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  • AL, UNHCR discuss cooperation to meet needs of Arab refugees

    AL, UNHCR discuss cooperation to meet needs of Arab refugees

    Date: 2019-01-14 17:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7757215

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed on Monday with United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi means to develop cooperation between the AL General Secretariat and the UNHCR office in line with a ....

  • Pentagon: US is withdrawing troops from Syria

    Pentagon: US is withdrawing troops from Syria

    Date: 2019-01-12 19:00:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7754060

    The US said that it is implementing the orderly withdrawal of forces from northeast Syria that are involved in the fight against the Daesh terrorist group, the Voice of America reported. Pentagon spokesman Commander Sean Robertson said in a ....

  • AL chief, UN envoy mull efforts of solving Libyan crisis over phone

    AL chief, UN envoy mull efforts of solving Libyan crisis over phone

    Date: 2019-01-10 17:25:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:7751548

    Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit discussed with United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame the latest political and security developments in Libya along with the international and Arab efforts meant to find a ....

  • Daesh kills 5 British soldiers in Syria rocket attack - report

    Daesh kills 5 British soldiers in Syria rocket attack - report

    Date: 2019-01-09 22:55:31 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:7750223

    Five British soldiers were killed in a rocket strike launched by Daesh militants in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, Syrian state media reported, citing sources on the ground. According to a RT report, this comes days after two UK troops were injured in ....

  • Berri prefers postponement of Arab economic summit

    Berri prefers postponement of Arab economic summit

    Date: 2019-01-09 22:50:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7750222

    Speaker of the Lebanese House of Representatives Nabih Berri called for postponing of the imminent Arab economic summit slated for January 19-20 in Beirut until the new government is formed. This remark came during Wednesday's regular meeting ....

  • Syria says talks underway to reopen European embassies in Damascus

    Syria says talks underway to reopen European embassies in Damascus

    Date: 2019-01-09 20:15:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7750145

    Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al Miqdad said on Wednesday that several European countries contacted his country to reopen their embassies in Damascus. In statements to Russia Today TV channel, Miqdad said the talks with the European ....

  • Iraqi president, Pompeo discuss bilateral relations in Baghdad

    Iraqi president, Pompeo discuss bilateral relations in Baghdad

    Date: 2019-01-09 19:27:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7750111

    Iraqi President Barham Saleh stressed on Wednesday his country’s keenness on building balanced relations with all friendly countries, particularly the US. Saleh made the remarks during a meeting at Al Salam palace in Baghdad with US Secretary of ....

  • Syrian army thwarts terrorist infiltration attempts in Hama countryside

    Syrian army thwarts terrorist infiltration attempts in Hama countryside

    Date: 2019-01-09 17:42:57 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7750018

    Units of the Syrian Army on Wednesday carried out precise operations against positions and infiltration axes of terrorist groups in al-Latamina City and its surrounding in Hama northern countryside According to SANA, army units detected a number ....

  • Six-nation Red Wave-1 naval drills concluded

    Six-nation Red Wave-1 naval drills concluded

    Date: 2019-01-05 20:31:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7744433

    The Red Wave-1 naval drills were concluded in the Saudi territorial waters on Saturday. Along with Egypt, the participants included naval units from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Djibouti, Sudan and Yemen. The drills included forming sailing ....

  • UN envoy arrives in Yemen to push Hodeida truce

    UN envoy arrives in Yemen to push Hodeida truce

    Date: 2019-01-05 19:50:20 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7744407

    The UN envoy for Yemen arrived in the capital Sanaa on Saturday for talks to shore up a ceasefire in the country's lifeline port city of Hodeida, France 24 reported. Martin Griffiths is scheduled to hold talks in Sanaa with Houthi rebel leaders ....

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