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  • Bahraini foreign minister receives French president's special envoy

    Date: 2017-10-08 14:14:53 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:7029429

    MANAMA, Oct 8 (MENA) - Bahrani Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received Sunday Special Envoy of the President of the French Republic to the Gulf Bertrand Besancenot, the Bahraini news agency said. The ....

  • 2 UK officials in Khartoum to discuss trade, investment opportunities

    Date: 2017-10-08 14:00:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7029322

    KHARTOUM, Oct 8 (MENA) – Director of the British Department for International Trade East Africa Daniel Rathwell and Head of Department for International Trade (DIT) Eric Olanya arrived in Khartoum to hold talks in the fields of trade and investment, ....

  • UNAMID welcomes lifting of US economic sanctions on Sudan

    Date: 2017-10-08 13:33:13 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:7029330

    KHARTOUM, Oct 8 (MENA) - UNAMID has welcomed the US Administration’s decision to lift economic sanctions imposed on Sudan. The decision, which ends more than two decades of economic sanctions, is hoped to contribute significantly to the betterment ....

  • Saudi King concludes four-day visit to Russia

    Date: 2017-10-08 13:32:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7029258

    AL RIYADH, Oct 8 (MENA) - Saudi King and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud left Moscow on Sunday at the end of a four-day visit at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Saudi king was seen off at ....

  • Britain welcomes lifting of US sanctions on Sudan

    Date: 2017-10-08 12:37:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7029206

    KHARTOUM, Oct 8 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Sudan Michel Aron said that he was happy with the permanent removal of US sanctions on Sudan. In statements to Sudan News Agency (SUNA) he said he was looking forward to this decision since he came ....

  • Egypt condemns terrorist attack on Al Salam Palace in Jeddah

    Date: 2017-10-08 10:06:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7028788

    CAIRO, Oct 8 (MENA) - Egypt has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Al Salam Palace in Jeddah which left two Royal Guards killed and three others wounded. A statement released by the Foreign Ministry here on Sunday expressed Egypt's deep ....

  • Syrian army restores control over new areas in Deir Ez-zor countryside

    Date: 2017-10-07 22:16:33 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:7028393

    DAMASCUS, Oct 7 (MENA) - The Syrian army, in cooperation with its allies, took control over new areas in Al Mayadeen city and Hatla village in Deir Ez-zor countryside, SANA news agency reported Saturday. Clashes erupted between army units and ....

  • Yemeni forces liberate village in Taiz, kill 18 Houthis

    Date: 2017-10-07 22:11:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:7028378

    TAIZ, Yemen, Oct 7 (MENA) – Yemeni army forces said they liberated Al Arish village in Taiz province after clashes with Houthis and militias loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. In statements to the Yemeni news agency, a military ....

  • GCC commends efforts of Saudi-led coalition to avoid harming civilians, children in Yemen

    Date: 2017-10-07 21:54:50 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:7028379

    RIYADH, Oct 7 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdul Latif Al Zayani noted the keenness of the Saudi-led coalition to avoid harm to civilians and children in Yemen, SPA news agency reported Saturday. He said that ....

  • 10 Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Diyala

    Date: 2017-10-07 20:59:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7028288

    BAGHDAD, Oct 7 (MENA) - Ten Daesh militants were killed in a special operation carried out by the Iraqi anti-terrorist forces in northeastern Diyala province, the security committee of Diyala Provincial Council said in a statement Saturday. Also ....

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