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Saudi FM receives Russian ambassador
Date: 2017-08-09 14:23:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:6937285
JEDDAH, Aug 9 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir received at his office in Jeddah on Wednesday Russia's ambassador to the Kingdom Sergei Kozlov. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and regional and ....
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Iraq, Lebanon agree on cementing security cooperation
Date: 2017-08-09 14:23:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6937116
BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - Iraqi Defense Minister Erfan al-Hiyali on Wednesday emphasized the Iraqi determination to boost military cooperation with Lebanon with regard to combating terrorism. Hiyali made the remarks on the sidelines of his meeting ....
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US seeks Syria’s disintegration, including with Kurdish units’ help — expert
Date: 2017-08-09 13:26:25 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6937176
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) - Washington’s chief objective in Syria is either toppling Bashar al Assad or destroying Syria’s unity, in particular, with the help from Syrian Kurds’ armed groups, Boris Dolgov, Senior Research Fellow at the Russian Academy of ....
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Iraq: Daesh senior leader killed in Tal Afar, says source
Date: 2017-08-09 13:14:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:6937074
BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - A senior leader at Daesh terrorist group was killed Wednesday after he was targeted by a mortar shell in Tal Afar in west of Mosul, a local source told Al Sumaria News channel. The source added that the leader, an Iraqi ....
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Houthis kidnap pro-Saleh official leader in Al Baidah
Date: 2017-08-09 13:13:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6937077
SANAA, Aug 9 (MENA) – Houthis militias kidnapped Mohammed Salem Al Zalaf, the director of the Education Office in Al Baidah province and the leader in the party of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah at a checkpoint in Azza area on the northern ....
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Bahrain denies opening up airspace to Qatar Airways
Date: 2017-08-09 11:36:44 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:6936934
MANAMA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Bahrain has denied news that it opened up some of its airspace to Qatar Airways. The Bahraini Transport Ministry said Wednesday this news is baseless. All measures have been taken to enhance aviation safety over ....
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US amb. welcomes planned visit by Kuwait emir to Washington
Date: 2017-08-09 10:29:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6936657
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Kuwait Lawrence R. Silverman welcomed a planned visit by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Sabah to Washington on September 6. In press statements on Wednesday during a Gulf tour by US retired ....
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Kuwaiti FM leaves for Qatar
Date: 2017-08-09 10:13:54 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6936745
KUWAIT CITY, Aug 9 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al Khaled al Hamad al Sabah left the country for Qatar on Wednesday, KUNA reported. He is accompanied by Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Mohammad al Abdullah al ....
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Russia delivers food supply to civilians in Syria’s opposition-held Homs
Date: 2017-08-09 09:48:01 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6936641
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Russian center for reconciliation of opposing sides in Syria delivered humanitarian aid to civilians living in the northern part of Syria's Homs area, currently controlled by the armed opposition, the Russian news agency ....
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GACA denies allowing Qatari airlines to access western Saudi airspace
Date: 2017-08-09 07:30:06 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6936438
RIYADH, Aug 9 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) denied allowing Qatari airlines to access the kingdom from the west. In a statement on Wednesday, GACA confirmed that Qatari airliners are banned from accessing the ....
