Arab world

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  • Libyan parties respond positively to UN initiative for dialogue

    Date: 2014-09-25 01:08:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:1008285

    TRIPOLI, Sept 25 (MENA) - Bernadino Leon, the UN envoy to Libya, received positive responses from the House of Representatives and boycotting lawmakers to involve in a political dialogue on Sept. 29 to settle the ongoing crisis in the Arab North ....

  • Algeria sorry over beheading of French national

    Date: 2014-09-25 00:05:06 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1008257

    ALGIERS, Sept 24 (MENA) - The Algerian government expressed deep sorrow on Wednesday for the beheading of a French national by terrorists on its territories. The killing of the French hostage was a cowardly and an appalling act committed by a ....

  • Saudis say to continue support for Yemen against challenges it faces

    Date: 2014-09-24 23:42:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:223 - ID:1008225

    RIYADH, Sept 24 (MENA) - Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Saud Al-Faisal stressed on Wednesday the support of his country for Yemen, calling on the world community to follow suit, the Saudi Press Agency reported. In a key address while ....

  • Obama says US committed to helping Iraq reclaim territory overtaken by Daesh

    Date: 2014-09-24 23:38:35 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:221 - ID:1008249

    NEW YORK, Sept 24 (MENA) - President Barack Obama met Wednesday for the first time with Iraq's new Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, expressing confidence the Shiite leader will govern more inclusively than his predecessor, according to WSJ. Obama ....

  • Pentagon: New airstrikes target refineries used by Daesh in Syria

    Date: 2014-09-24 22:38:45 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:216 - ID:1008121

    WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - U.S. and coalition warplanes pounded ISIS positions in eastern Syria on Wednesday, targeting what a Pentagon official described as mobile oil refineries being used by the so-called militant Daesh group, CNN ....

  • Kuwaiti humanitarian aid convoy allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-09-24 19:01:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:189 - ID:1007449

    RAFAH, Sept 24 (MENA) - A Kuwait humanitarian aid convoy was allowed into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah border crossing, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in Rafah Gaber al-Arabi said. The convoy of the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society ....

  • UN chief meets with Abdullah II, thanks Jordan for hosting Syrian refugees

    Date: 2014-09-24 18:56:48 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:188 - ID:1007253

    NEW YORK, Sept 24 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon on Wednesday met with King of Jordan, and he stressed his deep concern about the security threats posed by extremist elements from Syria and Iraq, said a statement by Ban's spokesperson. ....

  • US military conducts airstrikes against ISIL

    Date: 2014-09-24 18:34:04 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:182 - ID:1007057

    WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (MENA) - The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday said that US jet fighters continued to attack ISIL terrorists in Iraq and Syria. The Air Force targeted two airstrikes, leaving two ISIL armed vehicle and a ....

  • Saudi Arabia: Eid Al-Adha falls on October 4

    Date: 2014-09-24 18:32:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:181 - ID:1006685

    RIYADH, Sept 24 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday that the Eid al-Adha would fall on Saturday, October 4. In the lunar Islamic calendar, Eid al-Adha falls on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijjah, which Saudi authorities announced ....

  • Yemeni president meets US ambassador in Sanna

    Date: 2014-09-24 17:43:28 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:173 - ID:1006813

    SANAA, Sept 24 (MENA) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Wednesday US Ambassador to Yemen Matthew Tueller. They discussed the recent developments in Yemen in light of a peace deal between the Houthis and the Yemeni ....

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