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Kuwait's min., some Arab, foreign ambassadors discuss biltareal ties
Date: 2014-10-21 09:16:25 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1167501
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 21 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah discussed Tuesday with the accredited ambassadors of Spain, Brunei, South Africa, Tunisia ways to foster the media cooperation among ....
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Palestinian security bodies: Fatah Council considers ceding Al-Quds lands "high treason"
Date: 2014-10-21 08:53:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1167513
RAMALLAH, Oct 21 (MENA) - Spokesman of the Palestinian Security Apparatus General Adnan Al-Dhameiri said Fatah Revolutionary Council considered as "high treason" the ceding of Al-Quds land in the occupied Al-Quds city. In statements to "Voice of ....
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Abbas probes Gaza reconstruction efforts with Japanese official
Date: 2014-10-20 18:56:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1165693
RAMALLAH, Oct 20 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah Monday the Japanese deputy foreign minister for parliamentary affairs. Abbas briefed the Japanese official on the Palestinian ....
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Reports on Ebola cases in Kuwait baseless - Ministry
Date: 2014-10-20 17:20:31 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1164881
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health on Monday quashed reports on social media that Ebola cases were discovered in Kuwait, terming them as "baseless", KUNA reported. A police station had demanded the Health Ministry to ....
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Call for cooperation to face violence in Palestine
Date: 2014-10-20 15:52:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:1163693
CAIRO, Oct 20 (MENA) - Assistant Arab League Secretary-General for Palestine Affairs Mohamed Sobeih, called for cooperation to face violence against children in the region especially in Palestine. During a workshop on child laws and rights of ....
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Libya denies Ebola cases
Date: 2014-10-20 15:09:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:1162541
TRIPOLI, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Libyan health ministry has denied reports that Ebola has appeared in the North African nation. Such reports are baseless, an official at the ministry told MENA. (MENA) MS/RE ....
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Deadly car bombings hit Iraq's Karbala
Date: 2014-10-20 13:27:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1162521
BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (MENA) - Three car bombings in the Shia-revered Iraqi city of Karbala have killed and injured dozens of Iraqi people, a well-placed source said on Monday. The blasts were caused by explosives-laden cars which were parked in ....
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Saudi cabinet hails Egypt's hosting of Gaza conference
Date: 2014-10-20 13:04:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1162149
JEDDAH, Oct 20 (MENA) - The Saudi cabinet hailed on Monday Egypt's hosting of the Gaza reconstruction conference. This came in a cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Salman bin Abdel-Aziz. The meeting took up regional issues particularly ....
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UN warns against rise in executions in Iraq
Date: 2014-10-20 12:54:31 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1161889
GENEVA, Oct 20 (MENA) - At least 60 prisoners have been executed since the start of 2014; with a total of 1,724 people on the death row, according to the UN. The UN voiced alarm over the increasing use of the death penalty in Iraq in the decade ....
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17 killed in suicide bombing in Baghdad
Date: 2014-10-20 10:55:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1161089
BAGHDAD, Oct 20 (MENA) - At least 17 people were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a Shi'it mosque in Baghdad, Iraqi officials said Monday. No further details were reported. (MENA) MHK/RE ....