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Car bomb hits Mogadishu cafe, killing 5, say Somalia police

Date: 2017-05-08 20:21:00 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:6802924

MOGADISHU, May 8 (MENA) - A car bomb has exploded at a cafe in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, Monday evening, killing at least five people and injuring 10 others, according to a Somali police officer. The car bomb parked outside Bar Italia was ....

Libya neighbors say Libyans shall decide on their political option

Date: 2017-05-08 18:24:48 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:6802772

ALGERIA, May 8 (MENA) – A political option to be agreed upon by the Libyan people would be the lasting solution to the Libyan crisis, after the rivals sign an agreement backed by the international community in December 2017, the foreign ministers of ....

Jordan, Saudi Arabia discuss bilateral military cooperation

Date: 2017-05-08 17:13:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:6802609

AMMAN, May 8 (MENA) - Chairman of the Jordanian chiefs of staff Mahmoud Freihat received on Monday a Saudi military delegation led by major general Ibrahim El Sweilem. A statement issued by the Jordanian army command said the two sides discussed ....

Egypt keen on promoting ties with Bahrain - Sisi

Date: 2017-05-08 17:12:02 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:6802697

MANAMA, May 8 (MENA) - Egypt is keen on promoting bilateral ties with Bahrain in the various spheres in order to attain joint interests between the two countries, said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. President Sisi, meanwhile, underlined the ....

Bahraini king grants President Sisi Issa al Khalifa's Order of Merit-Excellence Class

Date: 2017-05-08 17:09:38 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:6802696

MANAMA, May 8 (MENA) - Bahraini King Sheikh Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa bestowed on Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi the Issa bin Salman al Khalifa's Order of Merit-Excellence Class in appreciation of Egypt's continued support to Bahrain. The ....

Arab security experts debate Arab terror combat law

Date: 2017-05-08 13:34:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:6802330

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The proceedings of the second meeting of the joint committee of experts and representatives of the Arab ministries of justice and interior kicked at the Arab League headquarters on Monday under Kuwait's ....

Sisi arrives in Bahrain

Date: 2017-05-08 11:41:05 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6802019

MANAMA, May 8 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Monday in Bahrain, the second leg of his Gulf tour that also took him to Kuwait. During his official visit to Bahrain, Sisi will have a session of talks with Bahraini King Hamad bin ....

Libyan army closes coastal highway in Benghazi

Date: 2017-05-08 11:33:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:6801945

BENGHAZI, May 8 (MENA) - Libyan armed forces closed on Monday coastal highway in Benghazi city and all roads to Al-Jala Hospital ahead of launching a military operation to liberate Sabari district in Benghazi, Libya's "Alwasat" reported. The ....

Int'l coalition conducts 29 airstrikes on 76 Daesh targets in Iraq, Syria

Date: 2017-05-08 10:49:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6801849

WASHINGTON, May 8 (MENA) - The US-led international coalition launched 29 airstrikes on 76 Daesh targets in Iraq and Syria over the past 24 hours, Sky news channel reported on Monday. In Syria, the air raids targeted Daesh sites in the vicinity ....

Sisi leaves Kuwait for Bahrain

Date: 2017-05-08 09:56:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:6801744

KUWAIT CITY, May 8 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and his accompanying delegation left Kuwait on Monday heading for Bahrain after a two-day official visit to Kuwait where he held official talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al ....