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Lebanon's parliament speaker meets with ex-secretary general of AL

Date: 2018-02-16 15:45:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7249275

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri met on Friday with Former Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa to discuss the latest developments in the region in general and Lebanon in particular. Berri also received Rotary International ....

Houthi leader killed, 4 captured in Yemeni Al Dalea province

Date: 2018-02-16 12:19:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7248917

A Houthi leader was killed and four others were captured by the Yemeni army and popular resistance in Al Dalea province, southern Yemen. The five Houthi militants were trapped in an ambush set up by Yemeni popular resistance in northern Al Dalea ....

Yemen: Saudi-led coalition shells site of Iranian agents near Taiz

Date: 2018-02-16 12:13:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7248905

The Saudi-led coalition warplanes have conducted an airstrike on a site used by Iranian agents near Taiz in southern Yemen, Sky News channel reported Friday, citing a statement by the Yemeni army. The Iranian experts, who work for Houthi ....

Abul Gheit participates in 54th MSC in Munich

Date: 2018-02-16 11:49:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7248861

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit participates in the 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2018, due to kick off later in the day. The three-day conference focuses on the future role of the European Union (EU) as a global actor and ....

AL chief heads to Germany to take part in security conference

Date: 2018-02-16 11:41:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7248839

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit left Cairo for Munich on Friday on a several-day visit to Germany to participate in Munich Security Conference 2018, due to kick off later in the day. The three-day conference will discuss files ....

Saudi king condoles with Trump over victims of Florida shooting

Date: 2018-02-16 10:04:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7248676

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent a cable of condolence to US President Donald Trump over victims of a gun attack on a high school in the US state of Florida, that left 17 students dead and dozens others injured. Crown Prince Mohammed ....

Yemeni army controls new posts in northern Al Bayda

Date: 2018-02-16 08:40:48 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7248534

The Yemeni army in coordination with the popular resistance took control of new posts in the north of Al Bayda province, central Yemen. Yemeni national forces are preparing to launch a military campaign to purge a mountain in Al Bayda province ....

AL to host “BWE21” conf. Saturday

Date: 2018-02-15 09:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7246880

The Arab League will host at its premises in Cairo on Saturday the inaugural session of the 4th conference of Business Women of Egypt Association 21 (BWE21) under the theme of “ Women: Partners in Success”. The session, to be chaired by Youmna el ....

Putin, King Salman discuss Syria, political crisis over Doha

Date: 2018-02-14 18:26:47 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7246148

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to discuss the situation in Syria, including the latest events in the context of the results of the Syrian National Dialogue Congress in ....

Kuwaiti emir: Dlrs 2 bn allocated for rebuilding, investing in Iraq

Date: 2018-02-14 08:38:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7244850

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah announced allocating dlrs 2 billion for rebuilding Iraq and encouraging investments there. The remarks came during the official inauguration of the Kuwait International Conference for the ....