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  • Berri prefers postponement of Arab economic summit

    Berri prefers postponement of Arab economic summit

    Date: 2019-01-09 22:50:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7750222

    Speaker of the Lebanese House of Representatives Nabih Berri called for postponing of the imminent Arab economic summit slated for January 19-20 in Beirut until the new government is formed. This remark came during Wednesday's regular meeting ....

  • Syria says talks underway to reopen European embassies in Damascus

    Syria says talks underway to reopen European embassies in Damascus

    Date: 2019-01-09 20:15:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7750145

    Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Miqdad said on Wednesday that several European countries contacted his country to reopen their embassies in Damascus. In statements to Russia Today TV channel, Miqdad said the talks with the European ....

  • Iraqi president, Pompeo discuss bilateral relations in Baghdad

    Iraqi president, Pompeo discuss bilateral relations in Baghdad

    Date: 2019-01-09 19:27:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7750111

    Iraqi President Barham Saleh stressed on Wednesday his country’s keenness on building balanced relations with all friendly countries, particularly the US. Saleh made the remarks during a meeting at Al Salam palace in Baghdad with US Secretary of ....

  • Syrian army thwarts terrorist infiltration attempts in Hama countryside

    Syrian army thwarts terrorist infiltration attempts in Hama countryside

    Date: 2019-01-09 17:42:57 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7750018

    Units of the Syrian Army on Wednesday carried out precise operations against positions and infiltration axes of terrorist groups in al-Latamina City and its surrounding in Hama northern countryside According to SANA, army units detected a number ....

  • Six-nation Red Wave-1 naval drills concluded

    Six-nation Red Wave-1 naval drills concluded

    Date: 2019-01-05 20:31:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7744433

    The Red Wave-1 naval drills were concluded in the Saudi territorial waters on Saturday. Along with Egypt, the participants included naval units from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan and Yemen. The drills included forming sailing ....

  • UN envoy arrives in Yemen to push Hodeida truce

    UN envoy arrives in Yemen to push Hodeida truce

    Date: 2019-01-05 19:50:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7744407

    The UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the capital Sanaa on Saturday for talks to shore up a ceasefire in the country's lifeline port city of Hodeida, France 24 reported. Martin Griffiths is scheduled to hold talks in Sanaa with Houthi rebel leaders ....

  • Abul-Gheit, Tunisia FM probe Arab summit preparations

    Abul-Gheit, Tunisia FM probe Arab summit preparations

    Date: 2019-01-05 18:32:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7744338

    Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul-Gheit met on Saturday with Foreign Minister of Tunisia Khemaies Jhinaoui, who is currently visiting Cairo. They discussed the ongoing preparations between the General Secretariat of the Arab League ....

  • UAE minister: Qatar's possible failure to host World Cup confirms countries' need for neighbors

    UAE minister: Qatar's possible failure to host World Cup confirms countries' need for neighbors

    Date: 2019-01-04 13:02:42 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7742783

    UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash said the ongoing discussions about Qatar's possible failure to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup without its neighbors' assistance confirm the countries' need for their neighbors. Gargash said on ....

  • Around 1,700 refugees returned to Syria in 24 hours - Russian Military

    Around 1,700 refugees returned to Syria in 24 hours - Russian Military

    Date: 2019-01-03 16:30:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7741941

    About 1,1700 Syrian refugees from abroad have returned to their home country over the past 24 hours, Sputnik News Agency has quoted the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for the Reception, Allocation and Accommodation of Refugees as saying. "Over ....

  • Putin, Macron discuss Syria issue, Ukrainian crisis

    Putin, Macron discuss Syria issue, Ukrainian crisis

    Date: 2019-01-02 22:32:03 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7740808

    Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have held a telephone conversation, discussing the Syria issue, the Kremlin press service said in a statement carried by Tass on Wednesday. According to the statement, ....

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