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Desh oil tankers shelled in Deir ez-Zor countryside: SOHR

Date: 2017-07-08 10:04:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6887009

LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - Warplanes thought to be affiliated to the US-led coalition have shelled oil tankers belonging to Daesh terrorist group in Deir ez-Zor countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said. Meanwhile, the ....

Iraqi forces close to retake Daesh last stronghold in Mosul's Old City

Date: 2017-07-08 09:14:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6886998

BAGHDAD, July 8 (MENA) - The Iraqi forces continued their operations against the last stronghold of Daesh terrorist group in Mosul's Old City, Sky News channel reported on Saturday. According to military sources, the Iraqi forces are hunting down ....

Jordan-US-Russian agreement to back ceasefire in south-west of Syria

Date: 2017-07-07 19:11:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6886594

AMMAN, July 7 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs Mohammed Momani announced that a tripartite agreement included Jordan, the United States and Russia was put in place to back the ceasefire in south-west of Syria and will go into ....

Tunisia strongly slams Sinai terrorist attack

Date: 2017-07-07 17:41:22 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:6886452

TUNIS, July 7 (MENA) - Tunisia strongly condemned on Friday a terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint in southern Rafah city in North Sinai, leaving a number of Egyptian servicemen dead and wounded. In a statement, the Tunisian ....

7,000 rally against "Qatar terrorism" near G20 summit HQ in Hamburg

Date: 2017-07-07 17:14:37 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:6886454

BERLIN, July 7 (MENA) – Around 7,000 people on Friday took part in a demonstration against Qatar near the G20 summit headquarters in Germany's Hamburg, accusing the Gulf state of supporting terrorism. Egypt’s Popular Diplomacy Delegation led by ....

US Secretary of State to visit Kuwait on Monday

Date: 2017-07-07 11:06:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:6885623

KUWAIT CITY, July 7 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will be traveling to Kuwait on Monday for talks with senior officials, Kuwaiti news agency (KUNA) announced on Friday. State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a ....

Five killed in bombing by SDF in Raqqa

Date: 2017-07-07 09:58:33 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6885557

LONDON, July 7 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said Friday that at least five people were killed and others wounded in a bombing by the US-led international coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the city of ....

Daesh will be driven out of Mosul next week, says Canadian general

Date: 2017-07-07 07:43:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6885366

BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - Canadian General in the US-led international coalition Dave Anderson said Friday that the coalition and the Iraqi forces are about to defeat terrorist Daesh group in its former stronghold in the city of Mosul. Anderson, who ....

UAE minister: Qatar diplomacy sends troubled messages

Date: 2017-07-06 22:32:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:6885222

ABU DHABI, July 6 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash said on Thursday that Doha tries to distance itself from supporting terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Nusra Front. Doha addresses ....

Qatar outlook lowered to negative by Moody's

Date: 2017-07-06 22:15:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6885225

NEW YORK, July 6 (MENA) - Qatar’s credit outlook was cut to negative by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited economic and financial risks from an ongoing diplomatic spat between the OPEC nation and its Arab neighbors, Bloomberg reported. The ....