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  • Syrian army raides Daesh sites in various areas

    Syrian army raides Daesh sites in various areas

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:45:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:2081257

    The Syrian army continued raids on Daesh sites and hideouts in various areas across the country. Army units in cooperation with popular defense groups established full control over Gas Well No /101/ at Palmyra countryside in Homs ....

  • Yemen's president offers Riyadh as venue for political talks

    Yemen's president offers Riyadh as venue for political talks

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:44:35 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2081129

    Yemen's President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Tuesday that the Saudi capital Riyadh should be the venue of the dialogue between political powers. Riyadh would be a suitable place for the resumption of talks as it is impossible to be held in ....

  • Saudi Crown Prince receives British defense secretary

    Saudi Crown Prince receives British defense secretary

    Date: 2015-03-03 12:13:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2080901

    Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz met here on Tuesday with British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon and his accompanying delegation, SPA news agency reported. During the meeting, they discussed a number of issues of common interest ....

  • Libyan parliament to return to national dialogue

    Libyan parliament to return to national dialogue

    Date: 2015-03-03 06:25:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2077841

    The Libyan parliament decided on Monday to return to United Nations-sponsored peace negotiations one week after suspending its participation. The move came after expanded meetings with UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Léon in the city of Tobruk. ....

  • Washington denies moving its embassy in Yemen to Aden

    Washington denies moving its embassy in Yemen to Aden

    Date: 2015-03-03 06:08:32 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2077741

    The US has no plans to move its embassy in Yemen from Sanaa to Aden, State Department Spokesperson Mary Harf said Monday night. However, the State Department is mulling the possibility of transferring some of its diplomats from its embassy in ....

  • Kerry urges warring parties in South Sudan to reach agreement

    Kerry urges warring parties in South Sudan to reach agreement

    Date: 2015-03-03 06:07:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2077737

    US Secretary of State John Kerry has urged the warring parties in South Sudan to seize the current and final round of negotiations to deliver a sustainable peace. In a statement released by the US State Department late Monday, Kerry said: "We ....

  • Libya gov't appoints Haftar chief of army

    Libya gov't appoints Haftar chief of army

    Date: 2015-03-02 18:21:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2076477

    Libya's internationally-backed government has approved to appoint former major general Khalifa Haftar as chief of the army. The decision was okayed by the cabinet, a member of the parliament told MENA reporter. Haftar has been promoted to ....

  • Egypt amb. in Beirut: 'We look forward to end Lebanon presidential vacuum'

    Egypt amb. in Beirut: 'We look forward to end Lebanon presidential vacuum'

    Date: 2015-03-02 17:52:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:2076321

    Egypt backs the role of Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri in national dialogue between Hizbullah and Future Movement, Egypt's ambassador in Beirut Mohamed Badreddin Zayed said on Monday. The ambassador said after a meeting with Berri that ....

  • Turkish president arrives in Riyadh

    Turkish president arrives in Riyadh

    Date: 2015-03-02 14:06:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2074349

    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan arrived here on Monday on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Erdoğan was welcomed at the airport by Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud as well as Deputy Prime Minister and Crown Prince Muqrin bin ....

  • US drone killed, injured six Qaeda elements in Yemen

    US drone killed, injured six Qaeda elements in Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-02 12:43:31 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2073421

    Three elements of Qaeda terrorist organization were killed in a raid carried out by a US drone on Shabwah governorate in southeast Yemen. Local sources said the drone, targeted an arms-laden vehicle with six passengers on board. Three of them ....

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