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  • Solider killed in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2014-12-07 22:24:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:156 - ID:1491237

    TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (MENA) - A soldier of the Libyan army was killed Sunday in clashes between the Army and the so-called Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council. A military source told MENA that Mohamed Huweidy, a soldier of the 309 battalion, was ....

  • Shell hit Libya's Benghazi hospital

    Date: 2014-12-07 22:23:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:155 - ID:1491197

    TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (MENA) - A shell hit Benghazi Hospital on Sunday, during clashes between the army and fighters of Benghazi Revolutionaries' Shura Council. No casualties were reported, a hospital official said. (MENA) MSH/AH ....

  • Reem Island crime 'personal terrorist act' -- UAE security source

    Date: 2014-12-07 22:07:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:152 - ID:1491177

    ABU DHABI, Dec 7 (MWNA)- An Emarati official security source on Sunday said Al Reem Island crime was a 'personal terrorist act', given investigations, confessions of the accused women, and material evidence collected by the security authorities, the ....

  • Sudan, ICDO discuss bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-12-07 21:31:37 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1490745

    KHARTOUM, Dec 7 (MENA) - Sudanese Interior Minister Essmat Abdel-Rahman met with Vladimir Kuvshinov, the head of the International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO), on Sunday They discussed ways to boost ties and cooperation between Sudan and ....

  • Yemeni president appoints new military chief of staff

    Date: 2014-12-07 20:12:46 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:139 - ID:1490761

    SANAA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi appointed a new military chief of staff. Brigadier General Mohammed Naji Hadi will replace Major General Ahmed Al-Ashwal. (MENA) MS/AH ....

  • Yemeni MP escapes assassination attempt

    Date: 2014-12-07 19:58:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1490809

    SANAA, Dec 7 (MENA) - Yemeni Parliament Member and Congress Party leader Saghir Bin Aziz on Sunday escaped an assassination attempt. Bin Aziz was rushed to a local hospital after being shot with three bullets, while three of his companions were ....

  • Tunisia says situation on Libya border reviewed

    Date: 2014-12-07 18:38:09 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:1490385

    TUNIS, Dec 7 (MENA) - Tunisian national defense minister Ghazi alGiriby said on Sunday that the situation on the border with Libya is satisfactory after a shelling on a crossing. He inspected Rass Adjir terminal after the attack. He asserted ....

  • Russian president envoy leaves Beirut following two-day visit

    Date: 2014-12-07 18:27:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1490433

    MOSCOW, Dec 7 (MENA) - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has completed his two-day visit to Beirut with several meetings with Lebanese political leaders, Itar-Tass reported. Bogdanov, who is Russian president's special ....

  • Israel strikes near Damascus

    Date: 2014-12-07 18:12:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:1490145

    DAMASCUS, Dec 7 (MENA) - Israeli jets bombed Sunday areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon, the Syrian news agency (SANA) reported. The agency did not give further details. (MENA) MS/AI ....

  • Israel installs new spy devices in occupied Shebaa

    Date: 2014-12-07 15:43:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:1489237

    BEIRUT, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Israeli Army upgraded its spy devices in the occupied Shebaa Farms, deploying on Sunday air and ground forces to survey the surrounding areas, Lebanon's The Daily Star reported. Also, Israeli soldiers fired heavy ....

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