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US military aid to arrive in Lebanon within weeks - ambassador

Date: 2014-08-14 16:07:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:874291

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hill said that his country works on swiftly dispatching US military aid to the Lebanese army, In press statements Thursday, following his meeting with the Lebanese prime minister, Hill said ....

Saudi Arabia says no new MERS cases reported Thursday

Date: 2014-08-14 16:05:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:874367

RIYADH, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said no corona virus cases were reported on Thursday. As many as 733 cases have been infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the kingdom. Out of the 733, 299 died while 396 ....

Libya gov't stresses all ports "under state control"

Date: 2014-08-14 16:05:00 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:874353

TRIPOLI, Aug 14 (MENA) – Libya's interim government said on Thursday that all ports are under the control of the state, and are working under the official authorities. "Benghazi oil and commercial port is working normally and carrying out its ....

UK amb. to Lebanon says protection equipment to arrive soon in Beirut

Date: 2014-08-14 15:43:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:874257

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Lebanon Tom Fletcher said Thursday that his country would provide the Lebanese Army with additional protection equipment to reinforce military positions in the border town of Arsal. The ambassador has ....

US embassy to supply Iraq with ammunition

Date: 2014-08-14 15:35:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:874292

BAGHDAD, Aug 14 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Baghdad announced that it will supply Iraq with ammunition. Speaking at a press conference, the director of office of security cooperation at the US Embassy in Baghdad said that the US handed over 15 ....

Kuwait FM meets AL chief

Date: 2014-08-14 15:26:24 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:874248

KUWAIT CITY, Aug 14 (MENA) - Kuwait's Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah met here Thursday with Arab League Secretary General (AL) Nabil El-Araby to discuss issues pertaining to the region and the ....

Battle with Israeli occupation not yet over - PNC

Date: 2014-08-14 13:47:23 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:873975

AMMAN, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Chairman of the Palestinian National Council (PNC) Salim al-Zaanoun underlined on Thursday that the battle with the Israeli occupation was not yet over. Al-Zanoun stressed on the importance of unity between the ....

Morocco dismantles recruitment cell for Iraq

Date: 2014-08-14 13:31:49 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:873976

Rabat, Aug 14 (MENA) - Moroccan police dismantled a nine-person cell recruiting volunteers to fight with the radical Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Thursday. The network was operating in the ....

Lebanon charges 43 jihadists over Arsal gun battles

Date: 2014-08-14 13:13:22 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:873902

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (MENA) - Lebanon Thursday charged 43 jihadists, including Islamist militant commander Imad Jomaa, over gun battles with the Lebanese Army in the northeastern border town of Arsal. The charges were brought against the suspects by ....

8 Israeli aircraft violate Lebanese airspace

Date: 2014-08-14 12:59:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:873906

BEIRUT, Aug 14 (MENA) - Eight Israeli planes violated the Lebanese airspace anew on Thursday. The aircraft circled over most of the Lebanese territories and left from over Naqoura towards the occupied Palestinian territories, according to a ....