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16 Daesh militants killed along borders with Syria

Date: 2015-06-11 07:08:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2774001

BAGHDAD, June 11 (MENA) - Iraqi war jets bombed a headquarters for Daesh militant group in Al Anbar along borders with Syria, killing 16 operatives and wounding more than 11 others, spokesman for the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. In a statement, ....

12 Libyan soldiers killed, injured in Beghazi clashes

Date: 2015-06-10 23:20:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:151 - ID:2773461

TRIPOLI, June 10 (MENA) - At least two Libyan soldiers were killed in clashes occurred in Benghazi, the country's second-largest city, with militant affiliated to the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries. Ten soldiers were injured in the ....

31 Daesh militants killed in Anbar

Date: 2015-06-10 22:12:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:2773385

BAGHDAD, June 10 (MENA) – Iraqi forces on Wednesday killed 31 militants of the terrorist group of Daesh in a military operation in Anbar. A number of Daesh hideouts and vehicles were destroyed in the operation. (MENA) M I N/A H E ....

Bashir back home from Egypt

Date: 2015-06-10 22:07:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:2773253

KHARTOUM, June 10 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir on Wednesday returned home from Egypt where he took part in the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Summit. In press statements late on Wednesday, Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour said ....

American killed fighting in Syria

Date: 2015-06-10 20:13:50 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:2773125

WASHINGTON, June 10 (MENA) - An U.S. citizen was killed fighting alongside Kurdish forces inside Syria, State Department officials told ABC News today. Keith Thomas Broomfield, 36, of Massachusetts, died on the battlefield, according to social ....

Bouteflika receives diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi

Date: 2015-06-10 19:11:04 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:2772669

ALGIERS, June 10 (MENA) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika received on Wednesday Algerian diplomat and former minister of foreign affairs Lakhdar Brahimi, the Algerian Press Service reported. Brahimi was the UN and Arab League Envoy for ....

Saudi deputy crown prince in Russia next week

Date: 2015-06-10 19:06:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:2772509

MOSCOW, June 10 (MENA) - Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdel Aziz will pay an official visit to Russia on June 18. It is the first visit of its kind by the Saudi prince to Russia. Prince ....

9,121 stranded Yemenis back home

Date: 2015-06-10 18:32:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:2772337

RIYADH, June 10 (MENA) – A total of 9,121 Yemenis, who have been stranded in Egypt, Jordan and India, returned to their country, the Riyadh-based King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Works said Wednesday. The center had adopted a ....

Arab parliament chief slams failed terror attack in Luxor

Date: 2015-06-10 18:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:2772605

CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Head of Arab Parliament Ahmed Al Jarwan slammed on Wednesday the failed terrorist attack that targeted the Karnak Temple in Luxor earlier in the day. This terrorist act will not prevent the Egyptian leadership and the ....

Kuwait emir receives phone call from French president

Date: 2015-06-10 18:09:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:2772613

KUWAIT CITY, June 10 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah received a phone call from French President François Hollande. The contact took up bilateral ties and France's commitment toward Kuwait's security. The emir told the ....