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Bahraini, Omani FMs discuss developing bilateral relations

Date: 2020-12-05 09:42:07 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8699421

MANAMA, Dec 5 (MENA) - Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, met with his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi, on the sidelines of the 16th Manama Dialogue, Bahrain News Agency reported on ....

Iraq: Int'l alliance destroys 5 Daesh hideouts north of country

Date: 2020-12-05 08:58:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8699358

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Security Media Cell in Iraq said it destroyed five Daesh hideouts in airstrikes in the vicinity of Makhoul Moutains, north of the country, Alsumaria TV reported. Acting upon an order by the Joint Operations Command, ....

Iraqi intelligence arrests 3 Daesh terrorists in Kirkuk, Salahuddin

Date: 2020-12-05 08:36:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8699314

BAGHDAD, Dec 5 (MENA) - The Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency in Iraq said on Saturday it arrested three terrorists in Kirkuk and Salahuddin governorates. The agency said in a statement that a FIIA force arrested the three wanted ....

AL chief praises Kuwaiti efforts to end Arab rift

Date: 2020-12-04 18:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:8699063

CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Arab League welcomes Kuwait-led progress towards resolving a lingering dispute involving Arab states, Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a statement Friday, shortly after Kuwait's foreign minister indicated in a TV ....

Palestinians thwart settler's attempt to burn Gethsemane Church in Jerusalem

Date: 2020-12-04 16:20:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8698920

RAMALLAH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Palestinians on Friday thwarted an attempt by an Israeli settler to burn down the Gethsemane Church in the Mount of Olives area in occupied East Jerusalem, WAFA news agency quoted local sources as saying. Witnesses ....

Saudi Arabia signs deal to establish diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe

Date: 2020-12-04 12:48:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:8698621

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia signed on Friday an agreement to establish diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe. The agreement was signed by Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Abdullah bin Yahya Al-Muallami, and ....

OIC chief denounces Houthi attempts to target civilians in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2020-12-04 11:43:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:8698519

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Yousef Al-Othaimeen has deplored an attack by a bomb-laden drone that has been launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi ....

Moscow: 232 Syrian refugees back home over past 24 hours

Date: 2020-12-04 09:41:37 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:8698408

MOSCOW, Dec 4 (MENA) - A total of 232 Syrian refugees returned home from Lebanon over the past 24 hours, the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides and Refugee Migration Monitoring in Syria said in a statement Friday. The center ....

Morocco: Three elements of Daesh-affiliated terror cell arrested in Tetouan

Date: 2020-12-04 09:30:32 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:8698380

RABAT, Dec 4 (MENA) - Moroccan security bodies arrested on Friday three elements of a terror cell affiliated to Daesh group in the northern city of Tetouan. Security sources said the elements, whose ages range from 21 to 38, have appeared in a ....

Arab coalition intercepts, destroys bomb-laden drone launched by Houthis

Date: 2020-12-04 09:12:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:8698350

RIYADH, Dec 4 (MENA) - The Saudi-led Arab coalition to restore legitimacy in Yemen intercepted and destroyed on Friday a bomb-laden drone launched systematically and deliberately by the terrorist Houthi militias. State news agency SPA quoted ....