Arab world

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  • Egypt relief plane arrives in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-09-16 08:55:30 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:948785

    KHARTOUM, Sept 16 (MENA) - An Egyptian relief plane arrived here on Tuesday to help people afflicted with floods and heavy rainfall in Sudan. The relief plane was dispatched to Sudan upon directives from President Abdel Fattah El Sisi as a gift ....

  • Libyan parliament denies military deal with Egypt

    Date: 2014-09-16 08:38:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:948581

    TRIPOLI, Sept 16 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Libyan House of Representatives Faraj Hashem has denied news reports that the parliament signed an agreement with Egypt which allow both countries to use their airspace for military purposes. In an ....

  • Report: Kuwait bans 800 non-Kuwaiti Daesh fighters from entering country

    Date: 2014-09-16 08:37:54 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:948321

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 16 (MENA) - Kuwait banned 800 non-Kuwaiti people who have been suspected to belong Daesh terror organization, the Kuwaiti "Al Anbaa" newspaper reported on Tuesday. The report, quoting a source at the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry, ....

  • Egypt's Mufti heads for Lebanon

    Date: 2014-09-16 08:29:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:948505

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam left here on Tuesday for Beirut to attend the inauguration of the newly-elected Lebanese mufti, Abdel-Latif Derian. Allam is scheduled to deliver an address at the ceremony to highlight that the ....

  • Arabi confers with Iraqi president on Arab, int'l efforts to fight terror

    Date: 2014-09-16 07:55:13 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:948309

    PARIS, Sept 16 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil El-Arabi conferred on Tuesday with Iraqi President Fouad Massoum at the Iraqi embassy premises here on the Arab and international efforts exerted to confront terror threats. The meeting ....

  • Lebanese army foils attempt by gunmen to sneak into Beqaa

    Date: 2014-09-16 07:24:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:948013

    BEIRUT, Sept 16 (MENA) - The Lebanese army foiled an attempt by a group of gunmen to sneak into Ersal neighbourhood in Beqaa, northeastern Lebanon. A statement by the Lebanese army released late Monday said clashes with the gunmen claimed a ....

  • Palestine PM calls for more Gaza aid

    Date: 2014-09-15 21:26:10 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:164 - ID:946861

    RAMALLAH, Sept 15 (MENA) - Palestine's Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called on donor representatives to urge their governments to provide more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, WAFA news agency reported. The premier also called for support to the ....

  • Algeria in constant contact with countries contributing to fight against terrorism

    Date: 2014-09-15 21:17:56 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:946333

    ALGIERS, Sept 15 (MENA) - Algeria is in constant contact with all countries, which are contributing to efforts aiming to fight terrorism in order to counter this widely spread scourge with major risk, Algeria Press Agency quoted Foreign Minister ....

  • Jumblatt calls for revival of Army conscription

    Date: 2014-09-15 21:14:25 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:157 - ID:946973

    BEIRUT, Sept 15 (MENA) - The Lebanese Government should consider reinstating Army conscription, MP Walid Jumblatt said Monday. He, meanwhile, said that the move would reinforce the military during times of need, according to Lebanese Daily Star ....

  • Yemeni president receives Egypt's new amb.

    Date: 2014-09-15 19:32:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:946169

    SANAA, Sept 15 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abdu-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received Monday the credentials of Egypt's new Ambassador to Yemen Ahmed el-Sharqawi, praising bilateral ties with Egypt. "The Yemeni-Egyptian relations are special," said Hadi during ....

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