Arab world
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Run-off election campaigns kick off in Tunisia
Date: 2014-12-09 13:24:16 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1502969
TUNIS, Dec 9 (MENA) - The run-off election campaigns kicked off on Tuesday in Tunisia. On Monday, President of the Independent Higher Authority for Elections Chafik Sarsar said that Béji Caid Essebsi (39.46 %) and outgoing president Moncef ....
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Lebanon's court releases Daesh leader ex-wife
Date: 2014-12-09 13:16:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:1502921
BEIRUT, Dec 9 (MENA) - The Lebanese military court has decided to release an ex- wife of Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi along with two of their children, National News agency reported. The court also ordered the release of a wife of Al-Nusra ....
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51 Daesh militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-12-09 13:13:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1502973
BAGHDAD, Dec 9 (MENA) - Fifty one militants of the terrorist Daesh group were killed in Iraqi provinces of Salah el-Din and Anbar, the defense ministry said in a statement. The Iraqi army killed 14 Daesh militants and destroyed a number of their ....
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Egypt's security necessary for Saudi Arabia, Arab nation -- official
Date: 2014-12-09 13:07:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1502665
CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - A Saudi official said on Tuesday that Egypt's security is necessary for Saudi Arabia and the Arab nation. Addressing the third session of the Arab Water Council meeting, Prince Khalid bin Sultan, the former deputy defense ....
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Yemeni president receives Omani ambassador in Sanaa
Date: 2014-12-09 11:57:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1502201
SANAA, Dec 9 (MENA) – Yemeni President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Tuesday Omani ambassador to Yemen Badr Al Montheri. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Yemen and the steps of bringing the Gulf initiative on ....
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Italy backs Libya's national dialogue meeting
Date: 2014-12-09 11:52:05 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1502165
ROME, Dec 9 (MENA) - Italy voiced support for the Libyan national dialogue meetings. Italy has prioritized Libya's national dialogue to bring an end to the conflict in the country. The UN envoy was supposed to bring the Libyan rivals together on ....
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Ansar al-Sharia claims responsibility for Hadramout bombings
Date: 2014-12-09 11:39:41 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1502021
SANAA, Dec 9 (MENA) - Ansar al-Sharia, an offshoot of Al-Qaeda organization in Yemen, claimed responsibility for the two car bombings which targeted a military base in Hadramout province, southeast Yemen. The group, in a tweeted statement, said ....
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Car bombs kill six soldiers in southeast Yemen
Date: 2014-12-09 08:33:43 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1499657
SANAA, Dec 9 (MENA) - Six Yemeni soldiers were killed in a suicide car bomb attack on Tuesday southeast of the country, Al-Arabiya Satellite TV reported quoting military sources. Two explosive-laden vehicles were detonated at the entrance of the ....
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ALO to hold meeting at experts level to discuss Arab media strategy
Date: 2014-12-08 21:06:33 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:1498585
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Arab Labor Organization will hold a meeting at the level of experts on Tuesday in Cairo. The meeting is expected to discuss a draft Arab strategy for the media in order to finalize it before presenting it to the coming ....
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UN special envoy to Libya delays Ghadames conference 2 -- Libyan MP tells MENA
Date: 2014-12-08 20:00:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:165 - ID:1498397
TRIPOLI, Dec 8 (MENA) – Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Libya Bernardino Leon decided to postpone Ghadames conference 2, which was planned to be held on Tuesday, Tripoli lawmaker Ali Tekbali told MENA on ....