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Haftar rejects Macron's calls for Libyan ceasefire at talks in Paris
Date: 2019-05-22 22:40:29 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7952343
Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar rejected calls for a ceasefire during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris but is willing to negotiate if certain conditions are met, France 24 quoted an Élysée official as saying Wednesday. Macron ....
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Kuwaiti emir, Iraqi PM probe fostering bilateral cooperation
Date: 2019-05-22 22:24:38 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7952334
Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah received on Wednesday Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, who arrived here earlier in the day on an official brief visit. The Kuwaiti and Iraqi sides held cordial conversations, addressing ....
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UAE, AL to launch Arab Government Excellence Award on Thursday
Date: 2019-05-21 10:53:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7950123
The Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) will launch the first edition of the "Arab Government Excellence Award" during a ceremony to be held at the Arab League (AL) premises in Cairo on Thursday. The award is sponsored by ....
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AL condemns targeting Mecca with two ballistic missiles
Date: 2019-05-21 09:28:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7949964
Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned Houthi militants' firing of two two ballistic missiles toward Mecca. In statements on Tuesday, Spokesman for the AL Secretary General Mahmoud Afifi said that Abul Gheit decried such ....
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Bahrain warns citizens against travelling to Iran, Iraq
Date: 2019-05-18 23:30:07 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:7946937
Bahrain warned its citizens against traveling to Iran and Iraq at the present time given the unstable situation in the region, BNA reported. In its statement, the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to take utmost precautions ....
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Saudi king calls for urgent AL, GCC summits
Date: 2019-05-18 23:15:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7946935
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday called for urgent summits of the Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The summits are scheduled to be held on May 30 in Mecca, the Saudi Press Agency quoted an official source at ....
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Syrian air defenses intercept 'hostile objects' from Quneitra
Date: 2019-05-17 21:56:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7945772
The Syrian army’s air defenses on Friday night intercepted "hostile objects" that were fired from the direction of Quneitra, the state news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying. Some of the luminous objects were shot down, according to ....
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Iraq resumes flights to Damascus
Date: 2019-05-16 20:30:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7944676
The Iraqi Airways will resume direct flights from Baghdad to Damascus International Airport after an eight-year hiatus. Spokesman for the Iraqi Airways Laith Abdel Karim al Rabii said the 1st flight of the Airways will be operated from Baghdad to ....
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10 civilians killed, 30 others injured by rocket strike near Aleppo
Date: 2019-05-16 20:16:58 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:7944659
At least 10 civilians were killed and 30 wounded in Syria by a rocket strike on the Neirab camp for Palestinian refugees close to the city of Aleppo on Tuesday night, the United Nations said in a statement on Thursday. "As families gathered to ....
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Israeli forces arrest 13 Palestinians from the West Bank
Date: 2019-05-14 10:07:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7940811
Israeli forces arrested last night and early this morning 13 Palestinians from several areas in the occupied West Bank, WAFA news agency reported. Soldiers detained four Palestinians from Bethlehem, four others from Hebron, four more from ....