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Iraqi war jets destroy Daesh tunnels

Date: 2020-07-07 13:05:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:8498974

BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - Iraqi warplanes have destroyed tunnels erected by terrorist group Daesh in Salah ad Din Governorate in Iraq, north of Baghdad. A statement issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense on Tuesday said the warplanes also destroyed ....

Arab Par'l decries assassination of Iraqi political researcher

Date: 2020-07-07 12:37:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:8498973

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) – Arab Parliament speaker Meshaal ben Fahd al Salamy has condemned in the strongest possible terms the assassination of Iraqi political analyst Hesham al Hashimy who was gunned down by armed men outside his house in Baghdad ....

Bahrain, US confer on bilateral ties in security field

Date: 2020-07-07 12:36:59 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:8498970

MANAMA, July 7 (MENA) - Bahraini Interior Minister Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa conferred with US Ambassador to Bahrain Justin Siberell, whose term of duty in Bahrain has ended, on means to boost cooperation between Bahrain and the US especially ....

Partial lockdown in 18 municipalities in Algeria as of Wednesday

Date: 2020-07-07 12:26:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:8499035

ALGIERS, July 7 (MENA) - A 15-day partial lockdown will be imposed from Wednesday in 18 municipalities of Setif, the Algerian Ministry of Interior and Local Authorities said Tuesday in a statement. The decision comes as part of measures taken by ....

Regional press conf. on Wed. on state of world's population in 2020

Date: 2020-07-07 10:32:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:8498805

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Arab League Assistant Secretary-General and Head of Social Affairs Sector Haifa Abu Ghazaleh said that the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the AL will hold a virtual regional press conference on Wednesday tackling a report on ....

Beijing: China-Arab cooperation forum advances strategic partnership

Date: 2020-07-07 10:30:11 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:8498802

BEIJING, July 7 (MENA) - The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the ninth ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, which was held via video conference on Monday, would help advance Chinese-Arab strategic cooperation. ....

Iraq to form new panel to probe crimes of assassination

Date: 2020-07-07 09:58:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:8498741

BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council on Tuesday announced the formation of a panel probing the crimes of assassination in Iraq. A statement issued by the council indicated that the new panel will include three judges and a ....

AL chief denounces assassination of Iraqi researcher

Date: 2020-07-07 09:46:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:8498735

CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Tuesday denounced the assassination of Iraqi political researcher Hisham Al Hashimi by unidentified gunmen on Monday evening in his home in Baghdad. The AL chief ....

OIC chief urges UNSC to take necessary measures to thwart Israel's annexation plan

Date: 2020-07-07 09:23:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:8498623

RIYADH, July 7 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Dr. Yousef bin Ahmed al-Othaimeen called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) to take all necessary measures to thwart Israel's annexation plan. The Saudi ....

Cairo declaration thwarts Turkey's plans to control Libya's riches: Libyan lawmaker

Date: 2020-07-06 21:03:25 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:8498348

BENGHAZI, July 6 (MENA) - Libya's Parliament Speaker Aguila Saleh's initiative and the Cairo Declaration put a spoke in the wheel of the Turkish president, thwarting his ambitions to control Libya's riches, a Libyan lawmaker said Monday. In a ....