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Egypt, Saudi, UAE, Bahrain make list of terrorist financiers supported by Qatar

Date: 2017-06-08 22:36:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:6847279

CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) – Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Thursday said they designated 59 individuals and 12 institutions that financed terrorist organizations and previously received support from Qatar. The four ....

Saudi FM arrives in Oman to hold talks in Muscat

Date: 2017-06-08 21:23:47 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:6847239

MUSCAT, June 8 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir arrived in Oman on Thursday to hold talks in Muscat with Omani officials, Al Arabiya News reported. During the visit, Jubeir will meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of the ....

US shoots down pro-Syrian regime drone firing on coalition forces: official

Date: 2017-06-08 20:45:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:6847221

DAMASCUS, June 8 (MENA) - The United States shot down a pro-Syrian regime armed drone that was attacking US-led coalition forces in Syria on Thursday, a US military spokesman said, the first time the regime had attacked coalition forces, Al Arabiya ....

UAE: Qatar seeking protection from two non-Arab states is tragic

Date: 2017-06-08 20:26:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6847210

ABU DHABI, June 8 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar bin Mohammad Gargash tweeted on Thursday that Qatar’s seeking protection from two non-Arab states - Turkey and Iran - is tragic and comical, Al Arabiya News ....

Egyptian envoy says Arab countries concerned about polarization affecting UNHRC action

Date: 2017-06-08 19:16:21 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:6847123

GENEVA, June 8 (MENA) - Egypt's permanent delegate to the United Nations Office in Geneva Amr Ramadan on Thursday said that Arab countries are concerned with polarization affecting the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) actions. In a statement on ....

Qatar's support for terror made current crisis more dangerous: former assistant FM

Date: 2017-06-08 19:07:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:6847106

CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) – The Qatar-Gulf crisis touches many countries in the region and was made worse by Doha’s support for terror organizations in Egypt, Libya, Yemen and European countries, said member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs ....

Military personnel injured due to mine blast in Tunisia's Mount Maghila

Date: 2017-06-08 15:31:47 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:6846908

TUNIS, June 8 (MENA) - Two military personnel were wounded on Thursday due to a mine blast in the closed military area in Tunisia's Mount Maghila during the combing operations carried out by the military units in the mount. Tunisian security ....

UAE president offers condolences to Rouhani

Date: 2017-06-08 13:34:36 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6846644

ABU DHABI, June 8 (MENA) – UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the horrific crime that targeted several sites in the capital Tehran yesterday, WAM news agency ....

UN reports Daesh mass killings of civilians in Mosul

Date: 2017-06-08 12:50:15 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6846542

GENEVA, June 8 (MENA) - Daesh militants have killed more than 231 civilians attempting to flee western Mosul since May 26, including over 200 last week alone, the UN said on Thursday. "Shooting children as they try to run to safety with their ....

Qatari FM to visit Moscow, meet with Lavrov

Date: 2017-06-08 12:49:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:6846461

MOSCOW, June 8 (MENA) – Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Thani will arrive in Moscow this week where he will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Sputnik on Thursday. On Monday, ....