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Pakistan hopes Afghan Taliban will make use of peace talks offer

Date: 2018-07-05 19:37:48 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:106 - ID:7475443

ISLAMABAD, July 5 (MENA) – Pakistani Foreign Office Spokesperson Muhammad Faisal reiterated on Thursday Pakistan's support for the peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban, Geo News reported. During his weekly press briefing, Faisal ....

Jordan, Japan call for resolving Palestinian-Israeli conflict based on two-state solution

Date: 2018-07-05 19:37:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:7475395

AMMAN, July 5 (MENA) - Jordan and Japan have asserted the importance of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict so as to set up an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and based on the two-state solution. These ....

17 Houthis killed in Yemen's Dhale

Date: 2018-07-05 19:12:26 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:7475429

SANAA, July 5 (MENA) – As many as 17 Houthi terrorists were killed while others were injured during intense clashes with Yemeni army forces in northern Dhale province, Sky News reported on Thursday. This came after Yemeni army foiled an attempt ....

UN calls for truce in southern Syria

Date: 2018-07-05 19:01:45 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:7475411

NEW YORK, July 5 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for an immediate suspension of hostilities in southern Syria to allow the UN to deliver humanitarian aid from Jordan to conflict-hit areas, where an estimated 750,000 lives are ....

Saudi envoy to Zarif: Iran’s response is denial when caught red handed

Date: 2018-07-05 18:59:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:7475322

WASHINGTON, July 5 (MENA) - Prince Khalid bin Salman, the Saudi ambassador to US, tweeted on Thursday saying that the Iranian regime as usual is pretending its innocence when caught red handed over its terror activities, Al Arabiya reported. In ....

Fireworks explosion kills 19, injures 31 near Mexico City

Date: 2018-07-05 18:50:37 GMT - Mexico - World - SN:101 - ID:7475420

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (MENA) - Nineteen people were killed and at least 31 were injured Thursday when two explosions ripped through fireworks workshops in a town just north of Mexico City, ABC News reported. The dead included four firefighters and ....

AL denies Saudi Arabia banned Syrians from performing Hajj

Date: 2018-07-05 18:49:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:7475385

CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – The Arab League denied on Thursday claims that Saudi Arabia has banned Syrians from performing Hajj (Greater Pilgrimage) this year. In a press release, Spokesman of the Arab League Secretary-General Mahmoud Afifi said that ....

EU condemns Israeli demolition of Palestinian community structures

Date: 2018-07-05 18:44:38 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:99 - ID:7475388

BRUSSELS, July 5 (MENA) - The European Union has condemned the demolition of structures in the Palestinian community of Abu Nuwar, the start of preparations for demolishing the Palestinian community of Khan Al-Ahmar, while resettling the residents ....

Jordan: Closure of borders aims to protect national security

Date: 2018-07-05 18:35:31 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:7475319

AMMAN, July 5 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Jumana Ghneimat said Thursday Jordan has taken the decision to close its borders to protect its security and to avoid any risks that may threaten its ....

IDSC denies reports on euros 300m loan obtained by SC to buy dredgers

Date: 2018-07-05 18:32:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:97 - ID:7475292

CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – The cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied reports circulated on local and foreign websites and social media alleging that the Suez Canal has obtained euros 300 million loan from Gulf banks to finance ....