Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Nov. 15

Source: Xinhua| 2018-11-16 06:01:14|Editor: huaxia
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RIYADH -- A quartet meeting held in Saudi capital Riyadh urged the international community to provide Yemen more financial support, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.

Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United States and Britain have met to discuss the economic and humanitarian situation in Yemen. (Saudi-Yemen-Support)

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TANGIER, Morocco -- Morocco's king Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron launched Thursday the first high-speed train in Africa.

The Moroccan king and Macron took the train from the northern city of Tangier to arrive in the capital Rabat, in a ride that lasted 80 minutes, compared to around four hours for a normal train ride before. (Morocco-High Speed Rail)

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TRIPOLI -- Libyan Ministry of Interior and British Crime Agency on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on security cooperation.

Libyan Minister of Interior Fat'hi Bashagha and British Ambassador to Libya Frank Baker signed the MoU on Thursday morning, according to a statement issued by the Libyan Interior Ministry. (Libya-Britain)

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ANKARA -- Turkey is unsatisfied about the Saudi prosecutor's explanation over the murder case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday.

Earlier on Thursday, the Saudi Public Prosecution demanded death penalty against five of the suspects in Khashoggi case, stating that 11 of a total of 21 suspects will be referred to the court. (Turkey-Saudi-Khashoggi) Enditem

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