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  • US wants unification against extremism

    US wants unification against extremism

    Date: 2015-02-20 09:07:25 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2005241

    The US sought to unite nations around a common vision for combating violent extremist groups in three days of talks which ended Thursday long on words but short on concrete steps. In the wake of shocking beheading and murder by Daesh group, as ....

  • Saudi king receives phone call from German chancellor

    Saudi king receives phone call from German chancellor

    Date: 2015-02-19 16:28:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2002409

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud received a phone call on Thursday from German Chancellor Angela Merkel. They discussed bilateral relations as well as the latest regional and international developments. ....

  • Tunisian FM meets Swedish counterpart

    Tunisian FM meets Swedish counterpart

    Date: 2015-02-19 15:58:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2002181

    Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Taieb Baccouche met Thursday with visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom. In statements following the meeting, Wallstrom affirmed her country's commitment to promote cooperation with ....

  • Saudi defense min. meets chiefs of staff of anti-Daesh coalition

    Saudi defense min. meets chiefs of staff of anti-Daesh coalition

    Date: 2015-02-19 15:57:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2002177

    Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdel Aziz met here on Thursday with the Chiefs of Staff of the Coalition States against Daesh. The meeting took up the ongoing efforts to eradicate terror groups from the region. The 5th ....

  • Pentagon screens 1,200 Syrian rebel fighters to potentially train for fight against Daesh

    Pentagon screens 1,200 Syrian rebel fighters to potentially train for fight against Daesh

    Date: 2015-02-19 08:03:42 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1997705

    The United States has found around 1,200 opposition fighters in Syria that could participate in US military led training programs to fight against ISIS, the Pentagon said Wednesday as quoted by Radio Sawa. The fighters will undergo vetting for ....

  • Kerry: Daesh terrorist group targets Middle East

    Kerry: Daesh terrorist group targets Middle East

    Date: 2015-02-19 07:20:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1997401

    US State Secretary John Kerry said on Thursday that Daesh terrorist group is targeting the Middle East. Addressing a ministerial meeting that was held on the sidelines of a summit that was hosted by the White House on terrorism, Kerry added that ....

  • Qatari reservation on Egypt's right to defend itself proves support to terrorists -- diplomat

    Qatari reservation on Egypt's right to defend itself proves support to terrorists -- diplomat

    Date: 2015-02-18 18:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1995877

    Permanent Representative to the Arab League Afifi Abdul Wahab lashed out at Qatari reservation on Egypt's right to defend itself against Daesh brutal crimes saying, "Doha supported our doubts on helping terrorists by proofs". The Egyptian ....

  • Geagea supports Egypt's call for int'l coalition in Libya

    Geagea supports Egypt's call for int'l coalition in Libya

    Date: 2015-02-18 17:45:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1995601

    Leader of the Lebanese Forces Party Samir Geagea on Wednesday threw his weights behind Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi' call for forming an international coalition for the crisis in Libya. "The world must seriously act to confront these ....

  • AL council condemns killing Egyptians in Libya

    AL council condemns killing Egyptians in Libya

    Date: 2015-02-18 16:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1995249

    The Council of the Arab League (AL) strongly condemned as "heinous crime" the killing of 21 Egyptians by the terrorists of the Daesh group in Libya. In a statement on Wednesday, the highest body of the league extended its condolences to the ....

  • Representatives of Libyan political powers, activists convene in Cairo to discuss situation in Tripoli

    Representatives of Libyan political powers, activists convene in Cairo to discuss situation in Tripoli

    Date: 2015-02-18 13:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1993693

    A group of Libyan politicians, writers, and activists assembled Wednesday in Cairo to discuss the situation in Libya and means to confront terror groups. The meeting dubbed, Conference of Libya the Homeland, took up efforts exerted on political, ....

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