Arab world

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  • 3 elements of al Hashd al Shaabi troops killed, injured in bomb blast in Baghdad

    Date: 2017-09-12 11:18:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6986687

    BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (MENA) - An element of al Hashd al Shaabi troops was killed while two others were wounded in a blast that targeted their patrol in southern Baghdad, a security source said on Tuesday. The patrol was targeted by a roadside bomb ....

  • Fatah condemns Sinai attack

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:53:07 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6986703

    GAZA CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary of Palestinian Fatah Movement's Revolutionary Council Fayez Abu Eita condemned on Tuesday the terrorist attack by takfiri elements on security forces in Sinai. Abu Eita said in press statements that ....

  • Iraqi parliament votes against Kurdistan referendum

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:33:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:6986569

    BAGHDAD, Sept 12 (MENA) - Iraqi House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to reject a poll on Kurdish regional independence. The parliament urged Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi to take all measures needed to maintain unity of Iraq and to ....

  • Jordan flies flag at half mast over Sinai security victims

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:31:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6986570

    AMMAN, Sept 12 (MENA) - Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court announced on Tuesday flying the flag at half mast from morning to noon, mourning the victims of Monday's terrorist attack in Egypt's Sinai peninsula. A number of policemen were killed and ....

  • Ministerial meeting to review implementation of Arab summit resolutions

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:27:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6986402

    CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – An Arab League (AL) committee held a meeting Tuesday to review a semi-annual report on the implementation of resolutions and commitments of the latest Arab Summit in Jordan. Also, the AL follow-up committee on decisions ....

  • Arab FMs convene ahead of AL council session

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:20:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6986548

    CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - Arab Foreign Ministers held on Tuesday a consultative meeting with the participation of Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit. The meeting, which was held at the headquarters of the AL, was held ahead of the ....

  • Kuwait PM to visit Turkey on Wednesday

    Date: 2017-09-12 10:08:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6986368

    KUWAIT CITY, Sept 12 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al Hamad Al Sabah will visit Ankara on Wednesday. The visit is aimed at cementing relations and cooperation between Kuwait and Turkey. The Prime Minister, who will visit ....

  • UNAMID expresses concern over allegations of improper team site handovers in Darfur

    Date: 2017-09-11 15:58:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:6985288

    KHARTOUM, Sept 11 (MENA) – The UNAMID is concerned about recent allegations of improper handover of team sites in North Darfur as part of its mandated reconfiguration, the UNAMID official website said on Monday. The Mission would like to ....

  • Jordan, Iraq to set up joint industrial zone, trade committee

    Date: 2017-09-10 22:51:12 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:6984180

    AMMAN, Sept 10 (MENA) - Jordan and Iraq agreed on Sunday to establish a joint industrial zone on the border between the two countries, and asked companies on both sides to promptly put in place their visions about implementation, Jordan's news ....

  • Iraq says 90% of Daesh-controlled areas regained

    Date: 2017-09-10 22:16:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6984041

    BAGHDAD, Sept 10 (MENA) - More than 90% of the Iraqi territories under the terrorist Daesh group's control were regained, Saad al-Hadithi, spokesman for the Iraqi Prime Minister's media office, said. He noted that the government managed to ....

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