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Arab parl't speaker to visit China

Date: 2018-01-19 16:40:45 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7199905

Arab Parliament Speaker Meshal Faham Alsulami, leading a high-level delegation, will visit China from January 21 to 24, Xinhua reported. The visit comes at the invitation of Chinese top legislator Zhang Dejiang, the Standing Committee of China's ....

10 displaced Syrians killed in snow storm near Lebanese-Syrian borders

Date: 2018-01-19 15:44:12 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7199835

DAMASCUS, Jan 19 (MENA) – Ten displaced Syrians found dead near the Lebanese-Syrian borders, due to the snow storms, Sky News reported. Smuggling routes are active between Lebanon and Syria. Smugglers tend to cross rough roads to and from Syria. ....

Turkey launches military operation in Syria's Afrin district

Date: 2018-01-19 12:20:48 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7199368

Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on Friday asserted that Turkey has already launched a military operation in Afrin district of Syria to remove all "terrorist presence" from northern Syria. The operation has already started by artillery ....

Yemeni forces take control of mountain, hills in eastern Sanaa

Date: 2018-01-19 12:17:53 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7199356

The Yemeni legitimate forces took control of a mountain and a number of hills in Naham district in eastern Sanaa, Sky News channel reported on Friday. The channel gave no further details on the matter. Meanwhile, Houthi leader Ahmed al Mawhabi ....

Syrian Foreign Ministry: US military presence in Syria act of aggression

Date: 2018-01-18 12:07:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7197735

The Syrian Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said on Thursday that US military presence in Syria was illegitimate and represented a blatant breach of the international law and an aggression on Syria’s national sovereignty, SANA reported. “The ....

Israeli forces storm several towns in Ramallah

Date: 2018-01-18 10:12:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7197418

Israeli occupation forces stormed at dawn Thursday several neighborhoods in Ramallah city as well as Jalazone refugee camp in northern al Bireha city. The troops raided Ramallah neighborhoods by military jeeps, while fierce clashes erupted with ....

Gargash: Qatar's interception of flights 'desperate attempt'

Date: 2018-01-17 07:30:33 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7195195

The United Arab Emirates' Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash deemed Qatari fighters' interception of its civilian flights as a "desperate attempt" for fear of marginalization. Al Arabiya news channel quoted Gargash as saying ....

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile

Date: 2018-01-16 19:19:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:7194892

Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday, that its forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias targeting the southern province of Jazan, Al Arabiya reported. The attack comes just days after UN experts said that, Iran ....

AL chief asserts importance of coordination, cooperation with OIC

Date: 2018-01-16 15:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7194496

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underscored the importance of coordination and cooperation between the Arab body and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to deal with the mutual challenges they face. Abul Gheit made ....

AL chief receives Kuwaiti Speaker

Date: 2018-01-16 12:58:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7194031

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday received Speaker of the Kuwaiti Parliament Marzouk el Ghanem to discuss means of promoting ties among Arab parliaments in an effort to upgrade Arab joint action. The two sides also ....