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  • Kuwaiti emir receives UN chief

    Kuwaiti emir receives UN chief

    Date: 2015-03-31 11:21:13 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2283465

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah met on Tuesday United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The meeting was attended by the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Helen Clark and ....

  • Russia FM: situation in Yemen should not escalate into conflict between Arabs and Iran

    Russia FM: situation in Yemen should not escalate into conflict between Arabs and Iran

    Date: 2015-03-31 10:58:44 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2283193

    Moscow cannot allow for the situation in Yemen to turn into an open conflict between the Arabs and Iran, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. "It should not be allowed to deteriorate into a Sunni-Shia standoff," Lavrov said. ....

  • Kuwait emir pledges $500 million for Syrians

    Kuwait emir pledges $500 million for Syrians

    Date: 2015-03-31 08:53:50 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2281885

    Kuwait will donate $500 million towards easing Syria's humanitarian crisis, Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah told an international summit in Kuwait capital Tuesday. "I am pleased to announce the pledge by the state of Kuwait of $500 million ....

  • Iraq troops kill 65 terrorists

    Iraq troops kill 65 terrorists

    Date: 2015-03-30 18:41:13 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2279541

    Iraqi troops killed 65 terrorists in Anbar abd Salaheddin provinces on Monday, said a statement released by the defense ministry. In Ramadi of Anbar, 11 militants were killed in separate places, said the ministry, adding that 21 others were ....

  • Mahlab expresses support for legitimate Libyan gov

    Mahlab expresses support for legitimate Libyan gov

    Date: 2015-03-30 18:28:55 GMT - Ethiopia - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:2279441

    Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab met on Monday with a Libyan delegation taking part in the 18th summit of the COMESA, currently in session in Addis Ababa. The prime minister expressed Egypt's support to the legitimate government in Libya to ....

  • Houthi forces shelled before entering Aden

    Houthi forces shelled before entering Aden

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:53:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2277041

    The aircraft, affiliated to the countries that launched the Operation "Decisive Storm", bombarded a military convoy of forces supporting former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis' militias in al Alam area, before entering ....

  • Iraqi civilian killed, 20 injured in blast of 2 booby-trapped cars in Baghdad

    Iraqi civilian killed, 20 injured in blast of 2 booby-trapped cars in Baghdad

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:51:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2275701

    An Iraqi civilian was killed and 20 others injured Monday when two booby-trapped cars went off in northeastern Baghdad. The cars were parked on the side of the road, Spokesman of Iraqi Interior Ministry Saad Maan told MENA. A security force ....

  • Jordan's King calls for intensifying efforts to revive ME peace talks

    Jordan's King calls for intensifying efforts to revive ME peace talks

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:47:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2276969

    Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday called for intensifying international efforts to revive the Middle East peace talks. The king, who received US Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, said that negotiations between the Palestinians ....

  • UN chief urges respecting rights of Iraqis detained in areas controlled by Daesh

    UN chief urges respecting rights of Iraqis detained in areas controlled by Daesh

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:08:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2276613

    United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined that the international organization supports Iraq in facing the terrorist groups, highlighting the efforts exerted by the Arab country in freeing its territories from the control of ....

  • Saudi cabinet praises Egypt's efforts in hosting Arab Summit

    Saudi cabinet praises Egypt's efforts in hosting Arab Summit

    Date: 2015-03-30 12:59:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2276525

    The Saudi Cabinet on Monday praised the Sharm El Sheikh Declaration and resolutions issued by the 26th Arab Summit, welcoming all measures taken by the Saudi-led coalition to support legitimacy in Yemen which has been snatched by the Houthis ....

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