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AL chief, UN envoy to Syria discuss ways to end Syria bloodbath

Date: 2015-07-18 12:05:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:3004085

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby discussed with UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura ways of finding a final solution to the Syrian crisis. Following his talks with de Mistura, Araby underlined the ....

Iraqi forces kill 46 Daesh militants in Anbar

Date: 2015-07-18 12:00:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:3004029

BAGHDAD, July 18 (MENA) - Iraqi forces killed 46 elements of Daesh terrorist group during military operations carried out in Anbar. The Iraqi police advanced in Anbar forcing Daesh militants to retreat after 35 of them were killed. In press ....

AL chief, UN envoy to Syria discuss efforts to resolve Syrian crisis

Date: 2015-07-18 11:34:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:3003921

CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby held discussions on Saturday with UN Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura, who is currently visiting Egypt. The talks tackled the latest conditions in Syria along with the ....

Al Abadi slams terrorist attack in Diyala

Date: 2015-07-18 11:32:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:3003929

BAGHDAD, July 18 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi condemned on Saturday a suicide attack that was carried out by Daesh terrorist group in a market in Diyala using a booby-trapped car. The attack left dozens of civilians dead and ....

Security Council welcomes Libyan political agreement

Date: 2015-07-18 11:17:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:3003777

TRIPOLI, July 18 (MENA) - The UN Security Council has welcomed initialing the Libyan Political Agreement signed in Skhirat, Morocco on July 11. In a statement, the Security Council called on the warring factions in Libya to take part in ....

Military source: Syrian army kills 40 gunmen in Zabdani city

Date: 2015-07-18 10:30:27 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:3003521

DAMASCUS, July 18 (MENA) - A Syrian army unit on Saturday killed 40 gunmen in Zabdani city, northwest Damascus, according to a Syrian military source. The Syrian News Agency, quoting the source, said the army unit ambushed the militants leaving ....

Yemeni resistance controls 19th Infantry Brigade in Shabwa

Date: 2015-07-18 08:07:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:3003061

ADEN, July 18 (MENA) - The Yemeni resistance has announced that it liberated the 19th Infantry Brigade base in the southern city of Shabwa, situated some 385 kilometers east of Aden, from militias loyal to the Houthi group and former president Ali ....

Main street in Aden named after Saudi king

Date: 2015-07-18 07:09:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:3002841

SANAA, July 18 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi has decided to name a main street in Aden after Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz after the city has been liberated from Houthi militias. The move comes in appreciation of King ....

Daesh uses gas in targeting areas in Syria

Date: 2015-07-18 07:08:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:3002877

LONDON, July 18 (MENA) - The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) documented Daesh or the so-called Islamic state militants use of gas during its shelling that targeted the village of Rajm al- Tfihi located in the south of Tal ....

ISESCO condemns terror blast in Baghdad

Date: 2015-07-18 06:41:45 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:3002757

RABAT, July 18 (MENA) - The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has condemned the terrorist blast which hit a crowded market in Khan Bani Saad town of Diyali governorate near Baghdad late Friday during Eid celebrations ....