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Abu Dhabi CP, Colombian president discuss boosting relations

Date: 2017-11-11 19:52:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:7086271

ABU DHABI, Nov 11 (MENA) - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday met Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos. Sheikh Mohamed expressed hope that his visit ....

Three US carriers begin drill in Sea of Japan

Date: 2017-11-11 19:47:49 GMT - Japan - World - SN:73 - ID:7086269

TOKYO, Nov 11 (MENA) - The United States navy has begun a rarely performed drill in the Sea of Japan, mobilizing three aircraft carriers. The exercise is an apparent show of might against North Korea, Japan's NHK World TV reported Saturday. The ....

Huge rally in Barcelona demands jailed separatists' release

Date: 2017-11-11 19:40:16 GMT - Spain - World - SN:72 - ID:7086270

MADRID, Nov 11 (MENA) - Hundreds of thousands of people backing Catalonia's bid to secede from Spain packed the streets in downtown Barcelona Saturday to demand the release of jailed separatist leaders, ABC News reported. The rally's grassroots ....

Sudan arrests rebel leader in Darfur

Date: 2017-11-11 19:39:44 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:7086252

KHARTOUM, Nov 11 (MENA) - Sudan said on Saturday it has arrested the rebel Savanna group's leader Ali Rezq Alla and two other militants in Darfur. Rezq Alla was captured after a fierce manhunt in North Darfur State, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) ....

Police arrest tuk-tuk driver accused of drowning students in Beheira

Date: 2017-11-11 19:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Local - SN:70 - ID:7086249

DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Nov 11 (MENA) – Police have arrested a tuk-tuk (three-wheeled vehicle) driver accused of causing the drowning of seven students in Beheira. Earlier on Saturday, a tuk-tuk vehicle carrying students plunged into Mahmoudiya Canal ....

Croatia's government survives no-confidence vote

Date: 2017-11-11 19:14:01 GMT - Croatia - World - SN:69 - ID:7086251

ZAGREB, Nov 11 (MENA) - The center-right Croatian government has survived a no-confidence vote launched by the opposition over the cabinet's handling of the debt crisis at Agrokor, the country's largest private food and retail company, ABC News ....

US urges 'all states and parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty'

Date: 2017-11-11 19:07:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:7086246

WASHINGTON, Nov 11 (MENA) - The White House has called on "all states and parties to respect Lebanon's sovereignty, independence, and constitutional processes.", The Voice of America reported on Saturday. A statement released said "In this ....

Saudi Arabia strongly condemns explosion of oil pipeline in Bahrain

Date: 2017-11-11 18:49:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:7086210

RIYADH, Nov 11 (MENA) - A Saudi Foreign Ministry source expressed Saudi Arabia's strong condemnation of the explosion of one of the oil pipelines of Abu Safa oilfield near Buri in Bahrain. The source referred to the Bahraini government's statement ....

UAE condemns attack on oil pipeline in Bahrain

Date: 2017-11-11 18:42:19 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:7086186

ABU DHABI, Nov 11 (MENA) - The United Arab Emirates on Saturday condemned a terrorist explosion of an oil pipeline in Bahrain, the country's official news agency reported. ''The UAE condemns this coward terrorist act, which seeks to undermine the ....

GCC condemns terror blast in Bahrain

Date: 2017-11-11 18:40:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:7086172

RIYADH, Nov 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdellatif bin Rashid Al Zayani on Saturday condemned a terror blast that targeted Abu Safa oilfield. In a statement, Zayani described the blast as a serious ....