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Car bomb kills 7 Iraqi policemen, injures dozens

Date: 2014-12-07 14:49:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:1488969

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Seven of Iraqi policemen were killed, while 26 others were injured when a booby-trapped car went off near a security checkpoint in north of Baghdad. The explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber, who blew himself up ....

Kuwait Emir meets GCC chief

Date: 2014-12-07 12:44:55 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1487813

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 7 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday at Al-Seif Palace here Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani. Al-Zayani briefed the Kuwaiti Emir on ....

17 Daesh militants killed in air raids over Iraq's Samaraa

Date: 2014-12-07 12:41:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1487269

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Seventeen Daesh militants were killed in air raids by the Iraqi Air Force on a field hospital in southern Samaraa, an Iraqi security source said. Six of their vehicles caught fire as a result of the air attacks, he ....

Arab investment agencies meet in Cairo

Date: 2014-12-07 12:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:1487701

CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) – Meetings of Arab investment authorities kicked off at the Arab League HQ on Sunday under the chairmanship of Yemen. The two-day meetings will discuss investment affairs in Arab countries and means to promote them, Arab ....

3 Libyan army soldiers killed, others injured in clashes in Benghazi

Date: 2014-12-07 12:30:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1487513

TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (MENA) – Three Libyan army soldiers were killed in Benghazi and several others were injured in clashes with Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries on Sunday. Field Commander Mohamed Dawood el-Qabsy was among the injured and was ....

Daesh kidnaps 12 army, police men in Iraq

Date: 2014-12-07 12:26:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1487509

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) – Daesh militias abducted on Sunday 12 Iraqi army and police men after storming their homes in north Tikrit city, Iraqi security source said. The kidnapped soldiers were taken to an unknown destination, the source further ....

Petrojet wins two new projects valued at dlrs 142.5 mn in Iraq

Date: 2014-12-07 12:25:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1487505

CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Petrojet has won two new projects in Iraq worth dlrs 142.5 million. This came in a report received by Minister of Petroleum Sherif Ismail from Board Chairman of Petrojet Mohammad El-Shemy. The report said Petrojet has ....

Egypt to take part in SUDAN PROJEX 2014

Date: 2014-12-07 12:06:18 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1487257

KHARTOUM, Dec 7 (MENA) - Some 80 leading Egyptian companies will take part in the 5th SUDAN PROJEX 2014 which will begin on Tuesday with the participation of around 160 companies representing Egypt, Sudan, Turkey, India, Jordan and Italy. The ....

Russian diplomat urges dialogue with all parties to solve Middle East problems

Date: 2014-12-07 11:25:47 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1487173

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 news agency reported. Bogdanov, who is the Russian president’s ....

Strong Egypt makes strong Mideast, says Yemeni president

Date: 2014-12-07 11:07:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1486889

SANAA, Dec 7 (MENA) - President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi stressed on Sunday that a strong Egypt makes the Middle East region stronger as the country represents an Arab and national depth. Whenever there is any trouble in Egypt, the entire region ....