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Archbishop of Canterbury leaves Khartoum

Date: 2017-08-01 13:02:07 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6925408

KHARTOUM, Aug 1 (MENA) - Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby left Khartoum on Tuesday, wrapping up a three-day official visit. The visit included several meetings and visits at both the official and unofficial levels. The archbishop installed ....

SDF are achieving advance in Al Rakkah city: US official

Date: 2017-08-01 12:59:55 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:6925342

WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (MENA) - US Presidential envoy to the coalition against Daesh terrorist group Brett McGurk affirmed that US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) achieved a significant advance in Rakkah city over the past 24 hours. McGurk said ....

UAE state minister: Qatar strategy to handle its crisis doomed to failure

Date: 2017-08-01 10:04:36 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6924990

ABU DHABI, Aug 1 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said Qatar's failure to politicize the file of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is an early alert on its failure as per its calls to ....

Bahrain condemns terrorist bombing on Iraqi Embassy in Kabul

Date: 2017-08-01 10:03:12 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6924991

MANAMA, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain on Tuesday condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted the Iraqi Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul on Monday. In a statement, the ministry asserted Bahrain's support to Iraq ....

Lebanese army ready to combat terror: Lebanese president

Date: 2017-08-01 10:02:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6924996

BEIRUT, Aug 1 (MENA) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said that the Lebanese army and the security institutions are fully ready to face terror. This came in Aoun’s speech Tuesday during the army celebrations of the 72nd anniversary of its ....

Iraqi forces getting ready to liberate Tal Afar from Daesh

Date: 2017-08-01 07:19:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6924814

BAGHDAD, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Iraqi forces is getting ready to liberate Tal Afar city from Daesh. There are 1,500 to 2,000 exhausted Daesh elements in Tal Afar, ‎Nineveh Operations Commander Najim al Jubouri said in statements on ....

Saudi Arabia says Iran rejected to resume investigations into storming embassy, consulate

Date: 2017-07-31 22:29:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:6924688

RIYADH, July 31 (MENA) - An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday Iranian authorities have persistently and consistently refused to resume investigations into storming the ٍSaudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in ....

Abu Dhabi CP, ِِِAl Azhar grand imam discuss challenges facing Islamic world

Date: 2017-07-31 22:04:18 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:6924666

ABU DHABI, July 31 (MENA) - Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Monday Grand Imam of Egypt's Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb, who is currently visiting the ....

20 Daesh elements killed near Syrian borders, says Iraqi spokesman

Date: 2017-07-31 14:39:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:6923922

BAGHDAD, July 31 (MENA) - Iraqi military sources said Monday that 20 Daesh elements were killed in a raid launched by Iraqi warplanes near the Syrian borders. Iraqi military spokesman Mohamed al Khdary said in statements to the US-funded radio ....

Arab parliament speaker condemns Daesh attack on Iraqi embassy in Kabul

Date: 2017-07-31 14:24:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6924101

CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - Arab Parliament Speaker Mashaal al Salami has strongly condemned the attack against the Iraqi Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul staged by the Daesh terror group on Monday. In a press release Monday, Salami affirmed ....