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Abbas receives phone call from Arab League chief
Date: 2014-12-14 20:35:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1538077
RAMALLAH, Dec 14 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday received a phone call from Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Araby. They discussed the latest Palestinian developments and coordinating the Arab position in the UN ....
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Situation stable at Ras Jdir crossing: Libyan official
Date: 2014-12-14 20:30:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:1537689
TRIPOLI, Dec 14 (MENA) - Security situation at Ras Jdir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia is stable, said a well-placed Libyan official. Earlier in the day, armed factions allied to Libya's two rival governments fought over eastern oil ....
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Egyptians ready to implement Gaza reconstruction agreement If Hamas committed - Abbas
Date: 2014-12-14 20:24:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:141 - ID:1537701
RAMALLAH, Dec 14 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday said Egypt is ready to implement the Gaza's reconstruction agreement if If Hamas is committed to the agreement. Abbas said at the start of a Palestinian leadership meeting in ....
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Libyan military official denies Tobruk blast
Date: 2014-12-14 20:22:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:1537685
TRIPOLI, Dec 14 (MENA) - A Libyan military official denied reports alleging that a blast took place in the city of Tobruk. The reports are unfounded, said spokesman for Tobruk air base Mokhtar Roufa said. "We heard loud sound of a military ....
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15 army troops killed in Syria's Idlib
Date: 2014-12-14 19:40:22 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1537737
DAMASCUS, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Syrian observatory for Human Rights said 15 Syrian government troops were killed during an attack on military bases in the province of Idlib, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported Sunday. The militants of Al-Nusra front ....
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Awqaf minister praises Kuwait support for Egypt
Date: 2014-12-14 18:15:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:1537225
KUWAIT CITY, Dec 14 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has praised Kuwait's stance supporting Egypt and backing the Arab and Islamic issues. In statements to MENA Sunday upon arrival in Kuwait, Gomaa stressed Egypt's firm stance ....
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Jordan to start trial of MB deputy head
Date: 2014-12-14 18:04:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:1512185
AMMAN, Dec 14 (MENA) - The state security court in Jordan has decided to try deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood Zaki Bani Arshid on December 18. Arshid has been accused of involving in acts that spoil the relations with other countries, a ....
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Jordan king leaves for Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-12-14 18:03:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:1536909
AMMAN, Dec 14 (MENA) -King Abdullah II of Jordan left for Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The monarch is scheduled to have talks with his Saudi counterpart King Abdullah binAbdelAziz on latest regional developments, said the Jordanian Royal ....
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Sudan FM meets EU official
Date: 2014-12-14 17:33:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:1536705
KHARTOUM, Dec 14 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti met on Sunday with Head of the European Union (EU) Mission to Sudan Tomas Ulicny. They discussed a number of issues of common interest as well as ways of bolstering bilateral relations ....
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Iraqi army kills 21 terrorists, defuse 28 explosive bombs
Date: 2014-12-14 17:20:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:1536757
BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Iraqi army says troops have killed 21 terrorists and defused 28 explosive devices and destroyed two car bombs across the nation. The army said the terrorists were killed in different areas in Iraq. Iraqi government ....