Arab world
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10 killed in clashes bet. Houthis, Yemeni army
Date: 2014-09-17 13:29:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:957337
SANAA, Sept 17 (MENA) –Ten people were killed in clashes between Houthi supporters and Yemeni army personnel who were passing close to the protesters' camp. In a related context, the clashes between Houthi rebels and tribal militants have ....
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Hariri hosts banquet in honor of Egypt's Grand Mufti
Date: 2014-09-17 13:11:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:958021
BEIRUT, Sept 17 (MENA) - Lebanon's former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri held Wednesday a banquet in honor of Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam, who is visiting Beirut. Allam arrived here on Tuesday on top of a religious delegation to partake in ....
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NCW head participates in session of ESCWA in Tunisia
Date: 2014-09-17 11:16:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:956725
TUNIS, Sept 17 (MENA) - Head of the Egyptian National Council for Women Mervat el-Tellawy takes part in the 28th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) currently being held in Tunisia. The session, ....
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Pro-Palestine conf. to be held in US Friday
Date: 2014-09-17 11:14:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:956449
RAMALLAH, Sept 17 (MENA) – Seventy-five US pro-Palestine organizations and churches will organize a three-day conference September 19-21 in San Deigo, California. The event would be held as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will be addressing the ....
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Abu Dhabi CP arrives to Egypt for talks with Sisi
Date: 2014-09-17 11:03:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:956885
CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) – Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nuhayyan arrived here on Wednesday on a visit to Egypt during which he will meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The talks will take up the recent developments at the ....
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Assad, Iraqi security adviser discuss fighting terrorism
Date: 2014-09-17 10:04:33 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:956077
DAMASCUS, Sept 17 (MENA) – President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Faleh al-Fayyad, the security adviser for Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abbady. The Iraqi official explained at the meeting the recent developments in his country and ....
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Sounds of explosions heard in northern Sanaa
Date: 2014-09-17 09:50:58 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:956033
SANAA, Sept 17 (MENA) - Sounds of bombings were heard in Shamlan neighborhood in northern Sanaa early Wednesday. Al-Arabiya Al-Hadath carried the news, adding that the sounds of explosions followed two others targeting the buildings of the ....
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18 Daesh elements killed in Iraqi air strike
Date: 2014-09-17 09:47:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:956029
BAGHDAD, Sept 17 (MENA) - Eighteen terrorists were killed in an Iraqi air strike on Daesh hideouts in southern Tikrit, a security source said Wednesday. The Iraqi media news agency said Iraqi jets hit Daesh sites in al-Dalouiya, killing 18 of its ....
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Saudi Mufti: Calls for protests during pilgrimage "devilish act"
Date: 2014-09-17 08:23:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:954957
RIYADH, Sept 17 (MENA) - Saudi Mufti Sheikh Abdel Aziz Al-Sheikh termed calls for staging protests during the pilgrimage rituals as "devilish acts" and described the people behind them as "traitors" to their nation and deceitful persons. In ....
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Yemeni min. to MENA: Arab people in dire need of welfare strategy
Date: 2014-09-17 07:40:49 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:954597
BEIJING, Sept 17 (MENA) - Yemeni Minister of Culture Dr. Abdullah Aobal Manthok asserted that the Arab world is in dire need of a development strategy that could achieve welfare for its people to eradicate the phenomenon of ....