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Two rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone

Date: 2020-08-27 22:29:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:8564476

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Two rockets landed in Baghdad's Green Zone on Thursday night, Iraqi Security Media Cell announced. There was no immediate information available regarding casualties, according to Al Sumariya News TV Channel. Nobody ....

Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi ballistic missile targeting Saudi Arabia’s Najran

Date: 2020-08-27 20:56:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:8564446

RIYADH, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Arab Coalition on Thursday intercepted a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward the southern city of Najran in Saudi Arabia, Al Arabiya TV reported. The all-news network did not give ....

Deadly clashes erupt in Lebanon‘s Khaldah, two dead

Date: 2020-08-27 20:04:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:8564379

BEIRUT, Aug 27 (MENA) - Two people were killed and three others injured in violent clashes that erupted Thursday in Khaldah town, south of Beirut, the National News Agency reported. Lebanese army troops have intervened in attempt to contain the ....

Arab joint action institutions suggest plans for Beirut’s reconstruction

Date: 2020-08-27 19:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:8564195

CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) – A delegation representing Arab joint action organizations and institutions paid Thursday a visit to the Lebanese embassy in Cairo to discuss an Arab action plan they are suggesting to support Lebanon in the aftermath of ....

Libyan army committed to ceasefire - spokesman

Date: 2020-08-27 16:26:39 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:8564221

BENGHAZI, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Libyan National Army respects the ceasefire announced on June 8, military spokesman Ahmed al Mesmari said, denying reports alleging that units of the armed forces were targeting armed formations in the area of ....

Iraqi PM, Saudi FM discuss bolstering bilateral relations

Date: 2020-08-27 15:29:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8564046

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received here on Thursday Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, and his accompanying delegation, the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) reported. ....

Iraqi PM, French defense minister discuss security situation in Iraq

Date: 2020-08-27 14:10:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:8563932

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and French Defense Minister Florence Parly discussed during a meeting here on Thursday the security situation in Iraq and the region, as well as supporting Iraq's efforts in its war ....

Kuwaiti Health Minister: 616 cases recovered from coronavirus

Date: 2020-08-27 14:01:17 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:8563620

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) - Health Minister Bassel Al Sabah said 616 people have recovered from the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases recovering from the virus to 74, 522. In a press statement Thursday, ....

US condemns attack on UN convoy in Iraq

Date: 2020-08-27 13:07:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:8563860

BAGHDAD, Aug 27 (MENA) – The United States condemned on Thursday the attack that targeted a UN convoy in northern Iraq on Wednesday, calling on all Iraqi parties to respect the law and allow relief staff to work freely and safely in the ....

Kuwait reiterates support for ceasefire agreement in Libya

Date: 2020-08-27 12:42:23 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8563797

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) - Kuwait renewed Thursday support for a ceasefire agreement in Libya. During a meeting here with Libyan Ambassador to Kuwait Suleiman al-Sahali, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said Kuwait fully backs a ....