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Egypt will continue to play leading role in region - Iraqi vice president

Date: 2017-06-17 12:00:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6858344

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – Egypt will continue to play leading role in region, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said, adding Iraq owes Egypt with favors due its sacrifices to the Arab and Muslim worlds. Speaking at a press conference on Saturday at ....

Syrian regime jets drop 30 barrel bombs on Daraa

Date: 2017-06-17 08:28:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:6858066

DAMASCUS, June 17 (MENA) - Syrian regime jets have dropped about 30 barrel bombs on a number of Daraa neighborhoods that are controlled by the opposition. One person was reportedly killed in the raid, sources with the opposition said ....

Saudi Arabia will not allow Turkey to set up military bases on its territory - official source

Date: 2017-06-17 08:12:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6858063

JEDDAH, June 17 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia confirmed on Saturday that it will not allow Turkey to establish any military bases on its territory, a well-placed source said. The Saudi press agency (SPA) quoted the source as saying that the Kingdom is ....

11 killed in air raid in Syria' Deir al Zour

Date: 2017-06-17 07:42:50 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6858002

LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - At least 11 people were killed, including children and women, in an air raid which targeted two villages in Deir al Zour, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). A woman was killed in a raid launched by Daesh ....

Libyan coast guard intercepts 900 migrants

Date: 2017-06-17 06:54:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6857984

TRIPOLI, June 17 (MENA) - Libya's coast guard intercepted 900 migrants off the western city of Sabratha on Friday, Sky News reported. The migrants were on board several wooden and rubber boats, Coast Guard spokesman Ayoub Qassem said. One of ....

Tillerson cancels Mexico trip to focus on resolving Qatar crisis

Date: 2017-06-17 06:42:16 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6857975

WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson canceled a trip to Mexico next week to focus on resolving the crisis in Qatar, Sky News reported Saturday. Tillerson had been expected to go to Cancun for less than 24 hours Monday ....

UNICEF-backed projects for millions of children in Syria on verge of being 'cut off'

Date: 2017-06-16 18:59:41 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6857786

GENEVA, June 16 (MENA) - Programs supported by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to assist more than nine million children in Syria and neighboring countries are on the verge of being cut off due to a critical funding shortage, UN News ....

Putin briefed on possible Daesh leader Baghdadi elimination

Date: 2017-06-16 18:48:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:6857801

MOSCOW, June 16 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday its attack and multirole aircraft may have killed Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi on the southern outskirts of Raqqa on May 28. It noted that it was in the process of confirming the ....

Syrian central bank fails bid to exit Swiss sanctions list

Date: 2017-06-16 18:29:37 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6857770

GENEVA, June 16 (MENA) - Switzerland's highest court rebuffed on Friday the Syrian central bank's attempt to be removed from a Swiss sanctions list designed to put pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, keeping the bank's assets frozen, ....

Saudi FM says working on list of Qatar 'grievances'

Date: 2017-06-16 17:06:08 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:6857719

LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Friday that a list of grievances involving Qatar was being drawn up and would be made public soon, the Daily Mail reported on Friday. Speaking to journalists in London ....