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Houthis detain 700 officers of republican guard in Sanaa's Central Prison

Date: 2017-12-06 13:54:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:7126672

The Houthi militias in Yemen detained about 700 of the republican guards in Sanaa's Central Prison. Sky News broke the news without mentioning further details. ....

Omani tourism minister underlines importance of developing Arab tourism strategy

Date: 2017-12-06 13:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7126616

Omani Tourism Minister Ahmed bin Nasser Hamad Al Mahrizi asserted the importance of developing the Arab tourism strategy and implementing it on the ground. Addressing the inaugural session of the 20th session of the Arab tourism ministerial ....

Saleh buried in Sanaa without funeral

Date: 2017-12-06 10:28:14 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7125890

The body of ex-Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh was buried in Sanaa late Tuesday without holding a funeral, the Arabic-speaking news channel Sky News reported on Wednesday. Saleh died in a roadside attack amid fierce clashes between his ....

Abbas, Macron discuss over phone US stance on Al Quds

Date: 2017-12-05 17:26:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7125169

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday had a phone conversation. The two sides reviewed over phone efforts made by Macron with US President Donald Trump regarding the US's plan to recognize Al ....

Israel detains 8 Palestinians in West Bank

Date: 2017-12-05 17:25:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:7125143

The Israeli occupation forces arrested Tuesday eight Palestinian citizens in different districts in West Bank. A statement by the Palestinian Prisoners Club said the Israeli forces detained three citizens from Ramallah, two from Jenin, two from ....

Saudi FM arrives in Kuwait for Gulf Summit

Date: 2017-12-05 16:28:59 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7125089

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al Jubair arrived here on Tuesday leading his country's delegation to the 38th session of the Arab Gulf Summit. The summit will kick off later in the day. ....

Saudi King receives former US state secretary Rice

Date: 2017-12-05 15:31:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7124937

King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on Tuesday received former US state secretary Condoleezza Rice, who is now visiting Saudi Arabia. According to the Saudi press agency, the two sides took up several issues of common concern. ....

Arab envoys reject any US attempt to change legal status of Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-05 14:31:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7124776

Permanent representatives at the Arab League have reiterated the rejection of any attempt to change the legal and historical status of occupied East Jerusalem, warning of the consequences of US bids to relocate embassy to the holy city. This came ....

Egypt urges avoiding unilateral measures on Jerusalem

Date: 2017-12-05 14:30:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7124763

Egypt's permanent representative to the Arab League Yasser El Atawi has called for avoiding any unilateral measures that would affect the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and put hurdles before the Middle East peace ....

Abul Gheit urges US administration not to take any initiative to change Quds status

Date: 2017-12-05 13:46:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7124694

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit urged the US administration not to take any initiative that would change the legal and political status of al Quds. This came during Abul Gheit's speech before an extraordinary session of the AL at ....