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Iraq protests Erdogan's remarks on paramilitary squad
Date: 2017-04-20 14:19:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:6776901
BAGHDAD, April 20 (MENA) - The Iraqi Foreign Ministry summoned the Turkish ambassador to the nation against backdrop of remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the situation in Iraq. A ministry spokesman said in a statement that the ....
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Regime forces conduct over 50 raids on Rif Hama
Date: 2017-04-20 12:56:03 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:6776299
DAMASCUS, April 20 (MENA) - Syrian regime forces launched more than 50 raids on opposition posts in several parts of Rif Hama, sources told Sky News channel on Thursday. The sources said the attacks are meant to reach Khan Shaykhun in southern ....
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Iraqi forces kill 5 Daesh leaders
Date: 2017-04-20 12:18:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:6776498
BAGHDAD, April 20 (MENA) - Head of the Iraqi Federal Police Raed Shaker Jawdat announced that five leaders at Daesh terrorist group including a relative of organization's leader Abu Bakr al Baghdadi during a raid on Mosul. A relative of al ....
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Fighting money laundering, terrorism way to overcome obstacles - Minister
Date: 2017-04-20 11:28:51 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:6776494
KUWAIT CITY, April 20 (MENA) - Taking advantage of other countries experiences in fighting money laundering and financing of terrorism is one of the ways to overcome obstacles against development, said Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting ....
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Russian Foreign Ministry says no steps taken to investigate chemical incident in Syria
Date: 2017-04-20 09:38:43 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6776300
MOSCOW, April 20 (MENA) - No serious steps have been taken to investigate into the alleged chemical incident in Syria’s Khan Shaykhun, Director of the Armaments Non-Proliferation and Control Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry Mikhail Ulyanov ....
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Watchdog says Houthis land mines killed, maimed hundreds in Yemen
Date: 2017-04-20 09:35:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6776269
NEW YORK, April 20 (MENA) – An international rights group on Thursday decried the use of land mines by Yemen's Shiite rebels in the impoverished Arab country at war, saying they have killed and maimed hundreds of civilians and prevented many of the ....
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Egypt main pillar of Arab nation -- Arab journalists union chief
Date: 2017-04-19 20:49:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:6775849
CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Egypt is the main pillar of the Arab nation, so "any harm for it affects all of us", said the chief of the Federation of Arab Journalists Moayad al-Lamy on Wednesday. Speaking during a meeting with MENA Chairman and ....
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Iraq president meets German FM in Baghdad
Date: 2017-04-19 20:01:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:6775806
BAGHDAD, April 19 (MENA) - Iraqi President Fuad Masum met on Wednesday with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel in Baghdad. The meeting touched on Germany's participation in reconstructing Iraq's industrial, agricultural and medical ....
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US missile strike against Syria gives free rein to Daesh - Medvedev
Date: 2017-04-19 15:40:26 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:6775427
MOSCOW, April 19 (MENA) - The US missile strike against Syria gave a free rein to Daesh, Washington is fighting Damascus instead of terrorism, Sputnik news agency quoted Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as saying on Wednesday. He noted that ....
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French FM contacts with counterparts to stop fights in Libya
Date: 2017-04-19 15:01:17 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:6775428
PARIS, April 19 (MENA) – Spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry Romain Nadal asserted on Wednesday that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault contacted his counterparts to stop the fights between the Libyan parties. This came in response ....
