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Kuwaiti deputy FM: Egypt is cornerstone of Arab nation

Date: 2017-05-15 10:17:08 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:6811650

KUWAIT CITY, May 15 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khalid Salman al Jarallah said that Egypt is the cornerstone of the Arab nation. In statements to MENA on Monday on the sidelines of his participation in a seminar on ....

Italian coast guards: 484 migrants rescued off Libyan coasts

Date: 2017-05-15 10:11:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6811718

TRIPOLI, May 15 (MENA) - Italian coast guards rescued 484 migrants off the Libyan coasts during their attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea, according to Libya's Wasit news website. The Italian forces did not give any details on the ....

Four Daesh suicide bombers killed by Iraqi forces in Ramadi

Date: 2017-05-15 09:01:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6811608

BAGHDAD, May 15 (MENA) - Al Jazeera Operations Commander Qassim al Mohamadi announced that four suicide bombers were killed by the Iraqi forces during their attempt to sneak into Haditha city in western Ramadi governorate. Al Arabiya satellite ....

Trump puts Saudi Arabia at top of itinerary

Date: 2017-05-15 08:59:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6811529

WASHINGTON, May 15 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump’s upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia is a clear sign that the White House is allying itself with Riyadh, as regional power plays between the kingdom and Iran continue to polarize the Middle East, The ....

Scores killed, injured in raid in eastern Raqqa

Date: 2017-05-15 08:10:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:6811497

DAMASCUS, May 15 (MENA) - Twenty-two people, mostly women, were killed and 12 others injured in air raids by international coalition jets on Raqqa, Syrian local sources said on Monday. A shelling targeted a car carrying women working in cotton ....

3 Houthis killed in artillery shelling in Ad Dali' governorate

Date: 2017-05-15 08:07:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6811463

ADEN, May 15 (MENA) - Three elements of Houthi and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Salah militias were killed in an artillery shelling in Ad Dali' governorate. Al Arabiya news channel quoted Yemeni sources as saying Monday that the official ....

Yemeni forces control new positions in Ta'iz

Date: 2017-05-15 08:01:15 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6811446

ADEN, May 15 (MENA) - A Yemeni military source said on Monday that the Yemeni forces have controlled new areas in Mocha city in Taiz province under the protection of an aerial shelling by the Arab coalition warplanes, Al Arabiya Satellite Channel ....

3 Israeli jets violate Lebanese airspace: Lebanese army

Date: 2017-05-15 07:45:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6811450

BEIRUT, May 15 (MENA) - Three Israeli jets violated the Lebanese airspace, the Lebanese army said on Monday. An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the airspace over Kafr Kila and flew in circles over the south before leaving from over Alma el ....

King Abdullah II inaugurates 1st phase of solar energy projects with investments exceeding 400 mln dinars

Date: 2017-05-14 13:04:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:6810555

AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II inaugurated Sunday the first phase of the solar energy projects by using photovoltaic panel technology that includes 12 ventures for generating 200 megawatts of the electricity energy with ....

Egypt's FM arrives in Amman

Date: 2017-05-14 11:34:18 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:6810413

AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived here Sunday on a one-day visit where he will hold consultations with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman al Safadi. The two ministers are expected to hold a joint press conference ....