Arab world
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Iraqi ambassador says Baghdad waiting serious Arab, international support
Date: 2017-08-06 22:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:6933356
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Iraqi Ambassador in Cairo Habib Al Sadr said Sunday his country looks forward to a serious Arab and international support in the reconstruction of districts that were damaged by terrorist gangs. In statements, the ambassador ....
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Mauritanians vote in favor of constitutional amendments
Date: 2017-08-06 22:31:31 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:6933336
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Mauritanians have approved constitutional reforms that would mean abolishing the country's Senate and changing the national flag. As many as 85 percent voted in favor of the reforms, the head of the country's ....
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Sudan, US discuss military cooperation
Date: 2017-08-06 20:25:43 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6933247
KHARTOUM, Aug 2 (MENA) - Sudan's army chief of staff Lieutenant General Emadeddine Mostafa Adawi met on Sunday with US Chargé d'Affaires Steven Koutsis. The meeting tackled ways to promote cooperation in the military field as well as issues of ....
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Saudi stance on Syria's future firm, foreign ministry says
Date: 2017-08-06 19:40:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:6933127
JEDDAH, Aug 6 (MENA) - An official source at the Saudi Foreign Ministry has said reports by several media outlets quoting Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir regarding the Syrian crisis as "inaccurate", Al Arabiya reported. "The Saudi firm position ....
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UAE president declares 2018 'Year of Zayed'
Date: 2017-08-06 18:45:33 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6933072
ABU DHABI, Aug 5 (MENA) - Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, has declared 2018 the "Year of Zayed", the state news agency WAM reported. The year 2018 marks 100 years since the birth of the late founding ....
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Lavrov expects military and political contacts with US on Syria to continue
Date: 2017-08-06 16:25:57 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:6933008
MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - Russia expects military and political contacts with the United States on Syria to continue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after a meeting with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Sunday. "Contacts on the ....
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King Jordan calls for US commitment to achieve ME in peace process
Date: 2017-08-06 15:43:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6932918
AMMAN, Aug 6 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II asserted on Sunday that there will no any breakthrough in the peace process unless the U.S. is committed to solving the Palestinian issue. During his meeting at the Al Husseiniyeh Palace, the King ....
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Egypt, Iraq discuss ways of cooperation in educational, unionist work
Date: 2017-08-06 15:25:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:6932829
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Acting President of Teachers Syndicate and Chairman of Arab teachers union Khalaf al Zanati met with a delegation of Iraqi Teachers Syndicate headed by Abbas Kazem al Sudani. Al Zanati and al Sudani discussed ways of applying ....
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Russian FM, Turkish FM discuss Syrian crisis
Date: 2017-08-06 13:45:29 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:6932682
MANILA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry Sergey Lavrov met on Sunday with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on sidelines of ASEAN regional form. Both parties discussed the condition in Syria especially boosting ceasing fire and ....
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Jordan, Yemen discuss recent regional developments
Date: 2017-08-06 11:59:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6932453
AMMAN, Aug 6 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi on Sunday discussed with Yemeni Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulmalik al Mekhlafi recent developments in the region especially in ....