Arab world

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  • 20 people, including children, rescued from under rubble of destroyed houses in Mosul

    Date: 2017-07-09 08:17:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6888330

    BAGHDAD, July 9 (MENA) – Iraqi forces announced rescuing more than 20 people who were stuck under the rubble of three houses that were destroyed in Old City in Mosul, Alhurra TV station reported on Sunday. Most of the people who were rescued are ....

  • Security director of Gharyan assassinated

    Date: 2017-07-09 07:28:58 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6888331

    BENGHAZI, July 9 (MENA) - Security director of Gharyan Abdel Razeq el Sadeq Aameesh was assassinated outside his home unidentified gunmen, Libyan field sources said on Sunday. No body declared responsibility for the assassination, the sources ....

  • AL chief affirms the importance of adhering to Palestinian, Arab principles

    Date: 2017-07-08 22:27:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6888240

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday affirmed the importance of adhering to the principles of the Palestinian and Arab stance, whose essence is to abide by the Arab peace initiative without changing ....

  • Abu Dhabi CP meets Libya's military commander Haftar

    Date: 2017-07-08 20:08:35 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:6888184

    ABU DHABI, July 8 (MENA) - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan stressed his country's support for the Libyan people and their choices and ambitions for a stable and secure ....

  • Saudi FM hails G20 communique on counter-terrorism

    Date: 2017-07-08 19:38:20 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:6888138

    BERLIN, July 8 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel al Jubeir on Saturday said the final G20 Summit communique affirmed the need to tackle common challenges to the international community, including terrorism. "There is clear-cut ....

  • Abbas: Palestine backs Arab, int’l efforts to uproot terrorism

    Date: 2017-07-08 18:37:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:6888038

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Palestine supports Arab and international efforts to uproot terrorism in the region and the world, President Mahmoud Abbas said, asserting that his country plays a part in confronting all forms of terrorism and ....

  • Libyan coast guard rescues 80 migrants off Tripoli

    Date: 2017-07-08 17:09:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6887953

    TRIPOLI, July 8 (MENA) The Libyan coast guard rescued 80 illegal migrants off Tripoli on Saturday but about 20 more were believed to be missing, said spokesman of the Libyan Navy Ayoub Qassim. The guard acted upon information from fishermen of a ....

  • Iraqi air forces destroy Daesh HQ in Anbar

    Date: 2017-07-08 15:52:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:6887680

    BAGHDAD, July 8 (MENA) – The Iraqi air forces command said that its sorties hit and destroyed HQ, hideouts, and stores belonging to the terrorist Daesh group in Anbar governorate. The airstrikes were launched upon military intelligence, and ....

  • Libyan interim government condemns Rafah terrorist attack

    Date: 2017-07-08 14:18:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6887642

    Al BAIDAA, Libya, July 8 (MENA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Dairi strongly condemned on Saturday Rafah terrorist attack ‏in Northern Sinai. Libya stands with the Egyptian people and government in their confrontation to terrorism, Al ....

  • Arab Parliament welcomes UNESCO's decision to recognize Hebron as Palestinian heritage site

    Date: 2017-07-08 13:55:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6887589

    CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Head of the Arab Parliament Meshaal al Salmi welcomed a decision by the UNESCO to register the Old City of Hebron and the Tomb of Patriarchs as heritage sites that belong to the State of Palestine. Salmi said that he ....

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