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Saudi King, Chinese president discuss promoting cooperation

Date: 2015-04-17 15:35:46 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2399833

Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz made a telephone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss promoting cooperation. The call tackled bilateral ties along with the latest regional and international developments. ....

Al Hafa military camp shelled in Sanaa

Date: 2015-04-17 15:33:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2399813

Decisive Storm jets carried out the biggest raid on Houthi targets in Sanaa since the beginning of the military operations 23 days ago on Friday. Sounds of huge blasts were heard in the Yemeni capital, where the planes flew at low ....

Problem of Egyptian fishermen to be resolved soon

Date: 2015-04-17 13:58:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2399285

A Sudanese diplomat said Friday that the problem of Egyptian fishermen and sailors, currently held in Sudan for violating the territorial waters, will be solved soon. The fishermen and sailors have been remanded in custody pending investigation, ....

Bouteflika wishes Syria would overcome current crisis

Date: 2015-04-17 13:35:29 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2399177

Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika wished that Syria would overcome the current crisis and restore its security and unity. In a cable to Syrian President Bashar al Assad Friday on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the evacuation of ....

Clashes erupt in Tripoli district

Date: 2015-04-17 12:01:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2398581

Fierce clashes erupted Friday between a Libyan army brigade and “Libya Dawn” forces in Tripoli’s eastern suburb of Tajoura. The clashes have been raging since dawn in Tajoura between Brigade 101 and Libya Dawn forces over an anti-crime camp, ....

AL chief says Arab world needs 'cultural wealth'

Date: 2015-04-17 07:20:17 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2396817

Arab League chief Nabil El Arabi has said the Arab world needs cultural wealth along with economic wealth. The Secretary General made his comments during an event of “Constantine, Capital of Arab Culture 2015” in Algeria. The event was ....

Saudi, Bahrain's kings probe latest regional developments

Date: 2015-04-16 16:30:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2394581

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud met on Thursday with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa. They discussed bilateral relations as well as the latest regional developments. Bahrain's monarch left Saudi Arabia late Thursday. ....

Jabouri asserts importance of Britain role in int'l alliance against Daesh

Date: 2015-04-16 14:01:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2393421

Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri asserted the importance of the role of Britain in the international alliance against Daesh to support Iraq during its war against terror. This came Thursday during the reception of British Charge ....

Arab League chief slams terrorist act in Kafr Sheikh

Date: 2015-04-16 07:36:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2389609

Arab League Secretary General Nabeel el Araby slammed a terror act that targeted a gathering of students at the Egyptian Military Academy in Kafr el Sheikh Wednesday. In a press statement on Wednesday, Araby voiced solidarity with Egypt in face ....

60 Daesh militants killed in air raid in Anbar, Nineveh

Date: 2015-04-16 06:49:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2389353

An Iraqi and US-led coalition joint air raid killed on Wednesday evening 40 Daesh militants in Anbar governorate and destroyed a number of armored vehicles and command and communications centers affiliated to the terrorist group. The warplanes ....