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Trump hawks 'beautiful' US weapons to unite Muslim world against terror

Date: 2017-05-21 13:28:34 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:6820938

WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - President Donald Trump peddled American-made military equipment to the Arab world Sunday as he prepared to deliver a much-anticipated address to Muslim-led countries to enlist their help in combating terrorism. "One of ....

23 US firms granted licenses to operate in Saudi Arabia: Ministry

Date: 2017-05-21 13:23:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6820764

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - As many as 23 American mega companies obtained licenses to inject investments in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Ministry of Commerce and Investment revealed Sunday. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) issued ....

Top Daesh leader killed in right bank of Mosul

Date: 2017-05-21 12:13:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:6820779

BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) - Top Daesh leader in charge of Daesh administrative affairs in Nineveh and Raqqa was killed in an aerial shelling in the right bank of Mosul, Military Intelligence Directorate said. In a statement, the directorate said ....

GCC, US ink MoU on establishing center for combating Terrorism

Date: 2017-05-21 12:10:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6820710

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - The leaders and heads of delegations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab Countries and US President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a center for fighting terrorism ....

Iraqi forces liberate 6 villages in western Mosul

Date: 2017-05-21 10:58:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6820685

BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) – Iraqi forces liberated on Sunday six villages and a residential compound in western Mosul. This came after these villages were besieged for several days, according to an Iraqi military source. The Iraqi forces conduct ....

4 Houthis killed, injured during attack by Yemeni public resistance in Hodeidah province

Date: 2017-05-21 10:40:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6820631

ADEN, May 21 (MENA) - Two elements of the militias of the Houthis and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed, and two others wounded due to the attack launched by the Yemeni public resistance in Hodeidah province, west of the ....

Trump advisor: US-GCC agreement is farthest reaching commitment to not finance terrorism

Date: 2017-05-21 10:35:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6820638

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - The agreement signed on Sunday between the US and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is the farthest reaching commitment to not finance terrorist organizations, said Dina Powell, White House deputy national security adviser for ....

Investment minister: Supporting small investors is top priority

Date: 2017-05-21 10:32:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:6820569

THE DEAD SEA, May 21 (MENA) - Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met on Sunday with representatives of 14 Egyptian emerging companies on the fringe of her participation at Davos World Economic Forum for the Middle East ....

US-GCC summit kicks off in Riyadh

Date: 2017-05-21 09:32:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6820494

RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - The US-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit kicked off here Sunday in the presence of US President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz. The summit will help in enhancing the strategic relations between the two ....

UN chief urges all Libyan sides to restore calm after airbase attack

Date: 2017-05-21 08:18:04 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:6820413

NEW YORK, May 21 (MENA) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned about the military escalation at the Brak al Shati air base in southern Libya and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and restore calm, the UN ....