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Egypt, Lebanon discuss cooperation

Date: 2017-09-27 17:14:01 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:7012426

BEIRUT, Sept 27 (MENA) – Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Atti met Wednesday in Beirut with Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil. The two ministers discussed boosting cooperation in various fields including training, ....

Iraqi Kurds back independence in referendum

Date: 2017-09-27 16:20:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7012346

ERBIL, Sept 27 (MENA) - People living in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence for the Kurdistan Region in Monday's controversial referendum, BBC news reported. The electoral commission said 92% of the 3.3 million Kurds and ....

Iraqi oil minister probes with WB mission joint cooperation

Date: 2017-09-27 14:06:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7012040

BAGHDAD, Sept 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Oil Minister Jabar Ali al Luaibi discussed on Wednesday with special representative of the World Bank mission in Iraq Yara Salem and her accompanying delegation means to boost cooperation in the fields of gas and ....

Iraqi parliament seeks controlling oil fields in Kirkuk

Date: 2017-09-27 13:37:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:7012033

BAGHDAD, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday assigned Prime Minister Hayder Abbadi to take the necessary measures to control oil fields in Kirkuk and other areas that are under dispute with the Kurdistan Region. The move was made ....

Jordan king probes with Singapore's defense minister military cooperation

Date: 2017-09-27 12:49:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7011893

AMMAN, Sept 27 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan on Wednesday discussed with Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, means to boost cooperation between Jordan and Singapore, mainly in the military fields as well as the latest developments in the ....

Arab League welcomes Palestine's admission to Interpol

Date: 2017-09-27 12:47:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:7011724

CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) on Wednesday welcomed Palestine’s admission to Interpol as a full member. In press statements, AL’s Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Occupied Territories Saeed Abu Ali said the Interpol's ....

Arab League hosts conference on women Sunday

Date: 2017-09-27 11:00:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:7011526

CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Arab League will host on Sunday a high-level conference on enhancing women's rights. The conference will be organized in cooperation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations Children's ....

3 Takfiris arrested from different parts in Tunisia

Date: 2017-09-27 10:55:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:7011534

TUNIS, Sept 27 (MENA) – The national guards' units of the Tunisian Interior Ministry arrested three Takfiris suspected of belonging to a terrorist group from various parts of Tunisia. The three, aged 24, 25 and 33, publish posts on Facebook ....

Italy urges Haftar to opt for the political track

Date: 2017-09-27 10:46:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7011552

TRIPOLI, Sept 27 (MENA) - Italy has urged commander of the Libyan army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar to choose the political track if he would like to present himself for the leadership of Libya. The remark was made at a meeting of Italian Defense ....

AU welcomes US decision to lift travel ban on Sudan

Date: 2017-09-27 09:59:44 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7011454

ADDIS ABABA, Sept 27 (MENA) - The African Union Commission (AUC) welcomed on Wednesday the US administration's decision to lift travel ban on Sudan, hoping of full normalization of ties between the two countries. In a statement, the commission ....