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  • AL attends meeting in Brazzaville on Libyan crisis

    AL attends meeting in Brazzaville on Libyan crisis

    Date: 2017-09-10 13:27:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6983562

    The Arab League (AL) took part in an African Union (AU) meeting in Brazzaville under president Denis Sassou in the presence of head of the government of National Accord Fayez al Sarraj, speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh, leader of ....

  • Houthi rebels appoint new military commanders, oust Saleh allies

    Houthi rebels appoint new military commanders, oust Saleh allies

    Date: 2017-09-10 11:28:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6983266

    Houthi rebels have taken a number of unannounced decisions with regard to appointing new military commanders and ousting commanders loyal to toppled Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh. In statements to MENA on Sunday, military sources said ....

  • Preparatory meetings of AL Foreign Ministers' Council kick off

    Preparatory meetings of AL Foreign Ministers' Council kick off

    Date: 2017-09-10 11:18:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6983224

    Permanent delegates of the Arab League Council convened a meeting on Sunday at the Arab League premises to prepare for the 148th Ordinary Session of the Arab Foreign Ministers Council, due to convene on Tuesday, under the chairmanship of Djibouti ....

  • Iraqi army launches operation against Daesh terrorists  in Diyala

    Iraqi army launches operation against Daesh terrorists in Diyala

    Date: 2017-09-09 11:46:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6981884

    The Iraqi army has launched a military operation in northeastern Diyala to eliminate any activities by Daesh terrorists in the province. Backed by army jets, police and military troops launched the operation earlier Saturday, according to ....

  • Syrian army takes control of al Taim oil field

    Syrian army takes control of al Taim oil field

    Date: 2017-09-09 10:51:32 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6981761

    Units of Syrian army took control of al Taim oil field and the surrounding areas, military sources said on Saturday. The units are pushing deep toward Deir Ezzor after inflicting heavy losses on Daesh terrorists and their equipment, the sources ....

  • AL chief leaves for Iraq

    AL chief leaves for Iraq

    Date: 2017-09-09 10:47:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6981751

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left for Iraq on Saturday on a visit meant to support efforts to revive dialogue between Baghdad and Erbil, the capital city of the Kurdistan region in Iraq. The visit comes after a Kurdish plan to ....

  • Arabia: Qatar News Agency continues to distort facts

    Arabia: Qatar News Agency continues to distort facts

    Date: 2017-09-09 08:45:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6981527

    The Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that a statement that was carried by Qatar News Agency continues to distort facts. Saudi Arabia announced in a statement that it will not agree on starting a dialogue with Qatar until the release of an ....

  • Kuwaiti Finance Min.: US to boost actions against terrorism funding

    Kuwaiti Finance Min.: US to boost actions against terrorism funding

    Date: 2017-09-08 17:04:36 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6980954

    Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al Saleh affirmed Washington's resolve to strengthen measures against terrorism funding, Kuwati News Agency (KUNA) reported Friday . Al Saleh made the statement to KUNA after a meeting ....

  • Forty Daesh leaders killed by Russian strike near Deir Ezzor

    Forty Daesh leaders killed by Russian strike near Deir Ezzor

    Date: 2017-09-08 09:47:05 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6980366

    About 40 Daesh militants, including four leaders, were killed in a Russian air strike near Deir Ezzor city in Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The terrorist leaders were holding a meeting near ....

  • Lavrov to start visit to Saudi Arabia, Jordan on Saturday

    Lavrov to start visit to Saudi Arabia, Jordan on Saturday

    Date: 2017-09-08 09:36:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6980339

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan on September 9-11, TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying Friday. "In Jeddah, Lavrov will be received by ....

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