Arab world

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  • Kuwaiti, Egyptian aid allowed into Gaza via Rafah crossing

    Date: 2014-08-08 19:39:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:864868

    RAFAH, Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - Two Egyptian and Kuwaiti aid were allowed Friday into the Gaza Strip via Rafah border crossing. According to an official source at the terminal, ten tons of medical supplies, granted by Kuwait, were moved through the ....

  • US ready to provide more "conditional" military support to Baghdad

    Date: 2014-08-08 19:27:51 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:864880

    WASHINGTON, Aug 88 (MENA) – US President Barack Obama's authorization for limited military action in Iraq could eventually include more military support to Iraqi security forces working to repel Islamic State fighters once the country forms a new ....

  • No more cases infections of coronavirus- Saudi Health Ministry

    Date: 2014-08-08 16:55:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:864771

    RIYADH, Aug 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said that there is no cases infected by the coronavirus reported on Friday. "There is no death cases reported too," the ministry said in a statement. As many as 396 cases have recovered out of ....

  • Lebanese Army commander says kidnapped personnel freed

    Date: 2014-08-08 16:02:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:864727

    BEIRUT, Aug 8 (MENA) - Lebanese Army commander Gen.Jean Kahwagi said Friday that the army personnel who were kidnapped by militants in the border town of Arsal are free now. In a statement after a security meeting held at the government ....

  • Saudi king, Lebanon PM discuss bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-08-08 15:10:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:864677

    JEDDAH, Aug 8 (MENA) – Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz Al Saud on Friday contacted Lebanon's Prime Minister Tammam Salam to discuss bilateral ties, the Saudi news agency reported. Both leaders tackled regional and international issues of ....

  • US forces strike ISIS militants in Iraq

    Date: 2014-08-08 14:25:47 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:864586

    WASHINGTON, Aug 8 (MENA) - Pentagon spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said that US forces have struck Islamic militant targets in Iraq, the Chicago Tribune reported Friday. Two F/A-18 aircraft dropped 500-pound laser-guided bombs on a mobile ....

  • Marzouki congratulates Massoum on Iraq's presidency

    Date: 2014-08-08 14:21:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:864593

    TUNIS, Aug 8 (MENA) - Tunisian Interim President Moncef Marzouki has made a phone call to his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Massoum to congratulate him on the top post. According to the Tunisian news agency, Marzouki stressed his country's support for ....

  • Iraqi army strikes ISIS areas in Mosul

    Date: 2014-08-08 13:33:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:864447

    BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (MENA) – Iraqi airplanes have raided the areas of al-Kuwair and al-Howairi in Mosul where elements of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) are sheltering, a well-placed source said Friday. The operation came in ....

  • 25 ISIS elements killed while attacking power station in Anbar

    Date: 2014-08-08 12:31:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:864375

    BAGHDAD, Aug 8 (MENA) – Twenty-five elements of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) were killed on Friday in Anbar province, a senior officer said. Police and army forces backed by tribesmen have repulsed an attack by ISIS elements on a ....

  • Algeria facing problem with Libyan refugees of Algerian origins

    Date: 2014-08-08 11:37:05 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:864171

    ALGIERS, Aug 8 (MENA) – The Algerian authorities are facing a problem with thousands of Libyan families of Algerian origin fleeing the fighting in Libya to Algeria. Recently 20 families attempted to illegally infiltrate into Algeria via secret ....

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