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Saudi CP reviews with Pompeo bilateral relations

Date: 2018-10-16 13:25:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:7624460

RIYADH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman received at Al-Yamamah palace here on Tuesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, said the Saudi Press Agency. During the ....

UAE, India mull military cooperation

Date: 2018-10-16 12:27:49 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:7624167

ABU DHABI/NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (MENA) - UAE Minister of State for Defense Affairs Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi on Tuesday met with Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and discussed defense cooperation between the two ....

Iraqi police find 3 explosive devices in Kirkuk

Date: 2018-10-16 11:49:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:7624164

BAGHDAD, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Iraqi police found on Tuesday three local explosive devices in a village northern Hawija district in Kirkuk governorate, the police said in a statement. The explosive devices were remnants of Daesh terrorist group, ....

AL chief heads for Vienna to open joint workshop with OSCE, meet with Austrian FM

Date: 2018-10-16 11:33:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:7624060

CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left here on Tuesday, heading for the Austrian capital, Vienna to take part in the inauguration of a workshop on exchanging expertise between the AL and the Organization for ....

Assad plans to visit Crimea

Date: 2018-10-16 11:23:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:7623994

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - Syrian President Bashar al Assad has said at a meeting with a delegation from Crimea that he plans to attend the Yalta International Economic Forum (YIEF) in April 2019, if circumstances permit, TASS News Agency quoted member ....

Assad receives president of Crimea

Date: 2018-10-16 11:11:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:7624118

DAMASCUS, Oct 16 (MENA) - President Bashar el Assad met on Tuesday with visiting President of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov. Assad asserted at the meeting that the visit will constitute a new beginning for building good relations of joint cooperation in ....

Saudi King receives US secretary of state

Date: 2018-10-16 10:50:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:7624070

RIYADH, Oct 16 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz received on Tuesday US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, the Saudi Press Agency reported. During the meeting, two sides reviewed "historic" relations between the two countries, the latest ....

US secretary of state arrives in Riyadh

Date: 2018-10-16 10:42:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:7624036

RIYADH, Oct 16 (MENA) - United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived here Tuesday on a visit to Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Pompeo was received at King Salman Air Base Airport by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Adel ....

Russian officials meet Saudi FM to discuss Syria

Date: 2018-10-16 08:54:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7623709

MOSCOW, Oct 16 (MENA) - A Russian delegation of foreign and defense ministry officials traveled to Saudi Arabia and met Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubeir to discuss the crisis in Syria, US News quoted the Russian foreign ministry as saying on ....

Houthi mortar attack injures number of Yemeni civilians

Date: 2018-10-16 07:11:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7623547

SANAA, Oct 16 (MENA) - A number of Yemeni civilians, including children, have been severely injured in mortar attack by Houthi militias in Manzar district on the outskirts of Hudaidah city. Eyewitnesses told Al Arabiya Al Hadath channel that the ....