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Iraq's Abadi in Qa'im to announce liberation

Date: 2017-11-05 14:20:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7075475

BAGHDAD, Nov 5 (MENA) - Prime Minister of Iraq Haider Abadi has arrived Al-Qa'im in western Iraq to raise the national flag after the liberation of the city from Daesh grip. Abadi's visit to the city, near the border with Syria, is a message to ....

GCC condemns Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

Date: 2017-11-05 13:53:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7075549

RIYADH, Nov 5 (MENA) - Gulf Cooperation Council chief Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani condemned the attack of a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen on Riyadh on Saturday. "The cowardly terrorist attack shows the state of confusion among these ....

Meetings of Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee kick off in Khartoum

Date: 2017-11-05 13:28:01 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7075490

KHARTOUM, Nov 5 (MENA) - The fourth session of 4th Egyptian-Sudanese consular committee kicked off here on Sunday. The Egyptian side comprises of a number of officials in the ministries and bodies concerned with consular affairs under Foreign ....

Arab coalition fighter jets shell Houthi outposts in Sana'a

Date: 2017-11-05 13:21:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7075434

SANA'A, Nov 5 (MENA) - Arab coalition fighter jets on Sunday shelled outposts belonging to Houthi militants and forces of ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the Yemeni capital, Sana'a. The shelling targeted sites of missile brigades at ....

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch cautions against repercussions of Hariri's resignation

Date: 2017-11-05 13:15:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:7075411

BEIRUT, Nov 5 (MENA) - Lebanese Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic church Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai on Sunday expressed regret over the resignation of prime minister Saad al Hariri and circumstances that led to such action. He raised alarm over ....

Syrian army seizes chemicals, drones for Daesh in Deir-Ezzor

Date: 2017-11-05 13:09:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:7075531

DAMASCUS, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Syrian army on Sunday continued purging operations in Deir Ezzor city to remove explosives planted by Daesh terrorist group to obstruct the progress of the army in liberating the city. On Friday, the Syrian army ....

Minister: Regional ring road operations to be finalized mid Nov

Date: 2017-11-05 13:05:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7075528

BANHA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Minister of Transport Hisham Arafat has said all construction operations in the eastern-northern axis of the regional ring road will be completed by mid-November. Escorted by head of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority ....

Sudan condemns Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

Date: 2017-11-05 12:01:06 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:7075365

KHARTOUM, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry condemned on Sunday the Houthi militants' missile attack towards the Saudi capital Riyadh. In a statement, the ministry commended the alertness of the Saudi Air Forces who intercepted the ....

22nd symposium for heads of Arab Armed Forces training institutions kicks off

Date: 2017-11-05 11:43:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7075159

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - The 22nd symposium for the heads of the Arab Armed Forces training institutions kicked off Sunday at the Arab League under Lt. General Mohammed Ismail Badawy, the assistant chief of Armed Forces training. Delivering the ....

Jordan condemns Houthi missile attack on Riyadh

Date: 2017-11-05 11:40:47 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7075369

AMMAN, Nov 5 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan has condemned the attack of a missile fired from Yemen on Riyadh on Saturday. In a cable to King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Sunday, the Jordanian monarch expressed support for the kingdom's security ....