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French FM arrives in Baghdad for talks on reconstruction of Iraq

Date: 2018-02-12 11:22:48 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7241423

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrived on Monday in Baghdad to discuss efforts exerted for the reconstruction of Iraq. In post-arrival statements, Le Drian said his visit aims at asserting France's continuing support to Iraq and ....

AL chief urges supporting terror-combat mechanism

Date: 2018-02-10 19:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7238600

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit on Saturday called for supporting, modernizing and empowering the Arab counter-terrorism mechanism to be more capable of confronting terror threats in their various and renewable forms. Abul ....

UN human rights chief condemns bloody week in Syria

Date: 2018-02-10 18:20:22 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7238469

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called for urgent international action to halt the bloodshed after reports of 277 civilian deaths between Sunday and Friday, CNN reported Saturday. More than 800 civilians also were ....

Palestinian president receives Indian PM

Date: 2018-02-10 10:22:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7237644

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Saturday in official ceremony Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. The Palestinian president and the Indian prime minister had a tete-a-tete session of ....

Iraq: One killed, 3 injured in bomb blast in Baghdad

Date: 2018-02-10 09:49:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7237577

One person was killed and three others were wounded in a bomb blast in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said on Saturday. In statements to the Iraqi Media News Agency, the source added that the blast took place when a bomb planted near ....

Fierce clashes erupt between Daesh elements, armed factions in Syria's Idlib

Date: 2018-02-10 09:34:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7237530

Fierce clashes are going on between elements of Daesh terrorist group and armed factions in Syria's northwestern city of Idlib, according to a Syrian opposition source. In statements to Russia Today channel on Saturday, the source accused the ....

Jordan’s King, Indian PM discuss ties, Jerusalem

Date: 2018-02-09 17:50:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:7236829

Jordanian King Abdullah II, received Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, who is currently visiting the Kingdom as part of a tour of the Middle East, Petra News Agency reported. The two sides reviewed the strong ties between the two ....

Indian PM arrives in Amman

Date: 2018-02-09 15:47:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:7236695

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Jordan as part of a regional tour. Upon arrival at the Queen Alia International Airport, the Indian prime minister was welcomed by Acting Prime Minister Mamdouh Abbadi, Minister of State ....

1 killed, 55 wounded in explosion in Benghazi

Date: 2018-02-09 15:47:34 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7236685

At least one person was killed and 55 others wounded in an explosion at Abu Hurairah mosque in al Maggiore area, Benghazi, eastern Libya. El Galaa Hospital Information officer Fadia Al Barghouthi said the hospital received one body and 55 wounded ....

Yemeni army discovers depots containing UN humanitarian aid in al Hudaydah

Date: 2018-02-09 11:42:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7236160

The Yemeni army along with the popular resistance have discovered depots containing large quantities of UN humanitarian aid and supplies in the western town of Hess in al Hudaydah province that has been recently liberated, a source at the Yemeni ....