Arab world
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Kabaa key keeper dies
Date: 2014-10-23 14:02:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:1184505
MECCA, Oct 23 (MENA) – The keeper of the Holy Kaaba’s key Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al-Shaibi has passed away at the age of 74 after a five-month battle with liver cancer, Saudi "Al-Eqtisadiah" newspaper reported. Sheikh Abdul Qadir has been the key ....
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MWL chief meets Chinese Hajj mission
Date: 2014-10-23 13:59:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1184705
MECCA, Oct 23 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Muslim World League Abdullah bin Abdulmohsen al-Turki met Thursday with vice-president of the China Islamic Association and head of the Chinese Hajj mission Mustafa Yang Zhibo to discuss means to ....
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Yemen denies reports on putting minister under house arrest
Date: 2014-10-23 13:29:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:1184049
SANAA, Oct 23 (MENA) - Yemeni Interior Ministry dismissed reports that Houthis put Interior Minister Abdo Hussein under house arrest. The ministry called on the media outlets to be more precise and objective in dealing with the news. ....
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Mauritanian president receives Moroccan FM
Date: 2014-10-23 12:56:45 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1183225
NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 23 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz received Thursday Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Salah Eddine Mezouar. After the meeting, Mezouar said that he delivered a message from Moroccan King ....
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Egypt FM arrives in Algeria
Date: 2014-10-23 12:54:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:1184197
ALGIERS, Oct 23 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry arrived here Thursday on a one-day working visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Ramadan al-Amamra. In statements upon arrival here, Shoukry said that he will convey a ....
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Moroccan FM hands Mauritanian president letter from Moroccan king
Date: 2014-10-23 07:42:56 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1181585
NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 23 (MENA) – Moroccan Foreign Minister Salah Eldin Mezwar arrived here on Wednesday on an official visit to Mauritania, MENA learnt. Mezwar is expected to meet on Thursday with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz and hand ....
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Formation of new Yemeni government to be announced soon
Date: 2014-10-23 07:40:44 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1181409
SANA'A, Oct 23 (MENA) – The lineup of the new Yemeni government under Khalid Bahah would be announced soon after all political components agreed on its members. The imminent government groups 34 portfolios to be distributed equally between the ....
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Success of coming elections in Tunisia "crucial" - PM
Date: 2014-10-22 22:52:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:180 - ID:1180961
TUNIS, Oct 22 (MENA) – Tunisia's Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa said Wednesday that the message he would like to convey to whole world from the success of the coming general elections that 'Tunisia has become safer. "The success of the coming ....
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Algerian, Libyan borders with Tunisia not to be closed- minister
Date: 2014-10-22 22:19:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:172 - ID:1180825
TUNIS, Oct 22 (MENA) – Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou dismissed Wednesday the possibility of closing borders with Libya or Algeria during the Algerian parliamentary elections. Instead, Ben Jeddou said, border security forces in ....
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Egyptian FM due in Algeria Thursday
Date: 2014-10-22 21:12:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:165 - ID:1180821
ALGIERS, Oct 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is due to arrive here on Thursday on a one-day working visit at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Ramadan al-Amamra. Shourky will hold talks with his Algerian counterpart ....