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UAE president greets Sisi over July 23 revolution

Date: 2015-07-22 11:16:09 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:3023285

ABU DHABI, July 22 (MENA) - UAE President Sheikh Khalifa ben Zayyed al Nuhyyan greeted on Wednesday Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of July 23 revolution anniversary. In a cable, Sheikh Khalifa wished Sisi good health and ....

EU urges more pressure on opponents of Libya deal

Date: 2015-07-22 11:03:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:3023137

TRIPOLI, July 22 (MENA) - EU foreign policy and security chief Federica Mogherini urged on Wednesday the international community to exercise more pressure on the parties that have not signed the Libyan initial deal so far. In statements, he said ....

4 killed, 12 injured in third car bomb in Baghdad

Date: 2015-07-21 22:49:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:3020833

BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) – At least four people were killed and 12 others injured Tuesday after a third car bomb rocked Baghdad, a security source said. The bomb-laden car went off near shops in new Baghdad district. Security forces rushed to ....

UAE soldier in Arab coalition martyred

Date: 2015-07-21 21:46:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:3020625

RIYADH, July 21 (MENA) – A non-commissioned officer of the UAE Armed Forces was martyred on Tuesday during the Arab coalition military operation in Yemen. Saif Yousuf Ahmad Al Falasi was martyred while performing his national duty as part of the ....

Biden asserts to Abadi US support to Iraq in war against terror

Date: 2015-07-21 19:57:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:3020489

BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) - US Vice President Joe Biden renewed the US support to Iraq in its war against terror. This came during Biden’s phone call with Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi Tuesday. Biden noted the victory of the Iraqi forces over ....

New corona virus case reported in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2015-07-21 19:20:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:3020381

RIYADH, July 21 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry on Tuesday reported a new case of corona virus. The number of cases infected with the virus has hit 1,049, it said. As many as 462 of those infected died since emergence of the disease in the ....

28 Daesh elements killed by Iraqi forces; alliance jets kill 29 Daesh members

Date: 2015-07-21 19:16:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:3020049

BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) – Iraqi joint forces killed 28 Daesh members during military operations in al Karmah and eastern Ramadi in Anbar. The international alliance jets killed 29 terrorists Tuesday in 14 air strikes where they destroyed Daesh ....

US defense secretary arrives in Amman

Date: 2015-07-21 17:52:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:3020041

AMMAN, July 21 (MENA) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter arrived in Jordan Tuesday as part of his tour in the region. The tour focuses on the nuclear agreement between Iran and the great powers in addition to the situation in the region, an ....

Mauritania, EU discuss ties

Date: 2015-07-21 17:22:56 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:3019885

NOUAKCHOTT, July 21 (MENA) - Mauritanian Prime Minister Yahya Ould Hademine met on Tuesday with Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Mauritania José Antonio Sabadell. They discussed ways of bolstering bilateral cooperation in all ....

3 Iraqi civilians killed in bomb blast in southern Bagdhad

Date: 2015-07-21 17:08:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:3019849

BAGHDAD, July 21 (MENA) - A booby-trapped car went off in al Zaafaraniya area in southern Baghdad Tuesday, killing three Iraqi civilians and wounding nine more. A security source said the car exploded in al Shomou village, causing damage to a ....