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Saudi FM: Canadian stance is based on misinformation
Date: 2018-08-07 07:19:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7522299
Following the Canadian foreign minister's statements and the Canadian embassy in Riyadh's stance on "civil society activists" in Saudi Arabia, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday that the kingdom will not accept any interference, ....
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Mubarak al Duaij appointed chairman to KUNA
Date: 2018-08-06 18:20:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7521960
Kuwait's cabinet decided to appoint Sheikh Mubarak al Duaij as chairman and director general of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) with the rank of minister. Duaij had been responsible for the foreign media file at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Information for ....
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UNESCO condemns killing of journalist in Syria
Date: 2018-08-06 13:08:37 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7521317
Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay condemned the killing of Mustafa Salama who died in the Governorate of Quneitra in the southwest of Syria on 16 July and urged better protection of journalists’ safety in Syria. “I condemn the killing of ....
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South Sudan government, rebels reach final peace deal
Date: 2018-08-05 17:58:12 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7520229
South Sudanese arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country, France 24 reported. President Salva Kiir and his ....
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Saudi Arabia resumes oil shipments through Bab El Mandeb Strait
Date: 2018-08-04 18:25:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7518805
Saudi Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Khalid A. Al-Falih, announced in a statement that Saudi Arabia decided to resume oil shipments through Bab El Mandeb Strait starting from Saturday, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. ....
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Syrian army foils terrorist attack on Zilaqiat
Date: 2018-08-04 17:40:20 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7518763
The Syrian army has foiled a terrorist attack on al Zilaqiat area in the northern countryside of Hama, SANA reported. The attack was launched by terrorist groups belonging to al Nusra Front and its allied militias. The clashes resulted in ....
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Palestinian supervisors conference decries transfer of US embassy to Jerusalem
Date: 2018-08-02 14:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:7516107
Conference of Supervisors on Palestinian Affairs denounced on Thursday the US decision to move its embassy to Jerusalem, in tandem with the 70th anniversary of the Palestinian exodus (Nakba). In its recommendations on the closing of its 100th ....
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Arab Parliament seeks removing Sudan from State Sponsors of Terrorism list
Date: 2018-08-01 17:49:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7514889
The Arab Parliament started implementing the first phase of a plan outlined to remove Sudan from the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism. The parliament decided to send a high-level delegation to Pan-African Parliament on Thursday to hold ....
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Saudi king orders to host 1500 pilgrims from Yemen, Sudan
Date: 2018-07-30 15:45:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:7511750
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has issued an order to host 1500 pilgrims from martyrs' families of the Yemeni National Army and Sudanese forces participating in Determination Storm and Renewal of Hope Operations, as part of the Program of ....
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Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
Date: 2018-07-29 22:21:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:7510557
Israel's navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest attempt to break a blockade on the strip, ABC News quoted the Israeli military as saying on Sunday. It said the passengers were notified they were "violating the ....