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Kuwait reduces number of Iranian embassy diplomats
Date: 2017-07-20 10:48:58 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6907158
KUWAIT, July 20 (MENA) - Kuwait's Foreign Ministry decided Thursday to reduce the number of the Iranian embassy diplomats, shut down the embassy's technical offices and freeze any activities of joint committees between both countries. The ....
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Iraqi forces liberate village in Ninawa
Date: 2017-07-20 10:03:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6906940
BAGHDAD, July 20 (MENA)- The Iraqi armed forces freed Imam Gharbi village in Ninawa governorate from the control of Daesh militant group, according to Iraqi sources. The sources told Al Arabia news channel that the Popular Mobilization Forces' 50th ....
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Six Daesh militants killed in Tal Afar airstrikes
Date: 2017-07-20 09:48:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6906938
BAGHDAD, July 20 (MENA) - The Iraqi army announced Thursday that six Daesh militants were killed in air raids on the city of Tal Afar in western Nineveh province. Acting on an intelligence tip, the army launched the airstrikes in which two Daesh ....
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Trump ends covert CIA program to arm anti-Assad rebels in Syria, a move sought by Moscow
Date: 2017-07-20 06:19:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6906719
WASHINGTON, July 20 (MENA) - President Donald Trump has decided to end the CIA’s covert program to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels battling the government of Bashar al Assad, a move long sought by Russia, The Washington Post reported Thursday, ....
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Iraq buys ‘large batch’ of T-90 tanks – Kremlin aide
Date: 2017-07-20 06:18:13 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6906728
MOSCOW, July 20 (MENA) - A Kremlin aide has confirmed that the Iraqi armed forces will soon take delivery of Russian-made T-90 battle tanks, Russia Today reported Thursday. The Russian hardware will be deployed alongside the US M1A1 Abrams ....
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ARADO deputy chairman urges accountability to fight corruption
Date: 2017-07-19 18:41:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:6906363
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - A senior Arab official stressed on Wednesday the importance of applying accountability standards to fight corruption. Tarek al Baqali, the deputy chairman of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), called ....
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Libya’s minister, Italy’s amb. discuss boosting bilateral coop.
Date: 2017-07-19 18:11:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:6906315
TRIPOLI, July 19 (MENA) - Libya's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Taher Siala discussed in a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Libya Giuseppe Perrone ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in various fields. During the meeting, Siala and Perrone ....
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South Syria truce mechanism to be announced today, says observatory
Date: 2017-07-19 17:54:52 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:6906274
LONDON, July 19 (MENA) - The mechanism of the South Syria truce, brokered by the US, Russia and Jordan, is expected to be announced Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The arrival of the Russian forces at Al Sanamayn city in ....
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China calls for political settlement in Libyan crisis
Date: 2017-07-19 17:53:14 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:6906271
BEIJING, July 19 (MENA) - China is willing to make joint efforts with regional partners to seek a political settlement in the Libyan crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Wednesday. Wang made the remarks after talks with visiting Tunisian ....
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Yemen’s PM meets director of ERC
Date: 2017-07-19 16:56:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6906145
ADEN, July 19 (MENA) – Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr met on Wednesday with Director of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) Mohamed Saeed Al Kotbi. During the meeting, held in Aden, Daghr and Al Kotbi discussed projects that are being ....
