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Russia: Syria safe zones to be shut for US, coalition planes

Date: 2017-05-05 08:50:03 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:6797639

ASTANA, May 5 (MENA) - The safe zones which are being created in Syria will be closed for warplanes of the United States and those of the US-led coalition, Russian news agencies quoted Russian envoy at Syria peace talks Alexander Lavrentyev as ....

Jubeir hails Trump's planned visit to Saudi Arabia as historic

Date: 2017-05-05 08:17:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:6797585

WASHINGTON, May 5 (MENA) – Visiting Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir hailed as historic a planned visit by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia. “The President’s historic first foreign trip will be to a Muslim country. Thank you ....

UN envoy commends plan to set up de-escalation zones in Syria as ‘promising positive step’

Date: 2017-05-05 08:02:01 GMT - Kazakhstan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:6797586

ASTANA, May 5 (MENA) - United Nations envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura praised the agreement signed to set up de-escalation zones in the war-torn country saying its success could bolster the path towards peace talks, the UN News Center ....

Five killed in Daesh suicide attack on Rukban refugee camp

Date: 2017-05-05 07:11:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6797525

LONDON, May 5 (MENA) – The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said at least five people were killed, including two opposition gunmen, in a suicide blast carried out by Daesh terrorists in the Rukban refugee camp on the ....

UN chief 'encouraged' by Syrian safe zone deal

Date: 2017-05-05 07:06:10 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6797522

NEW YORK, May 5 (MENA) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is encouraged by an agreement signed on May 4 between Turkey, Russia, and Iran to set up safe zones in Syria and de-escalate fighting, Radio Free Europe quoted Guterres's ....

UN envoy for Libya meets PM of unity gov't

Date: 2017-05-04 22:52:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6797477

TRIPOLI, May 4 (MENA) - Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Martin Kobler held a meeting Thursday with Prime Minister of Libya's unity government Fayez al-Sarraj. ....

Trump to visit Vatican, Israel, Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip

Date: 2017-05-04 19:47:08 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:6797379

WASHINGTON, May 4 (MENA) – US President Donald Trump said Thursday his first foreign trip later this month will include visits to the Vatican, Israel, and Saudi Arabia, stops that his top aides hope will both combat views of the President abroad and ....

Sudanese parliament welcomes calls for reviving Nile Valley Parliament with Egypt

Date: 2017-05-04 19:05:14 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:6797014

KHARTOUM, May 4 (MENA) – The National Assembly of Sudan’s Foreign Affairs Committee welcomed Thursday an Egyptian proposal, calling for reviving the Nile Valley parliament, a body comprising parliamentarians from both countries. The Sudanese ....

AL welcomes anti-Israel UNESCO resolution

Date: 2017-05-04 14:53:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:6796701

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit welcomed the resolution passed by the UNESCO, which indicated that Israel has no legal or historical rights anywhere in Al Quds. In a press release on Thursday, Arab League ....

Palestinian envoy to AL urges ICRC to preserve detainees' dignity in Israeli prisons

Date: 2017-05-04 13:55:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:6796593

CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador here and its permanent representative to the AL Jamal al Shobky called for dispatching an international investigation committee to Israeli prisons to monitor violations against Palestinian ....