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Tunisia calls off flights from Libyan airports

Date: 2014-08-21 17:37:09 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:885230

TRIPOLI, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Tunisian Transport Ministry cancelled Thursday all flights coming from the Libyan airports of Mitiga, Misrata and Sirte until further notice. In a statement released today, the ministry stressed its keenness on the ....

Arab team holds meeting on developing AL charter

Date: 2014-08-21 14:57:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:884887

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - The first Arab team concerned with revising the Arab League (AL) charter and developing the framework of Arab joint action held its sixth meeting under Omani Ambassador here and the AL permanent representative Sheikh Khalifa ....

Oman free of Ebola virus - health ministry

Date: 2014-08-21 14:50:07 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:884932

MUSCAT, Aug 21 (MENA) - Oman’s Heath Ministry said on Thursday that the sultanate is free of Ebola virus, which affected many West African countries, including Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The ministry asserted that all precautionary ....

UN envoy warns against targeting of Sunnis in Iraq

Date: 2014-08-21 14:42:53 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:884994

NEW YORK, Aug 21 (MENA) – A United Nations refugee agency cargo jet carrying 100 tons of emergency relief supplies landed at Erbil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region today “in the largest single aid push” in more than a decade, as the top UN official in the ....

OIC secretary general,Nigeria FM discuss promoting bilateral cooperation

Date: 2014-08-21 14:42:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:884867

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 21 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani has discussed with the Nigerian Foreign Minister Bashir Amin at the headquarters of the OIC ways of strengthening the bilateral ....

Tunisia cancels flights to 3 Libyan cities

Date: 2014-08-21 14:10:37 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:884862

TUNIS, Aug 21 (MENA) – The Tunisian Transport Ministry decided to cancel most flights to and from Libya on Thursday, TAP News Agency reported. Flights from and to the Libyan airports of of Mitiga, Misrata and Sirte have been suspended until ....

Reconciliation reached between Syrian regime, opposition forces in Rif Dimashq

Date: 2014-08-21 14:04:09 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:884956

DAMASCUS, Aug 21 (MENA) - A reconciliation deal has been reached between the Syrian government and opposition force in al-Qadam and al-Asali areas of Rif Dimashq, announced the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). Damascus governor and ....

AL holds Israel responsible for failure of Gaza talks Failure

Date: 2014-08-21 14:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:884860

CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League (AL) for Affairs of Palestine and the Occupied Arab territories Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih has said that Israel is responsible for the failure of the peace talks with ....

Algeria bans foreigners from staying at northern regions

Date: 2014-08-21 13:16:46 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:884636

ALGIERS, Aug 21 (MENA) - The Algerian authorities have banned foreigners from staying at the southern regions near the Libyan borders, as the Algerian intelligence has discovered two networks that transport militants enrolled in the Islamic State ....

Qatar emir meets Palestine president

Date: 2014-08-21 13:13:42 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:884684

DOHA, Aug 21 (MENA) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met Thursday with Palestine's President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal, QNA news agency reported. The meeting discussed ways of boosting bilateral ....