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Political process needed in Syria after Astana talks : UN envoy
Date: 2017-09-22 07:21:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7003188
DAMASCUS, Sept 22 (MENA) - UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Friday underlined the necessity to start a political process in Syria after the sixth round of Astana talks on Syria. Two main strongholds of Daesh terrorist group in ....
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Bahrain's FM says position of boycotting countries remains firm in dispute with Qatar
Date: 2017-09-21 20:05:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7002970
NEWYORK, Sept 21 (MENA) - Bahrain's Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said Thursday that position of the Arab boycotting Qatar countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and his own country, remains the same in the dispute with ....
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Muqtada al-Sadr terms Kurdish independence referendum ‘suicide attempt’
Date: 2017-09-21 19:56:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7002915
BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iraqi Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday urged leaders of the Kurdistan region to set for dialogue on dropping a call for independence referendum. In statements carried by the Iraqi Media News Agency, al-Sadr ....
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Internationally-recognized president urges UN to end war in Yemen
Date: 2017-09-21 18:50:40 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:7002845
NEW YORK, Sept 21 (MENA) - Yemen's internationally recognized President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi called Thursday on the United Nations and international community to commit to their responsibilities toward his war-torn country. Speaking at the 72nd ....
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Iraqi force arrests 7 Daesh members in Baghdad
Date: 2017-09-21 18:23:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:7002846
BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) – An Iraqi force has arrested seven Daesh members who were plotting to target visitors and religious processions in Baghdad. Three of the seven Daesh terrorists were arrested in Al Rashidiya district with three explosive ....
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Iraq's joint operations command announces liberation of Anah from Daesh
Date: 2017-09-21 18:10:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7002777
BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iraq's joint operations command announced Thursday the liberation of Anah area in western Anbar Province from terrorist Daesh group, Iraqi news agency reported. Deputy commander of Iraq's joint operations Abdel Amir ....
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AL chief attends meeting of int'l quartet on Libya in New York
Date: 2017-09-21 17:55:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:7002698
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Arab League said Thursday that its Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit participated in the third meeting of the international quartet on Libya, on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly meetings in ....
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Three projectiles fell on al-Arda governorate of Saudi Arabia
Date: 2017-09-21 15:57:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:7002614
RIYADH, Sept 21 (MENA) - Three Katyusha projectiles fell on Thursday morning on a mountain village in al-Arda governorate in Jizan area, an official source at the Arab Coalition Command said. One of the projectiles have fallen on an elementary ....
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Jordanian FM participates in high-level UN General Assembly meetings
Date: 2017-09-21 13:57:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:7002466
AMMAN/NEW YORK, Sept 21 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ayman Safadi, Wednesday took part in a ministerial meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum in New York, which was co-chaired by Morocco and the ....
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More than 100 migrants missing after their boat sank off Libyan shores: Libyan navy
Date: 2017-09-21 12:56:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:7002352
TRIPOLI, Sept 21 (MENA) - More than 100 illegal migrants from different nationalities went missing after their boat had sunk off the western Libyan shores, Libyan navy spokesman Ayub Kassem said in a statement on Thursday. About seven migrants ....