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Saudi Arabia: Attack on oil facilities 'unquestionably sponsored by Iran'

Date: 2019-09-18 23:23:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:8110026

Saudi Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al Maliki said on Wednesday that Saturday's attack on two of Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities were "unquestionably sponsored by Iran" and "did not originate from Yemen despite Iran's best efforts to make it appear ....

Lebanese PM pays flash visit to Riyadh before heading to France

Date: 2019-09-18 22:57:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:8110021

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Wednesday departed for Riyadh for a "flash" visit after which he will be heading to Paris, the premier's media office announced. Hariri will review with French President Emmanuel Macron and other French ....

Bahraini crown prince meets with Trump

Date: 2019-09-17 09:47:18 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:8107400

Bahrain Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa Tuesday met with US President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington. The crown prince began by conveying the greetings of Bahraini ....

Iraq rejects Israeli participation in int'l force guarding Arab Gulf

Date: 2019-09-17 09:39:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:8107387

Iraq said on Tuesday that it will not join any international force guarding navigation in the Arab Gulf if Israel would participate in this force. Iraqi Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Al Sahhaf told Russia Today channel that Iraq has already ....

China calls for de-escalation of tension in Yemen

Date: 2019-09-17 09:18:38 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8107354

A Chinese envoy has called for de-escalation of tension in Yemen and the return to diplomacy for a political solution, Xinhua news agency reported. The many recent developments concerning the situation in Yemen have brought new and complex ....

UAE says attacks on Saudi oil facilities "dangerous escalation"

Date: 2019-09-17 08:01:01 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8107222

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash has said that Saturday’s attacks on Saudi oil facilities is a "dangerous escalation" that cannot be linked to the war in Yemen, according to Bloomberg. "Justifying the unprecedented ....

Iran's supreme guide rules out possibility of Iran-US talks at any level

Date: 2019-09-17 07:46:06 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:8107209

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted that there will be no talks between Iranian and American officials "neither in New York nor anywhere else.", Mehr News Agency reported. Making the remarks during his ....

AL chief meets Brazilian agriculture min.

Date: 2019-09-15 17:09:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8105173

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit met on Sunday with Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply Tereza Cristina, who is currently on a visit to Egypt. During the meeting at the AL headquarters in Cairo, Abul Gheit ....

Abul Gheit mourns AL special envoy for Libya

Date: 2019-09-14 00:18:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:8102767

Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul-Gheit mourned on Friday his Special Envoy for Libya Ambassador Salah el din al-Jamali, who died on Friday after a battle with illness at a hospital in Tunis. Abul Gheit offered his deep condolences to ....

UAE military says six troops killed in 'collision of military vehicles'

Date: 2019-09-14 00:17:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:8102766

The United Arab Emirates military said on Friday that six of its troops were killed in a "collision of military vehicles," according to Emirates News Agency (WAM). No further information about the location of the accident was given. ....