Arab world

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  • 58 Tunisian migrants rescued off Sfax

    Date: 2017-10-31 22:41:29 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:7068208

    TUNIS, Oct 31 (MENA) - A Tunisian Navy unit on Tuesday rescued 58 Tunisians whose boat had broken down at sea about 100 kilometers from Sfax, Tunisia's TAP news agency reported on Tuesday. The people aboard the boat were trying to illegally reach ....

  • Haftar bans import of 4WD vehicles

    Date: 2017-10-31 22:24:00 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:7068362

    BENGHAZI, Oct 31 (MENA) - Libyan army commander Khalifa Haftar issued a decision on Tuesday banning the import of four-wheel drive vehicles without obtaining the approval of the General Command of the Libyan Armed Forces. The decision was ....

  • Ukrainian president arrives in Riyadh

    Date: 2017-10-31 21:10:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:7068403

    RIYADH, Oct 31 (MENA) - Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrived in Riyadh on Tuesday on an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. At King Khalid International Airport, Poroshenko was received by ....

  • Iraqi cabinet says parl't election on May 15

    Date: 2017-10-31 21:02:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:7068378

    BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (MENA) - The Iraqi cabinet approved on Tuesday holding the parliamentary election on May 15, 2018, following a vote by Iraqi lawmakers. In a statement published on Alsumaria news TV channel, the bureau of Iraqi Prime Minister ....

  • 5 killed, wounded in armed attack in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah

    Date: 2017-10-31 20:24:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:7068288

    BAGHDAD, Oct 31 (MENA) - One civilian was killed and four others were gravely wounded in two unidentified armed attacks on group of civilians in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah in the northwestern of Iraq, Iraqi news agency reported Tuesday. The attackers ....

  • UAE, Lithuania FMs meet in Abu Dhabi

    Date: 2017-10-31 18:49:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:7068202

    ABU DHABI, Oct 31 (WAM) - Anwar Gargash, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, received Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania Linas Linkevicius in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, to confer on the latest regional and global developments, WAM ....

  • Yemen: 500 militants killed in army operations in recent weeks

    Date: 2017-10-31 18:37:24 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7067939

    SANAA, Oct 31 (MENA) - Yemeni sources announced the killing of more than 500 militants in recent weeks during operations between armed forces and the Saudi-led coalition in several provinces, Al Arabiya TV reported. According to the sources, 128 ....

  • Bahrain imposes entry visas on Qatari citizens, residents

    Date: 2017-10-31 17:58:39 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7068203

    MANAMA, Oct 31 (MENA) - Bahrain decided imposition of visas to preserve the security and safety of the country, starting with Qatar as the Kingdom had been affected most by its policies, Bahraini news agency (BNA) reported Tuesday. In this ....

  • Saudi Crown Prince, Italian PM discuss bilateral relations

    Date: 2017-10-31 16:05:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:7067914

    RIYADH, Oct 31 (MENA) - Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who is visiting Saudi Arabia, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Tuesday. During the meeting, they reviewed aspects of ....

  • Russian submarine strikes Daesh posts in Deir ez-Zor

    Date: 2017-10-31 15:32:17 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7067910

    MOSCOW, Oct 31 (MENA) - A Russian submarine fired a barrage of Kalibr cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea at targets in Syria’s Deir ez-Zor governorate, destroying Daesh command posts, fortifications and arms depots, the Russian Defense ....

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