Arab world

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  • Iraqi security forces advance in Anbar province

    Date: 2014-11-20 13:32:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:1372945

    BAGHDAD, Nov 20 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces advanced into Hit located in Anbar province after raising the Iraqi flag in the villages freed from Daesh organization. The security forces killed great numbers of the Daesh militants, the Iraqi Media ....

  • Independence Current hails Gulf's efforts to end rift

    Date: 2014-11-20 13:24:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:1372961

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Head of the Independence Current and Chairman of the Democratic Peace Party Ahmed el-Fadali lauded Gulf's efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, and Bahrain in supporting Egypt. In press statements on Thursday, ....

  • AL praises initiative by Saudi King to end inter-Arab rifts

    Date: 2014-11-20 12:24:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1372641

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi on Thursday praised the initiative that was floated by King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia on healing the Arab rifts and reaching an inter-Arab rapprochement. In a released ....

  • 10 Daesh leaders killed in airstrike in Iraq

    Date: 2014-11-20 12:23:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1372409

    BAGHDAD, Nov 20 (MENA) – Ten Daesh leaders leaders were killed Thursday in an airstrike in western Mosul, a security source said. The US-led alliance air forces shelled Daesh positions in Al-Ba'aj district, the official added. (MENA) MM/DA ....

  • President Sisi approves Egypt's accession to Arab Convention against Trans-border Organized Crime

    Date: 2014-11-20 12:22:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1372805

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree on Thursday approving Egypt's accession to the Arab Convention against Trans-border Organized Crime. The agreement is aimed at boosting inter-Arab cooperation in ....

  • Lebanese PM meets newly-appointed Egyptian ambassador

    Date: 2014-11-20 11:10:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1372045

    CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam met on Thursday with newly-appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohamed Badr el-Din Zayed on the occasion of assuming his post. Talks covered the role played by Egypt to boost ....

  • Palestinian president lauds Saudi king's Riyadh initiative

    Date: 2014-11-20 10:01:58 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1371397

    RAMALLAH, Nov 20 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas lauded on Thursday Saudi King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz's initiative floated at Riyadh summit. Abbas, in pres statements,said these tireless efforts and sound vision will help unite the ....

  • Libya Red Crescent fail to enter Benghazi despite humanitarian truce

    Date: 2014-11-20 07:44:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1370221

    TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Libyan Red Crescent Society said it could not enter the areas where Libyan rivals are clashing in Benghazi because they did not respect a 12-hours humanitarian truce that was announced earlier by the United ....

  • US 'concerned' over presence of ISIL-linked militants in Libya

    Date: 2014-11-20 04:28:21 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:1369677

    WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (MENA) - The US State Department said Washington is concerned over reports that Daesh-linked militants are destabilizing eastern parts of Libya. "We are closely monitoring the situation and are concerned by the destabilizing ....

  • U.N. Security Council adds Libya’s Ansar al-Sharia to terror list

    Date: 2014-11-20 04:23:46 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1369673

    NEW YORK, Nov 20 (MENA) - The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday added to its terror list a Libyan Islamist group accused of involvement in the September 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador and three other ....

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