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1,500 militants to leave Arsal Saturday for two areas in Syria

Date: 2017-08-11 19:40:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6940612

BEIRUT, Aug 11 (MENA) – Deputy mayor of Lebanon's Arsal Rima Karnaby said on Friday that 1,500 militants are expected to leave the city on Saturday for Ruhaybah and Qalamun areas in Syria. In statements to MENA, she said that the militants ....

Jordan king condoles with Sisi over train collision victims

Date: 2017-08-11 17:47:28 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:6940498

AMMAN, Aug 11 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II sent a cable of condolences to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over the victims of the train crash in Alexandria earlier on Friday. In his cable, the king expressed his heartfelt condolences to the ....

Lavrov: Daesh will undoubtedly be defeated

Date: 2017-08-11 17:21:32 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:6940451

MOSCOW, Aug 11, (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov assured on Friday that will undoubtedly be defeated but it is hard to say yet when it will happen, TASS news agency reported. He added that there are a lot of signs that some ....

UNHCR steps up humanitarian support for families returning to Mosul

Date: 2017-08-11 11:53:14 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6939965

GENEVA, Aug 11 (MENA) - The United Nations’ Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has been stepping up its aid effort for Iraqi families in Mosul, including for thousands who have recently returned to the city after fleeing the fighting, the UNHCR said Friday on ....

Sudan condemns military escalation in Korean Peninsula

Date: 2017-08-11 09:48:19 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6939771

KHARTOUM, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry condemned on Friday the military escalation in the Korean Peninsula, calling on the North Korean authorities to exercise self-restraint, show wisdom and to commit to international resolutions ....

ICAO rejects politicizing Qatar-Int'l air navigation crisis

Date: 2017-08-10 21:47:40 GMT - Canada - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:6939443

MONTREAL, Aug 10 (MENA) - The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued its decisions on the complaint submitted by the State of Qatar against the Quartet who call for combating terrorism, Saudi Press Agency ....

Arab Coalition asks UN to run Sanaa International Airport

Date: 2017-08-10 21:31:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:6939426

SANAA, Aug 10 (MENA) - The coalition to restore legitimate Yemeni government called on the UN to run Sanaa International Airport, official Saudi news agency SPA reported on Thursday. The move came after the commercial flights were banned from ....

FM says breakthrough in Qatari crisis depends on Doha compliance with demands

Date: 2017-08-10 20:25:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:6939390

CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Thursday said that any breakthrough in the Qatari crisis depends on Doha's compliance with the demands of the anti-terror states, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. Shoukry ....

Qatari armed force was present in Benghazi, Tripoli in 2012 -- Libyan army spokesman

Date: 2017-08-10 20:12:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:6939333

BENGHAZI, Aug 10 (MENA) – Some areas in Libya were run by Qatar, and a Qatari armed force had presence in Benghazi in 2012, Libyan army spokesman Ahmad al Mesmary said Thursday. The Qatari armed unit controlled electricity in Tripoli, al Mesmary ....

19 militants killed in clashes in Somalia

Date: 2017-08-10 16:13:56 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:6939080

MOGADISHU, Aug 10 (MENA) - At least 19 militants were killed on Thursday in Bakool district in western Somalia during clashes between Al Shabab militants and fighters loyal to former Al Shabab leader Mukhtar Robow. Officials said an Al Shabab ....