Arab world

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  • Abu Mazen, UAE official meet

    Date: 2014-11-09 16:39:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:1298485

    RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has met with Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ahmed Al Zaabi in the Palestinian presidency headquarters in Ramallah; West Bank. The visit comes ....

  • Palestinian security forces attack journalists in Ramallah

    Date: 2014-11-09 15:06:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:1298037

    RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) – Palestinian security forces attacked on Sunday a protest staged by journalists in front of the Palestinian presidency headquarters in Ramallah city, West Bank. They demonstrated against the abduction of journalist Ala' ....

  • Egyptian embassy finalizes travel procedures for freed fishermen

    Date: 2014-11-09 14:05:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:1297409

    SANAA, Nov 9 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in Sanaa is finalizing legal travel procedures for the return of Egyptian fishermen, who have been detained on October 12 by the Yemeni authorities over illegal fishing in territorial waters and freed just ....

  • AL to hold urgent meeting on current Somali crisis

    Date: 2014-11-09 14:05:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:1297417

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) – The Council of Arab League (AL) will hold on Tuesday an urgent meeting at the level of the permanent representatives to discus the current political crisis in Somalia. The meeting shows the importance of the Arab role and ....

  • OIC's ministerial contact group on al-Quds convenes Wednesday in Morocco

    Date: 2014-11-09 14:03:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:1297413

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Nov 9 (MENA) - Morocco will host on Wednesday the first meeting of the Ministerial Contact Group on Al-Quds, which is emanated from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. In a statement Wednesday, the OIC said that the ....

  • 13 Daesh militants, 6 Kurds killed in Kobane

    Date: 2014-11-09 14:02:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:1297637

    DAMASCUS, Nov 9 (MENA) - As many as 13 Daesh militants and six Kurdish resistance fighters were killed amid clashes on Sunday in Kobane. The swift attack by the Kurdish fighters scored an advance in many axes, reported Russia Today TV Channel. ....

  • AL urges probe in Friday Gaza blast

    Date: 2014-11-09 13:31:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1296985

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) called Sunday for conducting an extended and clear investigation in the bombing that targeted Fatah leaders' houses in Gaza on Friday. Arab League's Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian Affairs ....

  • Palestinian gov't committed to democracy – PM

    Date: 2014-11-09 13:25:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:1296793

    RAMALLAH, Nov 9 (MENA) – The Palestinian national consensus government is committed to democracy, transparency and respect for human rights principles, Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah has said. During a meeting with Assistant Director and Head ....

  • Egypt welcomes hosting environment workshop

    Date: 2014-11-09 11:22:11 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1295837

    JEDDAH, Nov 9 (MENA) – Egypt welcomes the hosting of a workshop to discuss the institutional framework for including sustainable development aspects into national programs, plans and policies, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmi said. The workshop ....

  • Syrian opposition, Russian FM discuss long-standing crisis in Syria

    Date: 2014-11-09 11:05:58 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1295777

    MOSCOW, Nov 9 (MENA) - Former president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Moaz al-Khatib discussed with Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov the recent developments of the Syrian crisis. ....

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