Arab world

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  • Lavrov, AL chief to review Middle East issues on Wednesday

    Date: 2017-07-04 08:09:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6880105

    MOSCOW, July 4 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will hold talks here Wednesday with Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on the conditions in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. In ....

  • 5th international meeting of Syrian crisis settlement kicks off in Astana

    Date: 2017-07-04 07:39:37 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6880055

    ASTANA, July 4 (MENA) - The fifth international meeting on Syria in Astana kicked off on Tuesday with a session of a joint working group on de-escalation issues, the Russian news agency Sputnik reported. Following the session of the working group, ....

  • Assad-affiliated helicopters shell areas in Daraa

    Date: 2017-07-04 06:58:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6880009

    LONDON, July 4 (MENA) - The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Tuesday that helicopters affiliated to President Bashar el Assad targeted more than 15 explosive barrels in Daraa. This escalation comes after announcing a truce in Daraa ....

  • US-backed Syrian forces breach Raqqa's wall in Daesh fight

    Date: 2017-07-04 06:56:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6879997

    WASHINGTON, July 4 (MENA) - US-backed Syrian forces have breached the wall at Raqqa's Old City as they try to retake the city from Daesh, the BBC reported, quoting the US military. It says the coalition helped the advance of the Syrian Democratic ....

  • Saudi FM: Arab states want Qatar to change its harmful policy; any measures not against Qataris

    Date: 2017-07-03 18:23:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:6879659

    JEDDAH, July 3 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir said the demands of the four Arab states - Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE - are not against Qatar, they are, however, meant to prod Doha into changing its policy which harms ....

  • Saudi king probes with Trump regional developments

    Date: 2017-07-03 16:57:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:6879540

    RIYADH, July 3 (MENA) - King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received on Monday a phone call from US President Donald Trump, said the Saudi Press Agency. During the telephone call, they reviewed the historical relations and discussed latest ....

  • Putin discusses upcoming Astana talks

    Date: 2017-07-03 15:27:37 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6879357

    MOSCOW, July 3 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the Syrian conflict and the upcoming Astana talks on the Syrian settlement, as well as domestic Russian issues, with the permanent members of the Russian Security Council, ....

  • Iraqi irrigation min. in Cairo to participate in AMWC meetings

    Date: 2017-07-03 15:03:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:6878977

    CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) – Iraqi Minister of Water Resources Hassan Janabi arrived on Monday at Cairo International Airport to participate in the meetings of the executive council and the 9th round of the Arab Ministerial Water Council ....

  • Bahrain, German FMs discuss ways to boost mutual ties

    Date: 2017-07-03 13:58:14 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6878925

    MANAMA, July 3 (MENA) – Bahraini Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa received a telephone call from his German counterpart Sigmar Gabriel, BNA reported on Monday. During the conversation, they exchanged ....

  • Kuwait receives Qatar's response to demands from Egypt, Arabia, Bahrain, UAE

    Date: 2017-07-03 12:21:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:6878929

    KUWAIT CITY, July 3 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah received at Bayan Palace Qatar's Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani who handed him a message from Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ....

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