Arab world

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  • Global-PRNewswire

    Date: 2014-09-18 11:42:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:963913

    Asia Plantation Capital Reports US$53.5 Million Turnover for 2013 SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2014 SINGAPORE, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia Plantation Capital announced a significant rise in turnover across the group since 2012 for its financial ....

  • 2,500 Palestinian pilgrims cross Rafah terminal en route to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-09-18 11:27:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:962777

    GAZA CITY, Sept 18 (MENA) – Gazan pilgrims started to cross Rafah terminal on Thursday en route to Saudi Arabia via Cairo Airport to perform Hajj. As many as 524 Palestinian pilgrims are expected to cross to Egypt today in two batches, Head of ....

  • 15 Syrian children dead following UN measles vaccination campaign

    Date: 2014-09-18 11:26:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:963341

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The UN has halted a measles vaccination campaign in northern Syria after at least 15 children died after receiving shots, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed in a joint statement. ....

  • Egypt fully backs Sudan's nationla dialogye, says Embassy

    Date: 2014-09-18 10:52:13 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:963321

    KHARTOUM, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Khartoum asserted that Egypt has been following up with deep interest the latest developments in Sudan, especially the comprehensive national dialogue called for by President Omar Al-Bashir. In ....

  • 12 Benghazi Saaqa soldiers killed, 60 injured in August

    Date: 2014-09-18 09:47:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:961801

    TRIPOLI, Sept 18 (MENA) – The death toll from clashes between Benghazi Saaqa (elite) troops and Ansar Al-Sharia militant group during August has reached 12 people while 60 others were injured in a number of areas. In statements to MENA on ....

  • UN envoy to Yemen terms talks with Houithis as "constructive, positive"

    Date: 2014-09-18 09:21:11 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:961809

    SANAA, Sept 18 (MENA) - United Nations Assistant Secretary General and Special SG Advisor on Yemen Jamal bin Omar termed his talks with the Houithis as "constructive and positive". The three-hour talks come within the framework of finding a ....

  • UN:Hundreds of thousands of exiled Syrian children may become stateless

    Date: 2014-09-18 08:49:43 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:961833

    NEW YORK, Sept 18 (MENA) - Hundreds of thousands of exiled Syrian children may become stateless because of the fighting in their country, putting them at risk of exploitation and potentially hindering their return home, a senior United Nations ....

  • Queen Rania of Jordan meets with UNESCO director general

    Date: 2014-09-18 08:49:18 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:962149

    PARIS, Sept 18 (MENA) - Queen Rania of Jordan met with Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director General, during a working visit of Jordanian King Abdullah II to France. The meeting took up the impact of the current conflicts in the Arab world on education ....

  • Saudi Grand Mufti: Every preacher should confront extremist thoughts

    Date: 2014-09-18 08:30:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:962037

    RIYADH, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia and President of Council of Senior Scholars and General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Al-Sheikh, stressed that every preacher is responsible for ....

  • US House authorizes arming of Syrian rebels

    Date: 2014-09-17 22:30:23 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:961121

    WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (MENA) - A wary Congress voted Wednesday to authorize President Barack Obama's mission to arm and train Syrian rebel forces as part of the administration's effort to dismantle the threat posed by the so-called Islamic State ....

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