Arab world

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  • Israel detains 7 Palestinians in al-Quds

    Date: 2014-11-03 21:19:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:1259541

    RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces arrested on Monday seven people, including four children, in the occupied East Jerusalem. The detention comes as part of fierce campaigns launched by the Israeli occupation, head of the Palestinian ....

  • French medical aid convoy arrives in Gaza

    Date: 2014-11-03 21:04:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:173 - ID:1259433

    RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that a French medical aid convoy arrived at the Gaza Strip on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinian people. The convoy, which was launched from the French city of Nice, comprises ....

  • Saudi court jails 5 people over defaming king

    Date: 2014-11-03 20:01:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:1259013

    RIYADH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Five defendants in Saudi Arabia were sentenced on Monday over different charges to prison terms ranging from five to ten years. They are accused of defaming the king, and joining terrorist-led fighting abroad and al-Qaeda. ....

  • UNESCO head, Iraqi president discuss reconciliation, peace

    Date: 2014-11-03 19:02:53 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:155 - ID:1258913

    NEW YORK, Nov 3 (MENA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with the President of Iraq Fuad Masum in Baghdad, UNESCO official website reported on Monday. The President thanked the Director-General for her visit and the longstanding support of ....

  • Daesh threatens US presence in Gulf - paper

    Date: 2014-11-03 18:57:05 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:153 - ID:1258757

    WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) - The US Navy said Daesh could attack Americans and Western facilities in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. The navy’s Anti-Terrorism Force Protection cited an online threat from an anonymous supporter of ....

  • 2 militants killed in Libya

    Date: 2014-11-03 18:40:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1258721

    TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (MENA) - Two elements of the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries were killed during clashes with the Libyan army in the coastal city of Benghazi. Fierce clashes are ongoing in Al-Sabri and Al-laithi districts in benghazi, a ....

  • Libya town death toll hits 142

    Date: 2014-11-03 18:14:41 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:1258585

    TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (MENA) – The death toll in Kikla town, southwest of Tripoli, had hit 142, while the injured reached 518 since the start of armed clashes between the Libyan army and Libya Dawn, a movement led by rebels from Misrata, two weeks ago, a ....

  • Jordan, US discuss promoting cooperation

    Date: 2014-11-03 18:06:06 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:1258329

    AMMAN, Nov 3 (MENA) - Head of Board of Jordan Chamber of Industry Ayman Hatahit held a meeting with US Ambassador to Jordan Alice Wells to discuss ways to enhance cooperation. In a statement on Monday, Hatahit stressed that the US is the largest ....

  • 10 killed in Benghazi armed clashes

    Date: 2014-11-03 18:01:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:135 - ID:1258169

    TRIPOLI, Nov 3 (MENA) – Benghazi’s medical center has received bodies of 10 people who were killed in armed clashes in the city on Monday. Four of them have not been identified but all the bodies have gunshot wounds, a medical source told ....

  • Lebanese capital southern suburbs sealed off for Ashoura

    Date: 2014-11-03 17:40:51 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:1258429

    BEIRUT, Nov 3 (MENA) - All the entrances to the predominately Shiite southern suburbs of Beirut will be closed starting midnight to help prevent militant attacks on worshipers observing Tuesday's Day of Ashoura. No one will be able to enter the ....

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