has killed a number of militants affiliated to al Shabab movement with a drone strike in Somalia. In a statement, the US Africa Command said that the raid was carried out on Friday evening in ....

Securing borders to block infiltration of terrorists top priority- Iraqi army

Date: 2017-11-11 11:31:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7085425

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) – Securing the Iraqi-Syrian borders is a top priority to block the infiltration of terrorists, spokesman of the Iraqi joint military operation command Yehia el Zobeidi said Saturday. Large parts of these porters have been ....

Barzani calls on Iraqi PM to engage in dialogue

Date: 2017-11-11 11:10:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7085430

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - Former president of the Kurdistan region of Iraq Masoud Barzani called Saturday on Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to establish a dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil to find solutions for the disputes. According to ....

3 terror cells dismantled in Iraq, says military commander

Date: 2017-11-11 09:14:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7085166

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - Commander of Baghdad Operations Lt. Gen Jalil al Rabei announced on Saturday that Iraqi forces had dismantled two terror cells that plotted to target Shi'ite pilgrims in Baghdad. A booby-trapped vehicle was seized in ....

Iraqi forces launch major operation to liberate areas western Anbar

Date: 2017-11-11 08:50:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7085131

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - The Iraqi army on Saturday announced launching a large-scale operation to liberate areas near Romana district and the outskirts of Rawa town, western al Anbar province, from Daesh terrorist group. In a statement, ....