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France to send fighter jets to Jordan to target Daesh

Date: 2014-11-19 17:07:21 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:1367541

PARIS, Nov 19 (MENA) - France plans to send six Mirage fighter jets to Jordan to strike Daesh fighters in Iraq, said Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. "There were nine Rafale (jets) in the United Arab Emirates and they will be reinforced with ....

Saudi Arabia FM visits Moscow Friday

Date: 2014-11-19 16:59:35 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1367273

MOSCOW, Nov 19 (MENA) – Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal would visit Moscow on Friday, Russia Today satellite channel reported. The Saudi top diplomat will hold a meeting with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, the channel quoted a ....

AL welcomes Saudi reconciliation call

Date: 2014-11-19 15:53:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:1366281

CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has welcomed a statement issued by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz calling for an end the Arab rift and restoring unity. "I urge Egypt, the people and leadership, to seek with us the success of this ....

7 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

Date: 2014-11-19 15:51:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:1366893

BAGHDAD, Nov 19 (MENA) - Seven Daesh militants were killed Wednesday in an airstrike on the Iraqi city of Tikrit, a security official said. The attack was launched by the Iraqi air forces, the official added. (MENA) MI/AS ....

Jordan interior minister: We exert maximum efforts to end extremism

Date: 2014-11-19 15:49:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:1366837

AMMAN, Non 19 (MENA) - Interior Minister Hussein Majali on Wednesday discussed with German Bavarian State Interior Minister, Joachim Hermann and the accompanying delegation ways to promote bilateral relations, mainly in the field of security, ....

30 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

Date: 2014-11-19 14:26:56 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:1366361

BAGHDAD, Nov 19 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces killed on Wednesday 30 Daesh militants in the Iraqi city of Baqubah. The clashes are still underway in the city, an official said. Daesh militants are occupying vast swathes of Iraq and Syria and ....

Abbas posts EU envoy on developments in Palestine

Date: 2014-11-19 14:06:27 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:1366097

CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas posted the representative of the European Union to Palestine, John Gatt Rutter, on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories and the efforts exerted to stop Israel's escalation ....

Egypt welcomes Saudi monarch Arab reconciliation initiative

Date: 2014-11-19 13:59:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1365917

CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) – Egypt has welcomed a statement issued by Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz calling for the unity of Arab ranks. The Egyptian presidency issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the Saudi statement in which the Saudi ....

Saudi King urges Egypt to support supplemetary Riyadh agreement with Qatar

Date: 2014-11-19 13:15:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1364653

RIYADH, Nov 19 (MENA) – King Abullah bin Abdel Aziz of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday urged the Egyptian people and leadership to support the supplementary Riyadh agreement with Qatar. A press release issued by the Royal Diwan and carried by the Saudi ....

Israel fires on Palestinian farmlands in southern Gaza

Date: 2014-11-19 12:46:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:1364917

GAZA CITY, Nov 19 (MENA) - Israeli army forces opened fire on Palestinian farmlands in southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, local sources said. Israeli forces stationed at the Abu Reida military post opened fire on farmlands in the southern Gaza town ....