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Kuwaiti chief of staff, British military commander discuss bilateral coop.

Date: 2017-05-10 16:33:05 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6805697

KUWAIT CITY, May 10 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Army Chief of Staff Mohammed Khaled Al Khader discussed in a meeting with visiting British Defense Minister's Advisor for Middle East Lieutenant General Thomas Beckett and his accompanying delegation ways of ....

Saudi Arabia, Equatorial Guinea discuss promoting bilateral ties

Date: 2017-05-10 15:02:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:6805412

RIYADH, May 10 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud met on Wednesday with President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, currently on a visit to Riyadh. The two leaders discussed means of boosting bilateral relations in ....

Arab experts discuss judicial cooperation in counter-terror

Date: 2017-05-10 14:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6805326

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Experts and representatives of Arab justice ministries held their third meeting Wednesday over a draft law to form an Arab network for judicial cooperation in the anti-terror field. The two-day meeting, held under the UAE, ....

Jordan signs MoU to set up joint Arab market for electricity

Date: 2017-05-10 13:16:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6805328

CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) – Jordan's Ambassador here and its chief delegate to the Arab League (AL) Ali al Ayad on Wednesday handed over to the AL a memorandum of understanding for setting up a joint Arab market for electricity. In a released ....

Saudi forces repulse Houthi attacks in Najran

Date: 2017-05-10 13:09:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:6805277

RIYADH, May 10 (MENA) – The Saudi joint forces succeeded in repulsing two attacks by the Houthi militias near Najran region. In the attacks, the Houthi militias tried to seize watchtowers but the Saudi artillery confronted them killing more than ....

Displaced exceed 430,000 since start of restoring Nineveh operation - Iraqi minister

Date: 2017-05-10 11:48:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:6805173

BAGHDAD, May 10 (MENA) - Iraqi Minister of Migration and Displacement Jassim Mohammed al Jaff said that the number of the displaced in Mosul reached 430,000 since the beginning of the operation of liberating Nineveh. The Iraqi government ....

Trump approval to arm Kurds important for eradicating terror

Date: 2017-05-10 11:41:54 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6805152

DAMASCUS, May 10 (MENA) – Spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces Talal Silo said that the approval of US President Donald Trump to arm the Kurdish forces to liberate Raqqa city from Daesh terrorists is an important decision to eradicate ....

France stresses commitment to fighting Daesh terrorists in Syria, Iraq

Date: 2017-05-10 10:40:51 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6805027

PARIS, May 10 (MENA) - Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian underlined that his country would proceed with military operations against Daesh terrorists in Syria and Iraq. Sources close to Le Drian said that France will remain part of the US-led ....

Emir of Kuwait receives invitation from Saudi king to attend GCC-US Summit

Date: 2017-05-10 09:57:37 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6804994

KUWAIT CITY, May 10 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah received on Wednesday Minister of State and Member of the Saudi Cabinet Essam bin Saad bin Saeed. The Saudi minister handed over the Kuwaiti Emir an invitation ....

Trump to meet Abu Dhabi crown prince Monday

Date: 2017-05-09 21:56:31 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:6804607

WASHINGTON, May 9 (MENA) - White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday US President Donald Trump will meet Monday with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Washington, The Republic reported. The meeting will help ....