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  • British envoy meets Libyan lawmakers

    Date: 2014-09-05 07:31:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:907207

    TRIPOLI, Sept 5 (MENA) - Britain's Libya Special Envoy Jonathan Powell met with Libyan lawmakers representing Misrata. They discussed the latest developments in the North African nation. On Tuesday, the envoy visited Libya's parliament at its ....

  • No new coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia - Health Ministry

    Date: 2014-09-04 20:11:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:906918

    RIYADH, Sept 4 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said no new cases of coronavirus were detected on Thursday. The Ministry added that 399 cases were discharged from hospitals, while 25 others continue to receive treatment. The number of cases ....

  • Britain considering arming, training Kurdish forces – Cameron

    Date: 2014-09-04 18:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:906858

    LONDON, Sept 4 (MENA) - Britain is considering providing arms and training to Kurdish forces to help its fight against Islamic insurgents, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday. Britain has so far carried out aid drops and surveillance ....

  • Foreign ministry urges truck drivers not to enter Libya's Tobruk

    Date: 2014-09-04 15:14:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:906094

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Expats Ali el-Ashry has called on Egyptian truck drivers who pass into the Libyan territory across Salloum crossing not to enter the city of Tobruk due to the deteriorating ....

  • PGFTU says 200,000 Gazans jobless due to Israeli blockade

    Date: 2014-09-04 14:12:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:906095

    GAZA CITY, Sept 4 (MENA) – Head of the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions Sami Al-Amasi said on Thursday that the number of unemployed Palestinians in Gaza Strip reached 200,000 persons due to the Israeli blockade and ....

  • AL cooperates with ICA to retrieve Arab stolen archives

    Date: 2014-09-04 13:06:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:906182

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) – The Arab League held on Thursday a joint meeting with the Cairo-based Arab regional branch of the International Council on Archives (ICA). Head of the Arab regional branch of the ICA Hamad bin Mohammed al Dawiani said ....

  • Egyptian, Saudi transport ministers discuss bilateral cooperation

    Date: 2014-09-04 11:26:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:905972

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) - Transport Minister Hani Dhahi, who is currently in Saudi Arabia, met Thursday with his Saudi counterpart Jubarah bin Eid Al-Suraiseri to discuss cooperation in the field of maritime transport, especially in the field of ....

  • OCHA: 2m people affected in Libya deteriorating security situation

    Date: 2014-09-04 10:33:11 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:905791

    NEW YORK, Sept 4 (MENA) - The U.N. humanitarian agency said Thursday the deteriorating security situation in Libya has affected nearly two million people across the north African country. "The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs ....

  • Al Qaeda says it's opening new branch in India

    Date: 2014-09-04 08:36:25 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:905491

    DUBAI, Sept 4 (MENA) - In a 55-minute long video, al Qaeda announced it will launch a new branch in the Indian subcontinent, CNN reported. Speaking in the video, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri said the purpose is to "wage jihad against its ....

  • Tunisian premier not to chair post-election new cabinet

    Date: 2014-09-03 20:42:20 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:172 - ID:905322

    TUNIS, Sept 3 (MENA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa asserted Wednesday that he will not accept new mission as premier following the parliamentary elections on October 26. Circulations of the post must be adopted as tradition in Tunisian ....

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