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Russian troops enter Syria's Afrin city

Date: 2017-05-02 22:46:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:6794309

DAMASCUS, May 2 (MENA) - Russian troops on Tuesday had access to the Syrian city of Afrin and its northern countryside, which fall under the control of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (PPU). Sky News TV channel quoted sources as saying that ....

Trump, Putin in 'very good' phone call about Syria - White House

Date: 2017-05-02 22:43:35 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:6794317

WASHINGTON, May 2 (MENA) - The White House on Tuesday described a telephone talks gathering US President Donald Trump with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin regarding Syria as a "very good" conversation. "President Trump and President Putin ....

UAE efforts lead to Sarraj-Haftar meeting in Abu Dhabi

Date: 2017-05-02 22:37:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:6794356

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - The UAE announced a significant breakthrough in the efforts to resolve the Libyan crisis after arranging a meeting in Abu Dhabi Tuesday between Khalifa Haftar, Commander of the Libyan Army, and Fayez Al Sarraj, Chairman of ....

Draft agreement between Libya's Haftar, Sarraj revealed

Date: 2017-05-02 20:31:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:6794222

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - Local Libyan media revealed Tuesday the text of a draft agreement reached by Libyan National Army (LNA) chief Khalifa Haftar and Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez al Sarraj under the auspices of the ....

Daesh attack on displaced in Syria kills nearly 40

Date: 2017-05-02 19:29:00 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6794164

DAMASCUS, May 2 (MENA) - Daesh militants staged a surprise attack early Tuesday at a crossing frequently used by Iraqi and Syrian civilians seeking safety in northeastern Syria, killing at least 37 people, mostly civilians, ABC News quoted Kurdish ....

Lebanese parl’t speaker meets Amr Moussa

Date: 2017-05-02 18:03:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:6793961

BEIRUT, May 2 (MENA) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri received on Tuesday former secretary general of the Arab League Amr Moussa. The meeting took up latest developments in Lebanon and the region. Moussa arrived in Beirut on Tuesday ....

Libyan central bank official kidnapped

Date: 2017-05-02 17:10:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:6794002

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) - Unknown armed men kidnapped Fatehi al Hajji, the director of banking operations at the Libyan central bank, in Tripoli on Tuesday. The incident was confirmed by a former media officer at the bank who did not give further ....

Libyan tv says differences between Haftar, Sarraj settled

Date: 2017-05-02 17:07:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:6793992

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) – Libyan National Army (LNA) chief Khalifa Haftar and Head of the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) settled most of their points of difference during their meeting Tuesday in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, Libya’s 218 ....

Sarraj meets Haftar in Abu Dhabi -- Media reports

Date: 2017-05-02 15:22:46 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:6793804

TRIPOLI, May 2 (MENA) – President of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez el Sarraj has met in Abu Dhabi with the chief commander of the Libyan army Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar as part of efforts for breaking the logjam of the Libyan political ....

Arab League urges int'l community to support Palestinian inmates in Israeli jails

Date: 2017-05-02 15:10:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:6793758

CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) - The Arab League announced on Tuesday it will organize on Thursday a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian prisoners who staged a hunger strike in Israeli jails three weeks ago, in the presence of Arab League Secretary ....