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Libya Central Bank governor sacked
Date: 2014-09-14 16:03:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:937073
TRIPOLI, Sept 14 (MENA) - As many as 94 members of the Libyan parliament have voted to sack governor of the Central Bank of Libya Al-Siddiq al-Kabir. Only one member voted against. MP Jalal al-Shouhidi told MENA the parliament sacked al-Kabir ....
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FM: Argentina continues to support the Palestinian cause
Date: 2014-09-14 15:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:935829
CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) – Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said on Sunday that his country, which holds the rotating UNSC presidency next month, supports the Palestinian cause. During his meeting with Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi, ....
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FM probes Syria crisis with UN special envoy
Date: 2014-09-14 15:09:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:937861
CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri received Sunday visiting United Nations Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura for talks on the situation in Syria. During the meeting, Shoukri reiterated Egypt's stance on the Syrian ....
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Nursra front publishes video for 2 kidnapped Lebanese officers
Date: 2014-09-14 14:59:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:937061
BEIRUT, Sept 14 (MENA) - Al-Nusra Front, an al-Qaeda affiliate, published a video for two kidnapped Lebanese officers in Arsal while they were talking with their families through phone. One of the kidnapped asked his family to compel the Lebanese ....
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15 Daesh elements killed in northern Baghdad
Date: 2014-09-14 13:39:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:936993
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (MENA) – Fifteen terrorists of the Daesh group (the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) were killed in an aerial bombardment in northwest of Baghdad, Baghdad Operations Command said on Sunday. In a statement, the command ....
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Soldiers of Caliphate group announced armed group in Algeria
Date: 2014-09-14 13:28:47 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:935833
ALGIERS, Sept 14 (MENA) - Terrorists in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb announced their dissent from the group and said that they formed a new terrorist group named "Soldiers of the Caliphate" in Algeria. Also, other dissents from Abdelmalek ....
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Kuwaiti FM arrives in Ramallah
Date: 2014-09-14 13:28:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:936853
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) – Kuwaiti First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah arrived here Sunday coming from Al-Quds city after having toured Al-Aqsa Mosque and performed the noon prayers there. The ....
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Arab region needs to take more practical measures to confront disaster risk - Bin Heli
Date: 2014-09-14 13:00:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:936617
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Sept 14 (MENA) - The Arab region needs to take more practical measures to significantly reduce disaster risk. The remark was made by Arab League Deputy Secretary General Ahmed bin Heli on behalf of AL chief Nabil el-Arabi ....
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Iraqi PM, HRW representative discuss human rights in Iraq
Date: 2014-09-14 12:29:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:934317
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and the Representative of Human Rights Watch in Iraq Irene Evers discussed on Sunday the human rights issue in Iraq and the governmental plans in this regard. A statement by Abadi ....
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100 explosive charges defused in residential compound in Iraq's Tikrit
Date: 2014-09-14 12:26:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:934977
BAGHDAD, Sept 14 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces managed to defuse 100 explosive charges, after evacuating a residential compound in east of Tikrit on Sunday. The explosive charges were planted by Daesh group in various places in the residential ....