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Lebanese forces arrest Syrian over Daesh links

Date: 2017-05-05 21:01:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:6798601

BEIRUT, May 5 (MENA) - Lebanese security forces arrested a Syrian national in Safarey in southern Lebanon over charges of having links with Daesh terrorist group. The man confessed to contacting Daesh terrorists in Syria and photos of members of ....

AL hopes Syria's safe zones to support political settlement path

Date: 2017-05-05 20:05:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:6798514

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Abul Gheit on Friday expressed hope that a fresh agreement on setting up four safe zones in Syria would end the suffering of the defenseless civilians that lasted for years. AL ....

Mauritania declares 3 days of mourning as former president dies

Date: 2017-05-05 18:21:21 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:6798476

NOUAKCHOTT, May 5 (MENA) - Mauritanian former president Ely Ould Mohamed Vall died on Friday evening, after a sudden heart attack. Three days of national mourning will be observed, the Mauritanian presidency announced. Ould Mohamed Vall has ....

Israeli gunboat breaches Lebanese territorial waters

Date: 2017-05-05 17:59:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:6798461

BEIRUT, May 5 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army said Friday an Israeli gunboat violated the country's territorial waters off Ras al Naqoura to a distance of 355 meters for a period of four minutes, Lebanon's National News Agency reported. The breach is ....

FAO takes part in 2017 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development

Date: 2017-05-05 15:24:19 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:6798143

RABAT, May 5 (MENA) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday organized a special session on "Prospects of achieving food security in the Arab region within the 2030 Agenda" on the sidelines of the 2017 Arab Forum for ....

Algeria's ruling FLN, allies win majority in parliament: Interior ministry

Date: 2017-05-05 14:35:20 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6798200

ALGERIA, May 5 (MENA) - Algerian Minister of Interior and Local Authorities Noureddine Bedoui said on Friday that the ruling National Liberation Front (FNL) has won a majority of seats in Algerian parliamentary elections. The FLN won 164 seats in ....

Putin discusses de-escalation zones in Syria with Russia’s Security Council

Date: 2017-05-05 13:08:21 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:6798002

MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed issues concerning the Syrian crisis, particularly the setup of de-escalation zones, with the permanent members of the national Security Council, the Kremlin press service said in ....

Iraq denies deal with Washington to keep US forces after Daesh fight

Date: 2017-05-05 12:04:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6797881

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) – The media office of Iraqi prime minister denied reports on reaching a deal with the US to keep US forces remain in Iraq after the end of the war against Daesh. In a statement on Friday, the office asserted that there are ....

Russia: Adoption of document on monitoring exchange of detainees in Syria postponed

Date: 2017-05-05 10:08:53 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:6797776

MOSCOW, May 5 (MENA) - The adoption of a document on creating a working group to monitor the exchange of detainees in Syria has been postponed, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian delegation head at Astana talks and Special Presidential ....

Iraqi police kill 23 Daesh elements in Mosul

Date: 2017-05-05 09:39:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6797681

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) – The Iraqi police killed 23 Daesh terrorists and restored control over three villages in northwestern Mosul on Friday. Meanwhile, police killed a Daesh leader and seven of his companions in Zangili neighborhood, according ....