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Saudi Arabian Airlines launches direct flight to Port Sudan

Date: 2017-04-07 17:19:35 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:6757578

KHARTOUM, April 7 (MENA) - Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) launched on Friday its first direct flight from Jeddah to Port Sudan, Red Sea State. The first flight of the Saudi national carrier landed in Port Sudan New International Airport. ....

Merkel says US missile strikes in Syria 'understandable'

Date: 2017-04-07 16:00:58 GMT - Germany - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:6757498

BERLIN, April 7 (MENA) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday described the US strikes on a Syrian airbase as "limited, targeted, and understandable", DW reported. Speaking at an event for refugee helpers in Berlin, Angela Merkel once ....

UN security council to convene Friday on Syria

Date: 2017-04-07 15:07:18 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6757433

NEW YORK, April 7 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to hold a public meeting on the latest developments in Syria, Al Hurra reported. The council will convene at 18:30 CLT (15:30 GMT). Earlier, the US has launched ....

Four children among 9 civilians dead in US strike on Syria - state media

Date: 2017-04-07 14:32:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:6757259

DAMASCUS, April 7 (MENA) - Nine civilians, including four children, were killed in the US missile attack on a military airbase and the nearby villages in Syria's southeastern countryside of Homs, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported ....

China calls for calm after deadly US airstrike on Syrian airfield

Date: 2017-04-07 13:03:48 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:6757200

BEIJING, April 7 (MENA) - China has intervened in the aftermath of the US airstrikes in Syria urging all parties to be restrained in their actions to prevent an all-out war. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said China also hoped that ....

Syrian presidency describes US attack as 'reckless, irresponsible act'

Date: 2017-04-07 12:46:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:6757195

DAMASCUS, April 7 (MENA) - The Syrian Presidency affirmed on Friday that the US strike on al-Shairat Airport in the countryside of Homs is a reckless and irresponsible act that only reflects "a short-sightedness, a narrow horizon, and a political ....

Jordan says US strike against Syria necessary, appropriate response

Date: 2017-04-07 12:22:29 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:6757187

AMMAN, April 7 (MENA) – Jordan considers the US strike as a necessary and appropriate response to the non-stop targeting of innocent civilians with weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and committing crimes against humanity, Petra cited Jordanian ....

23 US cruise missiles reached Syrian airfield - Russia

Date: 2017-04-07 12:15:35 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:6757188

MOSCOW, April 7 (MENA) - The Russian Defense Ministry said that the US missile attack on a Syrian airbase had been prepared long ago, Sputnik reported Friday. On Thursday night, the United States launched 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles at the Syrian ....

Source: Greece warns against military intervention in Syria after missile attack

Date: 2017-04-07 12:12:22 GMT - Greece - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:6757191

ATHENS, April 7 (MENA) - Greece is strongly against any military intervention in Syria as it could hamper peace efforts, a source in the country’s Ministry of National Defence told Sputnik after the US missile attack on an airfield in Syria. On ....

Italy says supports US strikes on Syria

Date: 2017-04-07 11:17:55 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:6757100

ROME, April 7 (MENA) - Italy gave its support to a US air strike against a Syrian airfield on Friday, saying it was a suitable response to Syrian aggression and a deterrent against the use of chemical weapons by its leader Bashar al Assad. The ....