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Hariri sorry over Libya's absence from Arab economic summit, Arab private sector forum
Date: 2019-01-16 11:20:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:7759706
BEIRUT, Jan 16 (MENA) - Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed regret over Libya's absence from the Arab economic summit and the Arab Private Sector Forum. "Relations among Arab brothers must remain above any offenses," he said at the opening ....
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Yemeni negotiations over prisoners kick off in Amman
Date: 2019-01-16 10:07:08 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:7759592
AMMAN, Jan 16 (MENA) - Representatives of the Yemeni government and Houthis began negotiations in the Jordanian capital Amman on Wednesday over terms of a prisoner swap deal reached during Sweden peace talks last month. The Jordanian government ....
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AL chief underlines importance of promoting ties with China
Date: 2019-01-16 09:57:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7759552
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Wednesday underlined the importance of promoting relations between the Arab countries and China in different domains. At a meeting with Yang Jiechi, the Special Envoy of ....
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7 elements of Popular Mobilization Forces wounded in Kirkuk blast
Date: 2019-01-16 07:20:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7759318
BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (MENA) - Seven elements of the Popular Mobilization Forces were wounded in a bomb blast in southwestern Kirkuk on Wednesday, a security source said. The bomb targeted a patrol of the forces, wounding seven of them, the source ....
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UAE announces 5-million-dollar aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Date: 2019-01-16 07:11:33 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7759306
ABU DHABI, Jan 16 (MENA) - The UAE has announced emergency aid worth $5 million (Dh18.4m) for displaced Syrian refugees in Lebanon. The money for the aid package will be provided under the directives of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed and ....
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Scores of Qaeda operatives killed in Abyan governorate
Date: 2019-01-16 06:52:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7759287
SANAA, Jan 16 (MENA) - Scores of Al Qaeda militants were killed in a military operation in Abyan governorate, Al Arabiya channel reported Wednesday. The Saudi Arabia-led Arab alliance carried out preemptive air strikes against outposts of Al ....
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Kurdish official killed in Kirkuk
Date: 2019-01-16 06:41:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7759276
BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (MENA) - A Kurdistan Democratic Party official was killed by gunmen in Kirkuk, Iraq's Al Ekhbariya channel reported Wednesday. Two gunmen driving a motorcycle shot Jabar Aref Rasheed, killing him at once. The armed men fled the ....
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PLO urges WFP to reconsider decision on reducing aid to Palestinians
Date: 2019-01-15 14:15:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:7758383
GAZA CITY, Jan 15 (MENA) - Head of Department of Refugee Affairs of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) Ahmed Abu Houli called on Tuesday on the World Food Programme (WFP) to reconsider reducing its aid to poor families in Palestine. ....
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French FM stresses his country's support to Iraq's political, security stability
Date: 2019-01-15 14:13:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7758455
BAGHDAD, Jan 15 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian asserted on Tuesday his country's continued support to political and security stability in Iraq. The French foreign minister made the remarks at a meeting with Najaf Governor ....
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AL: 27 items on Lebanon AESD summit agenda
Date: 2019-01-15 14:10:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:7758402
CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - Arab League spokesman Mahmoud Afifi said the itinerary of the 2019 Arab Economic and Social Development summit (AESD), which will kick off in Beirut within days under Lebanon's chairmanship includes 27 items dealing with ....