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172 Daesh snipers killed since start of western Mosul battle, say Iraqi police
Date: 2017-05-20 10:48:45 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6819272
BAGHDAD, May 20 (MENA) - The Iraqi Federal Police announced that 172 snipers of Daesh terrorist group have been killed since the start of western Mosul battle. The Iraqi forces also managed to recapture 80 targets, destroy 373 booby-trapped ....
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Presidents of Sierra Leone, Gambia, Guinea arrive in Riyadh to attend summit
Date: 2017-05-20 10:37:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:6819262
RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - Presidents Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, Adama Barrow of Gambia and Alpha Conde of Guinea along with their accompanying delegations arrived in Riyadh on Saturday to take part in the Arab-Islamic-American Summit. At ....
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Libyan FM says impossible to involve extremist groups in any political process
Date: 2017-05-20 10:20:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:6819233
TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammad al Dairi urged the permanent members in the UN Security Council to take a firm stance against "Saray Benghazi" or "A Brigade to defend Benghazi" which is affiliated with al Qaeda terrorist ....
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Libya's chieftains urge purging south of militants
Date: 2017-05-20 10:06:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6819223
TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) - Chieftains Council of Wadi al Shatii district mourned the victims of the terrorist attack on Brak al Shati base, southern Libya. The council called for a rigid and swift action to purge the south from armed militants, a ....
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Arab coalition planes shell Houthi posts in Saada, Taiz
Date: 2017-05-20 10:05:25 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6819220
ADEN, May 20 (MENA) – Arab coalition planes conducted several raids on Houthi posts in Saada and Taiz governorates, local sources said. The warplanes shelled Houthi posts in western Taiz and Saada's Sahar and Haydan districts, the sources told Al ....
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Najib to attend Riyadh summit with Muslim leaders and Trump
Date: 2017-05-20 08:17:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6819065
RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak will make a three-day working visit to Saudi Arabia beginning May 20 to participate in the Arab-Islamic-US Summit at the invitation of King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud, according to ....
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Nawaz Sharif set to attend Arab-Islamic-US summit in Riyadh
Date: 2017-05-20 08:12:12 GMT - Pakistan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:6819067
ISLAMABAD, May 20 (MENA) - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will travel to Riyadh on Sunday to attend the first-ever Arab-Islamic-American Summit on developing a security partnership against a growing threat of violent extremism, Dawn News ....
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Trump arrives in Riyadh on official visit
Date: 2017-05-20 07:53:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:6819057
RIYADH, May 20 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump arrived in Riyadh on Saturday morning on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia, during which he will hold a summit meeting with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and participate in a Gulf-American ....
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Libya's Presidential Council suspends acting defense minister after violating ceasefire
Date: 2017-05-19 22:58:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:6818899
TRIPOLI, May 19 (MENA) – The Presidential Council of the UN-brokered Government of National Accord issued on Friday a decree to suspend Defense Minister-designate Al-Mihdi Al-Baraghati until violation of a ceasefire in southern Libya ....
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Libyan lawmaker escapes attempt on life in Benghazi
Date: 2017-05-19 22:15:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:6818892
BENGHAZI, May 19 (MENA) – A Libyan lawmaker escaped an assassination attempt in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday, the Libyan army spokesman said. Badr Al Nahib Al Aqily came under fire in Al Masaken area in Benghazi and his escort was ....