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30 Houthi militants killed in airstrikes on Tuhayat district

Date: 2018-07-12 16:05:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:7485575

SANAA, July 12 (MENA) - At least 30 Houthi elements were killed on Thursday in airstrikes conducted by Saudi-led coalition warplanes in west of the coastal al Tuhayat district, a Yemeni military source said. The source added that the sorties ....

Saudi monarch receives President of South Africa

Date: 2018-07-12 15:15:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:7485626

JEDDAH, July 12 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received President of South Africa Syril Ramaphosa, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The monarch escorted his guest to the main gallery at the Royal Court where the ....

Arab Parliament participates in PAM, WTO meeting in Belgrade

Date: 2018-07-12 14:26:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:7485457

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament took part in the high-level parliamentary meeting organized by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) in cooperation with the World Trade Organization (WTO) . The two-day get-together ....

Syrian army enters Daraa accompanied by Russian police

Date: 2018-07-12 13:55:33 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:7485467

DAMASCUS, July 12 (MENA) - The Syrian army accompanied by Russian military police entered Daraa after the armed factions handed over their heavy weapons, Syrian field sources said on Thursday. Calmness prevails in the cities and towns of Daraa ....

Mahlab: Egypt's successful experiment in mega projects example to follow in Arab region

Date: 2018-07-12 13:34:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:7485333

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Aide to the president for national and strategic projects Ibrahim Mahlab has said that the mega development projects the Egyptian state has carried out in the past few years constituted a successful experiment that won the ....

Abadi meets with host of officials on sidelines of int'l conf. on terrorism

Date: 2018-07-12 13:28:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:7485296

BAGHDAD/BRUSSELS, July 12 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar el Abadi conferred on Thursday with French President Emmanuel Macron on supporting Iraq to achieve stability. The meeting, the was held on the sidelines of the counter-terrorism ....

Arab Economic Forum honors ex-premier Mahlab

Date: 2018-07-12 13:14:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:7485153

BEIRUT, July 12 (MENA) - The 26th edition of the Arab Economic Forum honored former Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab in recognition of his strenuous efforts in the spheres of development and setting up mega investment projects in Egypt, ....

Arab League welcomes Irish Senate vote against Israeli settlements

Date: 2018-07-12 11:44:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:7485211

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - The Arab League welcomed on Thursday the Irish Senate vote on a bill banning the importation of products from Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, paving the way for the country to become the first EU nation to enforce a ....

Takfiri Fatwa Observatory issues study on new Al-Qaeda branch in Syria

Date: 2018-07-12 11:08:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:7484943

CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Dar Al Iftaa's Takfiri Fatwa Observatory issued on Thursday a recent study on Al-Qaeda terrorist organization’s branch in Syria, after a new terrorist group has been formed there under the name “Guardians of Religion”. The ....

Syria air defenses block Israeli attack on southwest

Date: 2018-07-11 22:34:30 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:7484585

DAMASCUS, July 11 (MENA) - Syria’s air defenses on Wednesday blocked an Israeli missile attack on army positions in southwest Syria near the occupied Golan Heights, Al Arabiya television quoted SANA as having said. “The aircraft of the Israeli ....