Arab world

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  • 29 Daesh terrorists killed in Iraq's Baqubah

    Date: 2014-09-23 13:29:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:997177

    BAGHDAD, Sept 23 (MENA) – Twenty-nine terrorists of al-Qaeda offshoot in Iraq (Daesh) and seven army soldiers were killed in Baqubah city, northeast of Baghdad, Iraqi police said. Seven terrorists were killed in clashes with the security forces ....

  • Tunisian president, BCIU members discuss promoting coop

    Date: 2014-09-23 13:05:54 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:996177

    TUNIS, Sept 23 (MENA) - Interim President of Tunisia Moncef Marzouki held a meeting with members of the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), the Tunisian news agency reported. The meeting tackled ways to promote cooperation in ....

  • US-led strikes kill 50 Nusra fighters in Syria: Syrian Observatory

    Date: 2014-09-23 12:45:47 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:996461

    DAMASCUS, Sept 23 (MENA) - US air strikes killed 50 Al-Nusra Front militants in northern Syria on Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Most of the 50 fighters killed in the attacks west of the second city Aleppo were ....

  • For 13th time, Lebanon's parliament fails to elect president

    Date: 2014-09-23 12:40:57 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:996173

    BEIRUT, Sept 23 (MENA) – Lebanon's parliament on Tuesday failed to elect a new president for the thirteenth meeting over lack of quorum. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri postponed the presidential election session to October 9. Twelve sessions ....

  • Drone crashes in south Yemen

    Date: 2014-09-23 12:20:56 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:996157

    SANAA, Sept 23 (MENA) – A drone similar to those used by the United States to track down and attack suspected Qaeda militants in Yemen crashed in the southern part of the country on Tuesday, witnesses and a local official said, Sky News network ....

  • Sudan's defence minister slams executive bodies in Darfur

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:52:14 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:994753

    KHARTOUM, Sept 23 (MENA) – Sudanese Defense Minister Abdel-Rahim Mohamed Hussein criticized on Tuesday the executive bodies in Darfur and blamed them for the aggravation of the tribal conflicts there especially in northern Darfur state. Following ....

  • Sudan vice pres. meets AL envoy

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:36:37 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:996141

    KHARTOUM, Sept 23 (MENA) - Sudanese Vice-President Hassabo Mohammed Abdul Rahman was briefed on the outcome of the recent visit to Sudan by the Envoy of the Arab League (AL) for Humanitarian Affairs Sheikha HassaBen Khalifa al-Thani, SUNA news ....

  • Jordan air force launches air strikes against terrorist groups

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:14:58 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:994341

    AMMAN, Sept 23 (MENA) - Jordanian Air Force planes bombed and destroyed a number of selected targets belonging to terrorist organizations early Tuesday, Petra News Agency reported. "In the early hours of Tuesday morning, Royal Jordanian Air Force ....

  • Russia: Airstrikes must be agreed on with Syria or will fuel tension

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:11:46 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:995541

    MOSCOW, Sept 23 (MENA) - The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday any airstrikes against Daesh militants' positions on Syrian territory must be agreed on with Damascus and otherwise will fuel tension in the region. "Any such action can be ....

  • OIC chief meets Iraqi president

    Date: 2014-09-23 11:01:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:995409

    JEDDAH, Sept 23 (MENA) - Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) chief Iyad Madani met on Tuesday with Iraqi President Fuad Masum and Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari in New York on the sidelines of the 69th Session of the UN General ....

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