Arab world

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  • AL chief, UN envoy discuss cooperation in addressing humanitarian situation in some Arab countries

    Date: 2017-05-25 13:45:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:6827352

    CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday discussed with United Nations Secretary-General's Humanitarian Envoy Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Muraikhi means of fostering bilateral relations concerning addressing ....

  • Libyan army retakes 'Tamanhint' airbase

    Date: 2017-05-25 08:01:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6826824

    TRIPOLI, May 25 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army (LNA) managed to regain control of "Tamanhint" airbase near the southern Libyan city of Sabha, Sky news reported on Thursday. Military sources said the Libyan forces stretched control over the ....

  • Tunisian military trainer aircraft suffers damage at crash landing in Sfax airport

    Date: 2017-05-24 21:32:53 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:6826479

    TUNIS, May 24 (MENA) – A Tunisian L59 military trainer aircraft crashed while landing at Sfax airport, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported. The damaged aircraft was on a training mission and the two pilots managed to escape unharmed, the Ministry ....

  • Debris of missing Libyan jet fighter found

    Date: 2017-05-24 20:17:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:6826462

    TRIPOLI, May 24 (MENA) - The debris of a jet fighter of the Libyan air forces that went missing has been found in southeastern Libya, said the air force's command on Wednesday. It's two-member crew were killed, said the command on its Facebook ....

  • Dozens dead after boat capsizes off Libyan shores

    Date: 2017-05-24 18:43:55 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:6826470

    ROME, May 24 (MENA) - Thirty-one migrants, many of them toddlers, drowned after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Libya, the Euronews reported. The vessel listed suddenly sending 200 people tumbling into the Mediterranean Sea, according to ....

  • AL chief, Austrian chancellor discuss regional issues

    Date: 2017-05-24 18:09:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:6826351

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abu Gheit met on Wednesday with visiting Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern and his accompanying delegation. Mahmoud Afifi, the spokesman for the AL chief, said the meeting tackled ....

  • 16 civilians killed in Syria airstrikes

    Date: 2017-05-24 17:09:31 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:6826367

    DAMASCUS, May 24 (MENA) - Up to 16 civilians, including five children, were killed after the US-led international coalition warplanes raided a village under the control of Daesh terrorist group in western Raqqa, north of Syria. Most of the ....

  • Quartet on Libya agrees to double regional, int’l efforts to reach political settlement

    Date: 2017-05-24 17:02:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:6826101

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) – Members of the quartet on Libya have agreed to double regional and international efforts aiming at bringing together all Libyan warring parties to reach a political settlement to the crisis sweeping the country, the Arab ....

  • China, Arab countries sign satellite navigation declaration

    Date: 2017-05-24 15:54:09 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6826120

    BEIJING/SHANGHAI, May 24 (MENA) - A declaration on BeiDou cooperation between China and Arab countries was signed Wednesday, helping Arab countries benefit from China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), Xinhua reported. China's ....

  • AL hosts meeting on poverty

    Date: 2017-05-24 15:44:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:6826029

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) general secretariat hosted on Wednesday a meeting of senior Arab officials concerned with the issue of multidimensional poverty. The meeting was attended by a group of experts, who were assigned to ....

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