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Houthis seize control of cabinet building, army command in Sanaa
Date: 2014-09-21 15:49:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:983637
SANAA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Yemen’s Houthis on Sunday seized control of the cabinet's headquarters, the general command of the armed forces and the state-run television building in Sana’a, said Houthis' Spokesperson Mohammed Abdel Salam. In TV ....
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Yemeni Prime Minister resigns
Date: 2014-09-21 15:44:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:983797
SANAA, Sept 21 (MENA) - Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Basindwa has resigned from office, as Shiite Houthi rebels seized control of the government headquarters in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, officials said on Sunday. "I have decided to tender my ....
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Arab Parliament decries terrorist attack in central Cairo
Date: 2014-09-21 15:14:40 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:983741
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - Arab Parliament chairman Ahmed Al-Jarwan slammed on Sunday a terrorist attack targeting policemen near the Foreign Ministry's premises in central Cairo early in the morning. The attack in Boulak Abul Ela, which left a ....
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AL condemns Cairo terrorist attack
Date: 2014-09-21 14:13:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:983209
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi deplored a deadly terrorist attack against the Egyptian police in central Cairo early Sunday morning. The AL condemns today’s terrorist attack and "our thoughts are with the ....
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AL welcomes Egypt's efforts to resume indirect ME peace talks
Date: 2014-09-21 13:52:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:983013
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Arab League welcomed on Sunday ongoing Egyptian efforts to kickstart indirect Palestinian-Israeli peace talks and consolidate a Middle East ceasefire agreement. AL Assistant Secretary General for Palestinian and ....
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Establishment of mechanism for Arab humanitarian work to be announced soon - AL envoy
Date: 2014-09-21 13:38:20 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:982285
KHARTOUM, Sept 21 (MENA) - The decision, issued by the Kuwait-hosted Arab Summit, to establish a mechanism for Arab humanitarian work will be announced soon, said Arab League envoy for humanitarian relief Sheikha Hessa bint Khalifa ....
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AL appeals to int'l community to force Israel to end occupation
Date: 2014-09-21 12:21:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:982149
CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Arab League has appealed to the international community and NGOs to force Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian lands and to respect international resolutions. The Palestine Department, in a statement released ....
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25 Daesh militants killed, injured in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-21 11:59:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:980665
BAGHDAD, Sept 21 (MENA) – Ten Daesh elements were killed and two others injured in clashes with Iraqi security forces in northern Babil province, a source with Babil operations command said on Sunday. Also two vehicles were destroyed during the ....
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Head of hajj mission: Egyptian pilgrim dies of hepatic coma
Date: 2014-09-21 11:55:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:980453
MEDINA, Sept 21 (MENA) – A second Egyptian pilgrim died in the Saudi kingdom, the assistant interior minister for administrative affairs and head of Egypt's Lottery Hajj mission, Shaker el-Kayyal, said on Sunday. Hosni Al-Sayed Mohamed, 42, died ....
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UNAMID says no Ebola cases recorded among staff in Sudan
Date: 2014-09-21 11:45:04 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:980669
KHARTOUM, Sept 21 (MENA) - The African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) announced on Sunday that no cases of the Ebola virus have been detected among its staff. UNAMID issued regular guidance to its staff on prevention and ....