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  • Arabia strongly condemns explosions in Egypt, Bahrain

    Date: 2017-06-19 11:41:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:6860873

    RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) - An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia strongly condemned and denounced two explosions that took place in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, and Al Deraz village in ....

  • UN: Number of global displaced up to 65.6 million last year

    Date: 2017-06-19 08:43:10 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6860785

    NEW YORK, June 19 (MENA) - The number of people displaced from their homes across the world due to war and persecution climbed slightly to a record 65.6 million last year, with the escalating conflict in South Sudan largely accounting for the rise, ....

  • Saudi navy has foiled terror attack on offshore oilfield

    Date: 2017-06-19 05:54:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6860625

    RIYADH, June 19 (MENA) - The Saudi Royal Navy has thwarted an attempted terrorist attack on a major offshore oilfield in the Arabian Gulf. The Saudi Press Agency said just after midnight on June 16, 2017, three boats bearing white and red flags ....

  • Kuwait Amir hopes Gulf rift to be settled through dialogue

    Date: 2017-06-18 21:47:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:6860420

    KUWAIT, June 18 (MENA) - Kuwait's Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said he hopes for healing the rift among the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states through dialogue. In a speech on Sunday marking the last 10 days of the ....

  • Bahraini policeman killed in terrorist explosion

    Date: 2017-06-18 21:31:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:6860501

    MANAMA, June 18 (MENA) - An on-duty Bahraini policeman was killed late on Sunday in a terrorist explosion that hit Deraz village, the interior ministry tweeted. Two other policemen were injured in the attack, the ministry added. "Relevant ....

  • Algeria, Kuwait discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2017-06-18 19:29:19 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:6860341

    ALGIERS, June 18 (MENA) - Algerian Foreign Minister Abdelkader Messahel had a telephone conversation Sunday with Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah on boosting bilateral ties. The ....

  • Algerian PM receives Iranian FM

    Date: 2017-06-18 18:23:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:6860337

    ALGIERS, June 18 (MENA) - Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune received, Sunday in Algiers, Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is on a working visit to Algeria, according to a statement of the Algerian ....

  • ICRC condemns attack on Syria aid convoy

    Date: 2017-06-18 15:58:28 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6860131

    GENEVA, June 18 (MENA) - The International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday condemned an attack on an aid convoy in Syria. A local aid worker was seriously wounded when the convoy came under fire. The 37-truck convoy from the ICRC, the ....

  • Jordanian King to begin France visit Monday

    Date: 2017-06-18 10:37:45 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6859605

    AMMAN, June 18 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II will start a working visit to France on Monday during which he will hold talks with French President, Emmanuel Macron, on regional and international developments. The talks will also focus on ways ....

  • Iraq forces invade the old city in Mosul

    Date: 2017-06-18 10:05:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6859471

    BAGHDAD, June 18 (MENA) - Iraqi forces announced Sunday the start of a military operation into the old city in Mosul, Sky News reported. Army, anti-terrorism and federal police forces joined the campaign to liberate what remained of the Mosul's ....

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