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Saudi King, Italian PM discuss bilateral relations

Date: 2017-10-31 16:18:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:7067994

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud tackled bilateral relations with Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni, who visits Saudi Arabia currently, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Tuesday. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways of ....

Tunisian FM to visit Japan Wednesday

Date: 2017-10-31 16:18:23 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7067987

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui will start an official two-day visit to Japan Wednesday at the invitation of his Japanese counterpart Tarō Kōno, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The visit is to promote the ....

Israeli occupation arrest 17 Palestinians from al Quds, West Bank

Date: 2017-10-31 09:39:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7067027

Israeli forces Tuesday detained at least 17 Palestinians mostly in multiple overnight raids across the West Bank and East Jerusalem, said security sources. An undercover Israeli army unit Monday night infiltrated into Qalandia refugee camp, north ....

Italy PM starts visit to Saudi Arabia

Date: 2017-10-31 06:37:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7066708

Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni arrived in Riyadh on Monday on an official visit. Gentiloni was welcomed upon arrival at King Salman Air Base Airport by Prince Faisal Bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Riyadh Region and Minister of ....

Bahrain FM: The right step to maintain GCC is to freeze Qatar’s membership

Date: 2017-10-30 09:21:28 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7065050

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa tweeted “the right step to maintain GCC is to freeze Qatar’s membership” on Sunday, Al Arabiya TV channel reported. The full tweet read “The right step to maintain the GCC is to freeze ....

Six elements of SDF killed in clashes with Daesh in Deir Ezzour

Date: 2017-10-29 11:11:32 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7063884

At least six elements of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and ten militants of Daesh terrorist group were killed in clashes in the northern countryside of Deir Ezzour, Al Hurra News Channel reported quoting the Syrian Observatory for Human ....

Netanyahu delays vote on bill annexing Greater Jerusalem after US frowns on it

Date: 2017-10-29 10:55:42 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7063827

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed on Saturday an initial vote on the Greater Jerusalem bill, after some of his coalition partners opposed it and the US appeared to frown on it, Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported. The ....

Five Daesh militants surrender in Deir Ezzor

Date: 2017-10-28 09:16:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7062207

Five militants of Daesh terrorist group surrendered along with their families after being trapped in the outskirts of eastern Deir Ezzor, sources of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Saturday. Surrendered Daesh militants included one ....

Saudi king meets with Bechtel Group CEO

Date: 2017-10-26 12:46:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7059614

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Thursday at Al Yamamah Palace Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Bechtel Global Group, Brendan Bechtel. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the Future Investment Initiative ....

Iraq launches final offensive on Daesh, near Syrian border

Date: 2017-10-26 09:30:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7059060

Prime Minister Haider al Abadi said Iraqi forces launched on Thursday an offensive to recapture the last patch of Iraqi territory still in the hands of Daesh, on the border area with Syria, The Daily Mail reported. "Daesh members have to choose ....