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Russian PM says Syrian conflict settlement priority for Russia, Turkey

Date: 2016-12-07 07:23:24 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6099277

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday a settlement of the ongoing conflict in Syria is one of the priority tasks both for Russia and Turkey, TASS news agency reported. The Russian premier said the Syrian conflict settlement was one ....

Lavrov: Russia ready to resume talks with US in Aleppo

Date: 2016-12-03 14:25:16 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6076809

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country is ready for sending its diplomats and military experts to Geneva to resume talks with the US on a settlement in Aleppo, Russia Today news channel reported. During a press conference with ....

Abul-Gheit participates in Med Dialogues in Rome

Date: 2016-12-01 12:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6065593

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit will participate in the second edition of "Rome Med – Mediterranean Dialogues", set to open in Rome later Thursday. In statements to MENA on Thursday, AL Secretary General Assistant Ambassador ....

Houthis announces forming new gov't in Sanaa

Date: 2016-11-29 07:27:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6048857

Houthis and their ally the General People's Congress (GPC) party under ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh declared the line-up of a new government in Sanaa under former Aden governor Abdel Aziz ben Habtour. The announcement comes ahead of an ....

20 Houthi militants killed in Taiz

Date: 2016-11-28 09:00:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6042649

At least 20 Houthi militants were killed in clashes with the Yemeni army and its resistance forces in Taiz city, southwest Yemen. Spokesman for Taiz Front Colonel Mansour al Hasani said clashes claimed the lives of 20 militants and left scores of ....

Amr Moussa blames bad governance for 'real revolutions' in Arab countries

Date: 2016-11-24 13:00:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6022781

Former Arab League (AL) chief Amr Moussa blamed on Thursday bad governance and poor educational and health services for the recent 'real revolutions', not mere intifadas, in the Arab countries. Addressing the two-day annual conference of the ....

Russian center: 46 violations by armed groups over past 24 hours

Date: 2016-11-23 09:21:06 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6013897

The Coordination center for reconciliation of opposing sides on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic said 46 violations were reported by armed groups over the past 24 hours. In a statement on Wednesday, the center - which is affiliated to ....

Arab coalition warplanes shell Houthi positions in Taiz

Date: 2016-11-22 07:25:41 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6006209

Arab coalition warplanes on Tuesday shelled positions of Houthi militants and loyalists to former president Ali Abdallah Saleh in Taiz city in southwestern Yemen. Military sources said the planes hit targets in al Rawd al Rabie and destroyed a ....

Daesh claims responsibility for Kabul mosque mombing

Date: 2016-11-22 06:55:29 GMT - Afghanistan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6006093

The terrorist Daesh group claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that officials said killed at least 30 people inside a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshipers in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Afghanistan’s ....

Yemeni president, British min. discuss Yemen

Date: 2016-11-21 08:56:32 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6000061

Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour conferred with British Minister of State for Middle East Affairs Tobias Ellwood on the situation in Yemen and the existing peace opportunities and efforts. During the meeting that was held Sunday in Riyadh, ....