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UNAMI: 297 civilians killed in Iraq in August

Date: 2017-09-01 15:46:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:6971686

BAGHDAD, Sept 1 (MENA) - A total of 125 Iraqi civilians were killed and another 188 injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in August 2017, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for ....

Next round of Syria talks in Astana set for September 14-15

Date: 2017-09-01 15:38:36 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:6971562

ASTANA, Sept 1 (MENA) - Kazakhstan’s capital city of Astana will host another international meeting on the Syrian settlement on September 14-15, TASS news agency quoted the press service of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry as saying on ....

Emir of Kuwait heads to US to discuss bilateral relations

Date: 2017-09-01 12:32:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6971496

KUWAIT, Sept 1 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait ٍSheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah headed Friday to the United States to hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump in the capital Washington. A number of high level Kuwaiti officials were at ....

Arab coalition airstrikes kill 15 Houthi militants in Yemen

Date: 2017-09-01 11:39:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6971433

SANAA, Sept 1 (MENA) - The Arab coalition forces carried out airstrikes on west of Taiz province in southwestern Yemen, killing 15 Houthi militants, Sky News reported on Friday. The airstrikes targeted Houthi militants in eastern Mawza district, ....

Syrian army controls front in Mannoukh village in Homs

Date: 2017-09-01 11:18:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6971401

DAMASCUS, Sept 1 (MENA) - The Syrian army units achieved a new advance in their military operations against gatherings of terrorist Daesh group in the eastern countryside of Homs, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported on Friday. A military ....

Syrian Observatory: Syrian Army controls new posts in Deiz Ezzor

Date: 2017-09-01 09:11:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6971165

LONDON, Sept 1 (MENA) - Syrian government forces established control of new posts in the western part of Deir Ezzor's countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in a statement. The Syrian army and its allies entered 27 kilometers ....

UK gives 3.8 mln dollars to South Sudanese refugees in Sudan

Date: 2017-08-31 21:45:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6970912

KHARTOUM, Aug 31 (MENA) - The UK Department for International Development has released 3.8 million dollars funding as an aid to South Sudanese refugees in Sudan, the UK embassy in Khartoum posted on its Facebook page. The aid aims at providing ....

Daesh claims responsibility for Algeria suicide attack

Date: 2017-08-31 20:10:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6970916

ALGIERS, Aug 31 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a police station in western Algeria that killed two policemen, Al Arabiya channel reported. In the attack early on Thursday morning, a militant ....

Sudan, US discuss bilateral ties, lifting sanctions

Date: 2017-08-31 18:36:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:6970826

KHARTOUM, Aug 31(MENA) – Sudan’s Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour met on Thursday with a delegation of the US Congress and discussed bilateral relations and the progress with regard to the so-called Five Tracks Plan. According to Sudan News ....

Lebanon, France discuss regional developments

Date: 2017-08-31 17:19:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:6970770

BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe received on Thursday Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri at the Matignon Palace, where they reviewed the latest regional developments and the Syrian crisis, Lebanon's National News ....