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Iraq launches final offensive on Daesh, near Syrian border

Date: 2017-10-26 08:11:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7058876

BAGHDAD, Oct 26 (MENA) - Prime Minister Haider al Abadi said Iraqi forces launched on Thursday an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of Daesh, on the border area with Syria, The Daily Mail ....

Saudi crown prince, RDIF head discuss bilateral coordination in investment

Date: 2017-10-25 22:52:35 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:7058625

RIYADH, Oct 25 (MENA) – Saudi Crown Prince and Deputy Premier Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Wednesday with Chairman of Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the meeting, the ....

UN envoy to Libya holds meeting with lawmakers in Tripoli

Date: 2017-10-25 22:43:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:7058486

TRIPOLI, Oct 25 (MENA) - UN envoy to Libya Ghassan Salamé held a meeting Wednesday with over 30 members of Libya House of Representatives. The meeting was held at headquarter of the United Nations Support Mission for Libya (UNSMIL) in Tripoli. ....

Saudi crown prince, US treasury secretary discuss investment, trade

Date: 2017-10-25 20:46:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:7058480

RIYADH, Oct 25 (MENA) – Saudi Crown Prince and Deputy Premier Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met Wednesday with US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, on the sidelines of the meetings of the Future Investment Initiative, the Saudi Press Agency ....

Israel boycott offices add German, Cypriot companies to ban list

Date: 2017-10-25 17:39:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:7058051

CAIRO, Oct 25 (MENA) - The 91st meeting of the Arab offices boycotting Israel recommended boycotting Germany's Heidelberg Cement Group and its subsidiary Hanson, Palestine's permanent delegation to the AL said in a Wednesday statement. It was ....

Bahrain freezes assets of 2 Yemeni entities, 11 persons

Date: 2017-10-25 16:43:48 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:7058267

MANAMA, Oct 25 (MENA) – Bahrain has frozen the assets of two Yemeni entities and 11 individuals, the Bahraini Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. The decision was taken after the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center has blacklisted ....

Jordan’s King receives call from Hamas politburo chief

Date: 2017-10-25 14:16:44 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7057943

AMMAN, Oct 25 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II Wednesday received a phone call from Hamas Politburo Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who put him up to date on a recently-signed Palestinian reconciliation accord, Petra News Agency reported. The King ....

Iraq: More than 15,000 displaced persons back to their regions in Ninawa

Date: 2017-10-25 14:10:46 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:7057865

BAGHDAD, Oct 25 (MENA) - The Ministry of Displacement and Migration announced on Wednesday the return of more than 15,000 displaced persons to their regions in Ninawa. Director general of the ministry Abbas Jahakir told Al Sumaria news channel ....

3 killed in blast in Mosul

Date: 2017-10-25 13:32:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7057907

BAGHDAD, Oct 25 (MENA) - Three civilians were killed when a remnant explosive device, left behind by Daesh, went off in the east coast of Iraq's Mosul, an unidentfied security source was quoted by Al Sumaria News channel Wednesday. The explosion ....

6 Daesh militants killed in Yemen's Bayda

Date: 2017-10-25 13:18:34 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7057909

SANAA, Oct 25 (MENA) - Six Daesh militants were killed in a US airstrike over Qifa district in Al Bayda governorate in Yemen, Sky News reported Wednesday. It gave no further details. (MENA) H M E/D A E ....