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King Salman, Brazilian president discuss cooperation over phone

Date: 2018-04-24 10:11:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7366998

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud telephoned on Tuesday and Brazilian President Michel Temer, Saudi News Agency (SPA) reported. They reviewed bilateral cooperation, especially ways of enhancing them in the ....

UAE donates dlrs 70 million to support Palestinian people

Date: 2018-04-23 09:53:16 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7365135

The United Arab Emirates has donated AED 258 million (dlrs 70 million) to support the Palestinian people. The move is in implementation of the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan. The two-part aid; the first valued ....

Prominent Daesh leader killed in Iraqi shelling in Syria

Date: 2018-04-23 09:41:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7365103

A prominent Daesh leader was killed in an Iraqi air bombardment that targeted Daesh hotbeds in Syria, an Iraqi intelligence source said. Abu Loqman al Sory, who was the second-in-command of Daesh militants in Syria, was responsible for ....

Saudi air defense intercepts ballistic missile fired towards Najran

Date: 2018-04-22 20:20:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7364560

Saudi Arabia’s air defense said they have intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi militias towards the border city of Najran, Al Arabiya TV channel reported Sunday. Authorities confirmed that forces intercepted one missile on Sunday while ....

Macron: Egypt-brokered reconciliation essential to establish unifed Palestinian state

Date: 2018-04-22 09:23:07 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7363181

French President Emanuel Macron hailed efforts led by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas, with the support of Egypt, for an inter-Palestinian reconciliation necessary to build the foundations of a united state, the Elysee said on Saturday. This ....

UN chief: There is still long way to achieve peace in Syria

Date: 2018-04-22 09:10:30 GMT - Sweden - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7363146

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that there is a long path to achieve peace in Syria, the UN News Center reported on Sunday. "Everything is needed to be put on track, and there was still a long way to go," Guterres told reporters ....

Sudanese president relieves foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour of his position

Date: 2018-04-20 19:56:05 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7361219

Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir issued a presidential decree on Thursday to sack Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour of his position. Ibrahim Ghandour was born in 1953. He has been the Foreign Minister of Sudan since June 9, 2015. Ghandour is ....

Second Palestinian shot dead by Israeli forces in Gaza

Date: 2018-04-20 19:53:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7361215

A second Palestinian young man was shot and killed by Israeli forces as they attacked non-violent protests of the Great March of Return at the border of the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources. Ahmad Rashad Athamneh, 24, was killed when the ....

Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan

Date: 2018-04-20 11:35:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7360445

Saudi Arabia's air defense forces have intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan city on Friday, Al Arabiya news channel reported. The Arab coalition forces have said the Houthi militias in Yemen have launched more than 100 missiles ....

Palestinian youth injured in head by Israeli fire dies - Health Ministry

Date: 2018-04-20 11:23:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7360417

A Palestinian young man succumbed to his wounds after Israeli occupation forces fired live bullets at him in eastern Jabalia city of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement. Earlier in the day, the 25-year-old ....