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  • Qastal crossing between Egypt, Sudan to be inaugurated later Wednesday -- Minister

    Date: 2014-08-27 10:13:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:893534

    CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) - A new gate to Africa will open Wednesday with the inauguration of Qastal crossing with Sudan, the Egyptian trade and industry minister has said. Egyptian exports will tap the African markets via Sudan which is connected ....

  • 2 killed, 1 wounded in armed clashes in Libya's Ubari

    Date: 2014-08-27 08:20:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:893307

    TRIPOLI, Aug 27 (MENA) - Two persons were killed and one was injured in armed clashes in the Libyan city of Ubari on Wednesday, a security source said. The pair were passing by the Mashtel area where armed clashes have been taking place between ....

  • Kuwait denies arrest of ISIL militants on its lands

    Date: 2014-08-27 07:38:33 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:893253

    KUWAIT CITY, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry denied on Wednesday reports that some militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have entered its lands via borders and were arrested. In a statement, the ministry ....

  • Libya FM: Arab League interference prevented brutalities in Libya

    Date: 2014-08-27 07:29:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:893177

    RIYADH, Aug 27 (MENA) - Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammad Abdel Aziz said the Arab League interference in the proper time has banned the occurrence of brutalities and massacres that might have claimed the lives of more than a million person. In ....

  • Libyan army officer assassinated in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-08-27 07:18:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:893201

    TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen assassinated a Libyan army officer while getting out from a mosque in Benhazi, a source at the Libyan special forces said on Wednesday. The source told MENA that gunmen showered the officer, identified ....

  • Threats that ISIS would kill kidnapped soldiers not serious -- Minister

    Date: 2014-08-27 07:07:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:893181

    BEIRUT, Aug 27 (MENA) - Lebanese Interior Minister Nihad al-Mashnouq has doubted that Islamic State militants would actually kill soldiers they had kidnapped. Those are not serious threats, Mashnouq told Lebanon's "Lewaa" newspaper, out ....

  • Libya's central bank denies robbery reports

    Date: 2014-08-27 05:43:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:893100

    TRIPOLI, Aug 27 (MENA) - The Central Bank of Libya denied on Wednesday reports that gunmen stormed the building and robbed it. These are rumors that meant to weaken confidence in the banking sector in Libya, the bank said in a statement. The ....

  • Seven western states join US to arm Kurds in Iraq: Hagel

    Date: 2014-08-27 05:19:40 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:893081

    WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (MENA) - Seven western governments in addition to the United States have pledged to provide weapons and ammunition to Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said. "In addition to ....

  • Palestinian leadership confirms Gaza ceasefire respect

    Date: 2014-08-26 21:54:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:893011

    RAMALLAH, Aug 26 (MENA) – The Palestinian leadership asserted Tuesday the importance of respecting the truce that put an end to the Israeli brutal aggression on the Palestinian people in Gaza for more than 51 days in row. In a statement released ....

  • Sudan welcomes Egypt-brokered Gaza truce

    Date: 2014-08-26 21:47:23 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:893017

    KHARTOUM, Aug 26 (MENA) – Sudan welcomed on Tuesday the announcement of an open-ended ceasefire in Gaza, brokered by Egypt, calling for commitment of both parties to the agreement. "The truce is a victory for the Palestinian people," Sudanese ....

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