Arab world

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  • Fatah, Hamas hold 1st Palestinian round of talks in Cairo

    Date: 2017-10-10 21:19:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:7033383

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Palestine's Fatah and Hamas movements on Tuesday said their representatives held the first round of national dialogue in Cairo under the auspices of Egypt. In a joint statement, the two movements said today's session was ....

  • Sarraj meets OHCHR commissioner

    Date: 2017-10-10 20:43:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:7033251

    TRIPOLI, Oct 10 (MENA) - Chairman of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez al-Sarraj on Tuesday received United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid bin Ra'ad. The meeting dealt with the political and security situation in Libya, a ....

  • Iraqi PM expects Daesh's complete defeat in Iraq this year

    Date: 2017-10-10 20:26:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7033249

    BAGHDAD, Oct 10 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday that Daesh would be completely defeated in Iraq this year, Russia Today reported. Daesh's cross-border "caliphate" effectively collapsed in July, when US-backed Iraqi ....

  • Jordan, Kenya probe military cooperation, anti-terror efforts

    Date: 2017-10-10 14:28:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:7032660

    AMMAN, Oct 10 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday discussed with Kenyan Defense Minister Raychelle Omamo means of boosting cooperation, especially in the military fields. They discussed regional and international anti-terror efforts. ....

  • VP urges lifting Sudan off list of countries sponsoring terrorism

    Date: 2017-10-10 14:11:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:7032769

    KHARTOUM, Oct 10 (MENA) - Vice President Hassabo Mohamed Abdel Rahman on Tuesday called for lifting Sudan off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism At a rally in Kassala state, he asserted that his country is not supporting terrorism. The ....

  • Tunisian police foil attempt by 2 Africans to sneak into country from Libya

    Date: 2017-10-10 13:27:30 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7032567

    TUNIS, Oct 10 (MENA) - The Tunisian security bodies arrested two nationals of African countries near the Tunisian-Libyan borders during their attempt to infiltrate into Tunisia from Libya. The two were referred to the Tunisian National Guard in ....

  • Russian aircraft destroy Daesh economic infrastructure in Syria

    Date: 2017-10-10 11:35:48 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7032305

    MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - Militants of Daesh no longer have sources of financing in Syria for purchasing weapons and ammunition and recruiting mercenaries, the group’s economic infrastructure in that country has been destroyed, Russian Defense ....

  • Two paths for Yemen’s war-scarred Children: combat, or marriage

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:58:24 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7032226

    NEW YORK, Oct 10 (MENA) - Yemen is a country in crisis. After more than two years of war, its infrastructure has been badly damaged and its people impoverished, with hundreds of thousands sickened with cholera, The New York Times reported. But ....

  • ARADO director, Libyan labor min. discuss bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:7032200

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Director General of the Arab Organization for Administrative Development (ARADO) Nasser al Qahtani discussed on Tuesday with the Libyan labor minister and his accompanying delegation boosting bilateral cooperation. During ....

  • Houthis blocking aid deliveries in Yemen's Taiz

    Date: 2017-10-10 10:04:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7032076

    SANAA, Oct 10 (MENA) - Houthi militants blocked 10 trucks laden with humanitarian aid from reaching intended recipients in Yemen's southwestern city of Taiz. Sky News quoted security sources as saying Tuesday that Houthi militants stationed at a ....

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