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  • Kuwaiti Finance Min.: US to boost actions against terrorism funding

    Kuwaiti Finance Min.: US to boost actions against terrorism funding

    Date: 2017-09-08 17:04:36 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6980954

    Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Anas Al Saleh affirmed Washington's resolve to strengthen measures against terrorism funding, Kuwati News Agency (KUNA) reported Friday . Al Saleh made the statement to KUNA after a meeting ....

  • Forty Daesh leaders killed by Russian strike near Deir Ezzor

    Forty Daesh leaders killed by Russian strike near Deir Ezzor

    Date: 2017-09-08 09:47:05 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6980366

    About 40 Daesh militants, including four leaders, were killed in a Russian air strike near Deir Ezzor city in Syria, Sputnik news agency quoted the Russian Defense Ministry as saying on Friday. The terrorist leaders were holding a meeting near ....

  • Lavrov to start visit to Saudi Arabia, Jordan on Saturday

    Lavrov to start visit to Saudi Arabia, Jordan on Saturday

    Date: 2017-09-08 09:36:08 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6980339

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Saudi Arabia and Jordan on September 9-11, TASS news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying Friday. "In Jeddah, Lavrov will be received by ....

  • Houthi militants intensify deployment in Saleh's birthplace

    Houthi militants intensify deployment in Saleh's birthplace

    Date: 2017-09-08 09:32:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6980332

    Houthi militants on Friday have been deployed intensively in Sanahan, the birthplace of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, Sky News Arabia channel reported, quoting Yemeni sources as saying. At least two people have been killed lately in ....

  • Saudi King calls Trump to discuss ties

    Saudi King calls Trump to discuss ties

    Date: 2017-09-07 09:03:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6978566

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud had a telephone contact with US President Donald Trump, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the call, they reviewed bilateral relations and developments in the region and the world. They also ....

  • Lebanese PM will visit Russia on Monday

    Lebanese PM will visit Russia on Monday

    Date: 2017-09-06 16:46:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:6978060

    Lebanese Prime minister Saad Al Hariri will start an official visit on Monday to Russia, Sputnik news agency quoted sources as saying Wednesday. During his visit, Hariri will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Russian Prime Minister ....

  • Jordan, US to discuss military cooperation

    Jordan, US to discuss military cooperation

    Date: 2017-09-06 16:41:43 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6978095

    King of Jordan Abdullah II met with U.S. Central Command Commander Joseph L. Votel and discussed with him military ties between Jordan and the United States, Petra news agency reported Wednesday. Votel also met with Chairman of the Joint ....

  • OIC condemns worsening human rights situation in Myanmar

    OIC condemns worsening human rights situation in Myanmar

    Date: 2017-09-06 14:58:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6977913

    The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation – The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (OIC-IPHRC) called upon the Myanmar government to take immediate and effective steps to halt the ongoing cycle of violence as well as to ensure provision of ....

  • DNA results confirm slain soldiers' identity - army

    DNA results confirm slain soldiers' identity - army

    Date: 2017-09-06 10:31:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6977294

    Results of DNA tests confirmed that all bodies found in the former Daesh enclave were of the Lebanese soldiers who went missing three years ago, said Army Commander General Joseph Aoun on Wednesday. The Lebanese servicemen were captured by Daesh ....

  • Spain, Morocco break up ‘jihadist cell’ preparing attacks

    Spain, Morocco break up ‘jihadist cell’ preparing attacks

    Date: 2017-09-06 09:56:11 GMT - Spain - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:6977211

    Spanish and Moroccan authorities have arrested six jihadists who were preparing “large-scale attacks,” Spain’s interior ministry said Wednesday as quoted by the ABC news. Spanish police and security authorities in Morocco “have dismantled a ....

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