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Saudi king receives phone call from UK PM
Date: 2014-08-18 17:03:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:880161
JEDDAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz received on Monday a phone call from British Prime Minister David Cameron. They discussed bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. They also reviewed the latest regional and ....
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Mecca governor signs contract to raise awareness among pilgrims
Date: 2014-08-18 16:49:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:880115
JEDDAH, Aug 18 (MENA) - Prince Mishaal bin Majed bin Abdulaziz, Governor of Mecca and head of the central committee of pilgrimage signed on Monday a partnership contract with Etihad Etisalat Company (Mobily) company to sponsor a national media ....
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Jordan main host of region's refugees: min.
Date: 2014-08-18 16:39:50 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:880107
AMMAN, Aug 18 (MENA) – Jordan's Interior Minister Hussein Majali said on Monday that his country was the main host of those who flee violence and bloodshed in the region. Speaking at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College, the minister said ....
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Arab natural gas reserves hit 1.9 trillion in 2012: OPEC
Date: 2014-08-18 16:33:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:880098
KUWAIT, Aug 18 (MENA) – The reserves of natural gas in the Arab states hit 1.9 trillion cubic feet in 2012, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said in its monthly report. The GCC countries have nearly 77% of natural gas ....
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Hamas decries sabotaging late leaders' pictures in Lebanon camp
Date: 2014-08-18 16:30:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:880082
BEIRUT, Aug 17 (MENA) - A Hamas political bureau member condemned Monday sabotaging pictures of the group's two martyred figures Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz el-Rantisi in Rashidieh Camp in Lebanon. In statements, Jihad Taha accused what he ....
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No new corona virus cases in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-08-18 15:56:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:880084
RIYADH, Aug 18 (MENA) – The Saudi Health Ministry said Monday no new cases of the corona virus were reported. As many as 723 cases have been detected in the Gulf nation since the first case was registered in 2012. Out of the 723, 300 died while ....
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No car affiliated to Saudi Embassy in Paris attacked: statement
Date: 2014-08-18 15:19:21 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:879977
RIYADH, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Saudi Embassy in France denied news fanned by mass media pertaining the exposition of the embassy to armed attack and stealing of money as well as documents. In statement on Monday, the Saudi Embassy revealed that a car ....
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US says airstrikes conducted in Iraq near Irbil, Mosul dam
Date: 2014-08-18 15:07:22 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:879987
WASHINGTON, Aug 18 (MENA) - The US widened its air campaign against Sunni extremists in Iraq, sending bombers in support of a Kurdish ground offensive to retake the Mosul Dam and promising to keep up strikes until the strategic post is out of the ....
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France Gunmen lift €250,000 from Saudi prince in Paris
Date: 2014-08-18 15:05:42 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:879996
PARIS, Aug 18 (MENA) - A Saudi prince’s motorcade was attacked in a commando-style operation on Sunday, with the thieves fleeing the scene with “sensitive” documents and a reported 250,000 euros worth of loot, according to France 24. Eight ....
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Hamas praises EU decision to boycott Israeli products
Date: 2014-08-18 14:37:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:879807
GAZA CITY, Aug 18 (MENA) - Hamas Spokesman Fawzi Barhoum praised Monday an European Union decision to boycott Israeli poultry products. "It's a step in the right direction," Barhoum said in a statement. He called on the EU to take tougher ....
