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Russia: Lavrov, Arab League chief to discuss anti-terrorism issues

Date: 2017-06-29 16:46:36 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:6873325

MOSCOW, June 29 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Abul Gheit will touch upon cooperation in the war on international terrorism and religious extremism, Syria, the Qatar situation, the Middle East ....

Iraqi state TV announces collapse of Daesh in Mosul

Date: 2017-06-29 11:01:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6872988

BAGHDAD, June 29 (MENA) - Iraqi state TV announced on Thursday the total collapse of Daesh militant group in Mosul, Sky News channel reported Thursday with no further details. Iraqi military forces have earlier announced their control over Al ....

Iraqi army retakes Mosque of Al Nuri in Mosul

Date: 2017-06-29 10:56:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:6872957

BAGHDAD, June 29, (MENA) - The Iraqi Armed Forces declared its control over Mosque of Al Nuri in Mosul where Daesh militant group proclaimed its self-styled "caliphate" three years ago, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Thursday. Last week, ....

Baghdad denies targeting of Iraqi troops by int'l coalition

Date: 2017-06-29 07:36:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:6872705

BAGHDAD, June 29 (MENA) - No Iraqi troops came under attack by the US-led international coalition warplanes in Mosul, the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said. In a statement on Thursday, the command said such baseless reports aim at undermining ....

UAE intercepts ballistic missile in Yemen

Date: 2017-06-29 06:06:51 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6872654

ADEN, June 29 (MENA) - The UAE defense system has intercepted a ballistic missile over the Yemeni governorate of Ma'rib, a Yemeni source said on Thursday. The UAE is part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen. On Wednesday, ....

75 rescued off Libya, 60 missing near Zuwara

Date: 2017-06-28 18:16:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6872407

TRIPOLI, June 28 (MENA) – A Libyan navy boat has rescued 75 people crammed on a flimsy rubber boat that carried about 135 people including 35 women and two kids in the Mediterranean north of Libya. Spokesman for the Libyan Navy Ayoub Qassem said ....

UAE ambassador threatens further sanctions against Qatar

Date: 2017-06-28 16:42:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6872172

LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - The Gulf states demanding that Qatar ends its independent-minded foreign policy and alleged support for extremism have said they are considering further economic pressure on the tiny country, such as reducing commercial ....

UN: 100,000 civilians trapped in Syria's Raqqa

Date: 2017-06-28 16:33:56 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6872302

NEW YORK, June 28 (MENA) - Voicing grave concern over the fate of 100,000 civilians “effectively trapped” in Syria's Raqqa governorate amid the ongoing offensive against Daesh fighters, the top United Nations rights official urged all parties ....

Algerian FM leads his country's delegation to 31st round of AU executive council

Date: 2017-06-28 15:19:48 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:6872180

ALGIERS, June 28 (MENA) - The Algerian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that Foreign Minister Abdel Qader Messahel will lead his country's delegation to the 31st session of African Union (AU) executive council to be held in Addis Ababa on June 30 and ....

30 civilians killed in Syria airstrike

Date: 2017-06-28 14:25:07 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6872123

LONDON, June 28 (MENA) - Thirty civilians were killed and dozens others injured in an airstrike on the Daesh-held Dablan village east of Syria. It is not known yet who is standing behind the attack, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. ....