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  • Libyan army announces control of Ras Ajdir crossing, Fajr Libya denies

    Date: 2014-12-14 16:52:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:1536753

    TRIPOLI, Dec 14 (MENA) - A well-placed Libyan military official has claimed that the Libyan Army controlled the Ras Ajdir border crossing with Tunisia after fighting with Fajr Libyan militants. The militia group, meanwhile, denied such news. ....

  • President: Iraq wishes to boost relations with Russia

    Date: 2014-12-14 16:33:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:1536141

    BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) – Iraqi President Fuad Masum asserted on Sunday that Iraq is looking forward to further boost relations with Russia in different fields. Masum made these remarks during his meeting with Russian Ambassador to Iraq Ilya ....

  • Daesh militants abduct 17 civilians in Kirkuk

    Date: 2014-12-14 15:53:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:1536149

    BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) – Daesh militants have kidnapped 17 civilians in a southern town in Kirkuk city and led them to an unknown destination, an Iraqi security source said. Daesh fighters, who control the northern Iraqi city since June, abducted ....

  • Algeria's ambassadors to Belgium, Netherlands recalled for "consultations"

    Date: 2014-12-14 14:17:16 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:1535285

    ALGIERS, Dec 14 (MENA) - Algeria's ambassadors to Belgium and the Netherlands have been recalled for consultations, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday. The decision comes in response to the grounding of an Air Algerie plane in Brussels ....

  • Libya national dialogue conf. this week: MP

    Date: 2014-12-14 13:49:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:1534797

    TRIPOLI, Dec 14 (MENA) - Libya Member of House of Representatives Jalal al-Shoyhdi said Sunday the national dialogue sponsored by UN envoy Bernardino Leon would take place during the current week. He told MENA the dialogue would take place in ....

  • 7 Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Salahuddine province

    Date: 2014-12-14 12:29:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:1534417

    BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - Seven militants of Daesh group were killed in clashes in Iraq's Salahuddine province, according to a security source. The source, who declined to be identified, told Al-Sumariya news that clashes took place in the ....

  • FM to lead Egypt's delegation to Egyptian-Kuwaiti committee

    Date: 2014-12-14 12:22:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:1534461

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will lead Egypt's delegation to the tenth session of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti joint committee, due to kick off in Kuwait on Monday. The two-day event comes as part of the deeply-rooted and ....

  • Assistant to Daesh governor detained in western Baghdad

    Date: 2014-12-14 12:09:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1533673

    BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - The assistant to Daesh governor was detained in western Baghdad, according to Baghdad operations command. Also, security forces defused 10 bombs and arrested terrorists in Baghdad, according to a statement of the command. ....

  • Iraqi security forces kill 16 Daesh members in Tikrit

    Date: 2014-12-14 11:58:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1534205

    BAGHDAD, Dec 14 (MENA) - Security forces killed 16 Daesh members in Tikrit, according to an Iraqi security source on Sunday. The forces set a checkpoint for Daesh organization, the source said. (MENA) MHK/DA ....

  • Yemeni FM meets US ambassador

    Date: 2014-12-14 10:06:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1532873

    SANAA, Dec 14 (MENA) - Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Saidi met on Sunday with US Ambassador here Matthew H. Tueller. Talks tackled boosting bilateral cooperation. The US diplomat expressed his country's support of the efforts of the ....

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