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Arab League supports Belgium's candidacy to UNSC membership

Date: 2017-09-22 15:24:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7004026

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met Friday with Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. AL Spokesman Mohamoud Afify said Abul Gheit stressed the pan-Arab body's ....

AL chief meets Chinese FM to discuss relations

Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:7004014

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met Friday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York to discuss ways of boosting relations between the Arab countries and Beijing. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 72nd session of ....

Israeli jets bombed site close to Damascus airport, reports say

Date: 2017-09-22 15:12:35 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7003991

Israeli jets have reportedly bombed on Friday an area near the Damascus international airport in the third attack in as many weeks by the Israeli military on targets associated with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, The Guardian reported. According ....

Iraqi forces liberate 19 villages from Daesh in Hawija

Date: 2017-09-22 14:36:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7003965

Commander of Hawija military operations Abdel Amir Rashid Yarallah announced Friday the liberation of 19 villages from terrorist Daesh group in the center of Iraqi Hawija district in Kirkuk province. Yarallah was quoted by Iraqi Al Sumaria TV ....

Sudan's Bashir pledges support for displaced people in South Darfur

Date: 2017-09-22 14:28:56 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:7003958

Sundanese President Omar al Bashir pledged to solve the problems and respond to the demands of displaced people who seek to return to their villages. Addressing a large rally in the Kalema Camp in Bilail locality in South Darfur, Bashir said the ....

Tunisian FM meets with UNGA chief in New York

Date: 2017-09-22 14:15:33 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7003920

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui met on Friday with Miroslav Lajcak, the new Slovak UN General Assembly President, on the sidelines of the 72nd UN General Assembly meetings in New York. Jhinaoui voiced appreciation to the role of the ....

SANA: 5 killed, injured in Hama in terrorist shelling

Date: 2017-09-22 14:10:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7003913

A woman was killed and four others were injured on Friday in Hama in shelling missiles by Daesh terrorists, SANA news agency reported. A source at Hama Police Command said that terrorists targeted the road between Salamiyeh and Talaada in the ....

Jordanian king back home after participating in UNGA meetings

Date: 2017-09-22 14:02:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7003887

King Abdullah II returned back home on Friday after his working visit to New York where he led Jordan's delegation to the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly. During his visit, King Abdullah held a series of meetings with heads of state and ....

Abul Gheit urges international community to support Yemen

Date: 2017-09-22 14:02:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7003896

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit underscored the need for soliciting international support to deal with the humanitarian situation in Yemen. In a statement issued following his meeting with Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould ....

Tunisian FM asserts support for inclusive political settlement in Libya

Date: 2017-09-22 13:59:19 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7003876

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui stressed his country's support for an inclusive political settlement in Libya, in line with Skhirat deal that was reached in December 2015. Jhinaoui made the remarks during his meeting with Libyan ....