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Saad al Hariri receives French amb. in Riyadh
Date: 2017-11-09 13:39:07 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:7082716
BEIRUT, Nov 9 (MENA) - Lebanese resigned prime minister Saad al Hariri received the French Ambassador in Riyadh François Gouyette, said the media office of Hariri. Hariri met on Wednesday with the Head of the European Union mission in Saudi ....
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Iraqi forces liberate northern al Qaim, raise flag on freed areas
Date: 2017-11-09 11:48:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7082475
BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (MENA) - The commander of the seventh brigade in Anbar province Firas al Bayati said Thursday that el Ash region in western Anbar was liberated, adding that the Iraqi flag was raised over the buildings of the freed areas. The Iraqi ....
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Oman's FM rules out possible confrontation between Saudi Arabia, Iran
Date: 2017-11-09 09:29:29 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7082053
MUSCAT, Nov 9 (MENA) - Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi on Thursday ruled out the possibility that the escalating tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran would lead to a comprehensive confrontation. He highlighted that the ....
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2 wounded in explosion on borders between Iraq's Diyala, Salah El Din
Date: 2017-11-09 08:55:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7082036
BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (MENA) - Two citizens were wounded in an explosive device blast on the borders between Diyala and Salah El Din governorates in Iraq, an Iraqi local source was quoted by Al Sumaria news channel Thursday. The explosion occurred in ....
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Iraq's VP supports PM Abadi for 2nd term with conditions
Date: 2017-11-09 07:26:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7081988
BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (MENA) - Iraq's Vice President Osama al Nujaifi said he would back Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi for a new term under certain conditions, including "determining his position" with regard to his affiliation to the Dawa party, a ....
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US urges extension of Syria chemical weapons probe
Date: 2017-11-09 07:15:16 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7081971
WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (MENA) - The US called for the mandate of a UN-led panel investigating responsibility for chemical weapons use in Syria to be extended, citing two attacks carried out earlier this year. Western governments said earlier in the ....
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Lebanese Grand Mufti meets Egypt’s envoy
Date: 2017-11-08 22:09:44 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:7081692
BEIRUT, Nov 8 (MENA) – Lebanon’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdullatif Daryan on Wednesday held a meeting with Egyptian Ambassador in Beirut Nazeih el Naggary. During the meeting they discussed the current situation following the resignation of Prime ....
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Syria civil war: Last major Daesh town Albu Kamal 'captured'
Date: 2017-11-08 21:44:37 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:7081831
DAMASCUS, Nov 8 (MENA) - Syrian army and allied forces have taken Albu Kamal, the last major town held by so-called Daesh in the country, pro-government sources said. Iraqi Popular Mobilisation Forces also took part in the operation, close to the ....
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Lebanese military vehicle explodes in Ras Baalbek
Date: 2017-11-08 20:19:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:7081567
BEIRUT, Nov 8 (MENA) - The Lebanese army on Wednesday said that one of its military vehicles has been exploded in Ras Baalbek. While a military vehicle belonging to the Engineering Corps of the Lebanese Army crossed Wadi rafek in Ras Baalbek ....
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Lebanon’s Siniora, Arab League chief hold phone talks
Date: 2017-11-08 18:57:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:7081638
BEIRUT, Nov 8 (MENA) - Head of the Future parliamentary bloc in Lebanon, MP Fouad Siniora, on Wednesday received a phone call from the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported. During ....
