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King Abdullah of Jordan discusses preparation for WEF

Date: 2017-05-18 17:16:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:6817376

AMMAN, May 18 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan held a meeting on Thursday with President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Professor Klaus Schwab and his spouse to discuss cooperation and partnership with the forum, the Jordanian state-run news ....

Saudi FM says Riyadh cooperates with Washington to stop Iran's hostile stance

Date: 2017-05-18 15:51:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:6817209

RIYADH, May 18 (MENA) - Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir praised on Thursday Riyadh’s “historic” ties with Washington and “expected” commercial and political deals to be signed during Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom, scheduled on May 23, the ....

Abbas lauds Omani Sultan's firm stance on Palestinian issue

Date: 2017-05-18 12:34:40 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6816644

MUSCAT, May 18 (MENA) - Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lauded on Thursday the firm stance adopted by Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said in support of the Palestinian people. In statements to the Oman News Agency, the Palestinian ....

More than 1,000 leading figures to participate in WEF on MENA - Jordanian minister

Date: 2017-05-18 12:33:34 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:6816590

AMMAN, May 18 (MENA) - The Jordanian Information Minister and spokesman of Jordanian cabinet Muhammad al Momeni stressed that the ninth round of the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa, hosted by his country, is an important ....

13 Daesh elements killed in western Mosul

Date: 2017-05-18 10:35:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6816303

BAGHDAD, May 18 (MENA) - Thirteen elements of terrorist Daesh group were killed on Thursday in a military operation in western Mosul city, Al Arabiya news channel reported. In a statement, Head of Iraqi Federal Police Raed Shaker Jawdat said ....

China, UAE pledge to advance military cooperation

Date: 2017-05-18 06:46:41 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6816123

BEIJING, May 17 (MENA) - UAE State Minister of Defense Mohammed al Bowardi underlined his country's keenness on promoting military cooperation with China, the Chinese news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of ....

Sudanese lawmaker expects lifting US sanctions on Khartoum next month

Date: 2017-05-17 22:19:57 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:6816024

MOSCOW, May 17 (MENA) – A Sudanese lawmaker expected on Wednesday that the US would lift all unilateral sanctions imposed on his country next month. In an interview with Sputnik, Sudanese parliament member Mohammed Mutasim Hakim said the move ....

Car explosion kills 6 in Mogadishu

Date: 2017-05-17 17:09:36 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6815739

MOGADISHU, May 17 (MENA) - Five security personnel and a mine expert were killed Wednesday in Somalia's capital when a car bomb exploded as they tried to defuse it, Voice of America reported. Somali police spokesman Mohamed Yusuf Omar Madale said ....

Daesh launches attacks with five car bombs on Iraqi forces in Mosul

Date: 2017-05-17 12:52:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:6815188

BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) – Terrorist organization, Daesh, launched attacks on Wednesday with five booby-trapped cars against the Iraqi forces in Mosul. Meanwhile, Spokesman of the Iraqi forces Yehia el Zobidi said that he expects that Daesh will ....

4 killed in shelling in Aleppo countryside

Date: 2017-05-17 11:35:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:6815037

LONDON, May 17 (MENA) – Four people were killed in a shelling launched by the Syrian governmental forces on Aleppo countryside, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The London-based observatory also announced that several people were ....