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Iraq announces full liberation of Tel Afar, Ninawa

Date: 2017-08-31 12:03:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:6970509

BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - Commander of the Iraqi Armed Forces Haider el Abadi announced on Thursday the full liberation of Tel Afar city and Ninawa province from Daesh control. In a statement, Abadi said "Ninawa province is now in the full control ....

2 soldiers killed, 5 injured in car bomb in Libya’s Sirte

Date: 2017-08-31 11:53:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:6970390

TRIPOLI, Aug 31 (MENA) – Two Libyan soldiers were killed and five others injured when a booby-trapped car exploded at a checkpoint in the southern of Nawfiliya area in east of Sirte city, a military source said on Thursday. The bodies and the ....

Lebanese police arrest Daesh-linked Syrian in Arsal

Date: 2017-08-31 11:25:56 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6970417

BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - Lebanese police arrested a Daesh-linked Syrian national in Juroud Arsal, a barren area in the mountains between Syria and Lebanon. The arrest came upon a tip-off that the man, identified as Abu Baraa, is linked to ....

One person killed, 7 injured in blasts in Baghdad

Date: 2017-08-31 10:13:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6970260

BAGHDAD, Aug 31 (MENA) - One person was killed and seven others were injured in blasts in al Zaafaraniya and Tarmiyah districts of Baghdad, Samurai News reported Thursday. An Iraqi security source said the first blast took place when an explosive ....

Kabaa covered with new Kiswa worth 22 million riyals

Date: 2017-08-31 07:15:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6969993

MECCA, Aug 31 (MENA) - The holy Kabaa is covered with a new gold-laced Kiswa (cover) on Thursday, a tradition that takes place on Dul Hijjah 9 every year, Saudi Press Agency reported. Officials from the Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques Affairs ....

Israeli gunboat, 2 reconnaissance aircraft violate Lebanese territorial waters, airspace

Date: 2017-08-31 06:00:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6969957

BEIRUT, Aug 31 (MENA) - The Lebanese army said Thursday an Israeli gunboat violated the country's territorial waters, while two reconnaissance planes violated the country's airspace. The gunboat violated the Lebanese territorial waters off Ras al ....

Trump urges following Riyadh Summit commitments to solve Qatar dispute

Date: 2017-08-30 22:42:13 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:6969917

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump urged that all parties to the Qatar dispute find a diplomatic resolution that follows through on their commitments made at the Riyadh Summit, to maintain unity while fighting terrorism. This ....

Libya’s Haftar receives UN envoy

Date: 2017-08-30 22:37:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:6969909

BENGHAZI, Aug 30 (MENA) - Head of the Libyan National Army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar held a meeting Wednesday with Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Ghassan Salame. The ....

King Salman offers condolences to families of Hurricane Harvey

Date: 2017-08-30 21:54:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:6969910

RIYADH, Aug 30 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday offered condolences to the families who have lost loved ones in the Hurricane Harvey. US President Donald Trump spoke today with King Salman, the White House ....

Abu Dhabi CP receives letter from Chadian President

Date: 2017-08-30 21:40:01 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:6969793

ABU DHABI, Aug 30 (MENA) - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a letter from President Idriss Deby of Chad, on ways to enhance bilateral relations in all ....