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Jordanian king meets European Parliament delegation

Date: 2017-05-22 19:29:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:6823070

AMMAN, May 22 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II received Monday a delegation gathering Friends of Jordan group and the Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries at the European Parliament, Petra news agency reported. The two sides ....

Jordan, Iraq discuss Basra-Aqaba oil pipeline

Date: 2017-05-22 19:05:00 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:6823084

AMMAN, May 22 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Ibrahim Saif discussed with Iraqi Oil Minister Jabbar Al Luaibi a project to construct an oil pipeline between Iraq and Jordan to export Iraqi crude oil via Jordan and provide ....

Houthis attack motorcade of UN envoy in Sanaa

Date: 2017-05-22 15:02:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6822691

SANAA, May 22 (MENA) - The motorcade of UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed was attacked on Monday at Sanaa International Airport, Yemeni sources said. As the envoy arrived in Yemen, protesters linked to Houthi militants flocked to the ....

Saudi king: Talks with Trump turning point in joint ties

Date: 2017-05-22 14:54:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:6822767

RIYADH, May 22 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session at al Yamamah Palace in Riyadh on Monday afternoon. At the outset of the session, the King expressed, in his name, the Government and the people of ....

Iraqi forces shell western Mosul's Old City

Date: 2017-05-22 11:15:11 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:6822090

BAGHDAD, May 22 (MENA) - Iraqi forces shelled targets of Daesh terrorist group in western Mosul's Old City on Monday ahead of launching a new assault on the city to liberate it from Daesh militants. Al Arabiya news channel quoted Iraqi Federal ....

Iraqi forces launch military operation to purge Anbar from Daesh

Date: 2017-05-22 10:45:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6821989

BAGHDAD, May 22 (MENA) – The Iraqi joint forces announced launching military operations in different areas in Anbar to purge them from Daesh. The inspection and purging operations included several areas in Anbar, according to a statement of the ....

5 killed, injured in 2 separate attacks in Diyala, Baghdad

Date: 2017-05-22 10:39:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6821988

BAGHDAD, May 22 (MENA) – Two civilians were killed on Monday and three others injured in two separate attacks in Diyala governorate and Baghdad. Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two civilians in Diyala, Iraqi local sources said. An ....

Arab coalition destroys Houthi vehicles in eastern Sanaa

Date: 2017-05-22 10:37:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6822040

ADEN, May 22 (MENA) - Arab coalition warplanes on Monday destroyed military vehicles for Houthi militants in eastern Sanaa, Al Arabiya Satellite channel reported. The all-news network, quoting local Yemeni sources said, the Arab coalition ....

Abul Gheit heads for Brussels to take part in Quartet meeting on Libya

Date: 2017-05-22 09:50:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6821977

CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left for Brussels on Monday to take part in the second Quartet meeting on Libya. EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, UN envoy for Libya Martin Kobler and African Union ....

US president leaves Riyadh after official visit

Date: 2017-05-22 08:41:54 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6821896

RIYADH, May 22 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump left here on Monday winding up a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia. Trump will head for Israel where he will hold separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ....