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Palestinian PM, Egyptian amb. probe reconstructing Gaza

Date: 2014-11-24 14:04:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:1399937

RAMALLAH, Nov 24 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah discussed on Monday with Egyptian Ambassador to Palestine Wael Nasr Eldin the latest developments of reconstructing the Gaza Strip. The meeting was held in the Palestinian ....

Abbas to brief Arab FMs on recent Palestinian development in Cairo's Saturday meeting - Ambassador

Date: 2014-11-24 13:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:1399441

CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Palestine's Ambassador in Cairo Jamal al-Shobaki on Monday said President Mahmoud Abbas is to start a three-day official visit to Egypt on Thrusday. Shobaki added that Abbas would take part in the Arab Monitoring Committee ....

Kuwaiti FM meets with UN chief's envoy in Iraq

Date: 2014-11-24 12:06:25 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:1398473

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24 (MENA) - Kuwait First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met on Monday with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Representative for Iraq Nikolay Mladenov, who is currently ....

Arab League chief hails Bahrain elections

Date: 2014-11-24 11:58:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1398289

CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi on Monday hailed Bahrain’s parliamentary elections. "It's an important step in boosting democracy in Bahrain," el-Arabi said in a statement. He said new elected councils should work on ....

9 Daesh elements killed, injured in Tikrit

Date: 2014-11-24 11:37:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:1397853

BAGHDAD, Nov 24 (MENA) - Four Daesh elements were killed and five others injured in an air strike in Tikrit. The Iraqi army planes shelled a Daesh hideout in Qadesyia in Tikrit. (MENA) MHK/DA ....

Somali FM arrives in Sanaa

Date: 2014-11-24 10:28:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:1397597

SANAA, Nov 24 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of Somalia Dr Abdurahman Duale Beileh arrived here on Monday on a several days' visit to Yemen. The Somali minister will hold talks with his Yemeni counterpart and senior ....

Jama'at Ansar al-Shari'a announces responsibility for attack against Houithis in central Yemen

Date: 2014-11-24 09:14:01 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1396421

SANAA, Nov 24 (MENA) - Jama'at Ansar al-Shari'a announced its responsibility for an attack on a military vehicle that belongs to Houthis in central Yemen. Seven people on board the vehicle were killed during the attack. (MENA) MHK/DA ....

18 Daesh militants killed in northern Iraq

Date: 2014-11-24 08:41:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1396417

BAGHDAD, Nov 24 (MENA) - Eighteen Daesh militants were killed in fierce fighting with the Kurdish Peshmerga in Mosul. The Peshmerga destroyed three Daesh armored cars, according to Sky News Monday. On the other hand, two civilians were ....

Sudanese security forces thwart weapon smuggling attempt

Date: 2014-11-23 22:38:31 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:1395357

KHARTOUM, Nov 23 (MENA) - Sudanese security and intelligence forces in River Nile State on Sunday thwarted a weapons smuggling attempt via borders with Libya. Security and intelligence chief Mohamed Ali Omar told a local TV channel that offenders ....

64.6% turnout in Tunisian presidential election

Date: 2014-11-23 21:54:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:1395217

TUNIS, Nov 23 (MENA) - Turnout in the Tunisian presidential election reached 64.6% at home and 29.68% abroad, Independent Higher Authority for the Elections (ISIE) President Shafik Sarsar said on Sunday. No violations were reported so far since ....