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AL envoy in Moscow stresses plans to send delegation to Gaza

Date: 2014-08-11 19:50:05 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:869375

MOSCOW, Aug 11 (MENA) – Arab League Ambassador to Russia Jalal al-Mashta said on Monday that the pan-Arab body plans to send a delegation to the Gaza Strip led by its chief Nabil el-Arabi to stand on the situation there. In an interview with ....

CAEU reforms board of Arab Union of Land Transport

Date: 2014-08-11 19:37:24 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:869376

Cairo, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) of the Arab League decided to reform the board of directors of the Arab Union of Land Transport, MENA learned on Monday. The council will convene on Wednesday to discuss a number of ....

News providers targeted in new wave of violence sweeping Libya: RWB

Date: 2014-08-11 18:08:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:869205

TRIPOLI, Aug 11 (MENA) - Libya has been in the grip of some of the worst violence since the 17 February 2011 revolution which led to the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in which many civilian were killed and those working in the media have not been ....

Corona death toll in Saudi Arabia hits 299 - Health Ministry

Date: 2014-08-11 17:25:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:869199

RIYADH, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said Monday the number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov) rose to 722 people, including 299 deaths. One death case was reported in Jeddah today while a new case of ....

Palestine urges AL to support initiative to launch relief bridges for Gaza

Date: 2014-08-11 16:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:868889

CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Palestine called on the Arab League to support its initiative to launch ten-day air, sea and land bridges for transporting relief materials to the Gaza Strip, in parallel with the indirect Egyptian-brokered negotiations to ....

Copts for Home urges international community to protect Iraqi Christians

Date: 2014-08-11 14:56:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:868909

ALEXANDRIA, Aug 11 (MENA) - The General Union of Copts for Home renewed its condemnation of the killing and forcing out of Iraqi Christians as well as the demolishing of churches in parts of Iraq by forces of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant ....

EgyptAir to suspend flights to Iraq's Arbil until Aug. 16

Date: 2014-08-11 14:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:869001

CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Head of EgyptAir Holding Company Sameh el-Hefni announced that the company's flights to Arbil in Iraq will be suspended until August 16 due to security conditions there. In statements, Hefni said that the EgyptAir flight ....

Ibadi assigned to form new Iraqi government

Date: 2014-08-11 14:02:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:868852

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - Iraqi President Fouad Masoum assigned a leader in Iraq's Islamic Dawa Party Heidar al-Ibadi to form the new government in succession of Nouri al-Maliki. The national reform movement under Ibrahim el-Ga'fari officially ....

Iraq Shi'ite coalition nominates Haider al-Abadi as PM

Date: 2014-08-11 13:50:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:868632

BAGHDAD, Aug 11 (MENA) - A bloc comprising Iraq's biggest Shi'ite parties nominated Deputy Parliament Speaker Haider al-Abadi as for prime minister as a possible successor to Nuri al-Maliki, an Iraqi local channel reported The Iraqi National ....

Saudi cabinet praises ties with Egypt

Date: 2014-08-11 13:47:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:868706

JEDDAH, Aug 11 (MENA) - The Saudi cabinet has praised the ties binding the Kingdom and Egypt. In a session held on Monday, Deputy Crown Prince and Second Deputy Prime Minister Muqrin bin Abdulaziz briefed the cabinet on the talks that took place ....