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  • 6th Arab conference on tourism security kicks off in Tunisia

    Date: 2014-08-06 13:51:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:861408

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - The 6th Arab Conference on Tourism Security kicked off Wednesday in Tunisia. The two-day conference will discuss ways to achieve and support tourism security in the Arab world, the Arab Interior Ministers Council said in a ....

  • AL to send ministerial delegation to Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-06 13:29:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:861373

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) chief Nabil El Araby said on Wednesday that an Arab ministerial delegation will visit the Gaza Strip during the coming period. He added that this move aims at standing on the situation in the coastal enclave ....

  • Lebanese FM, U.S. Ambassador discuss Clinton claims on Daash

    Date: 2014-08-06 12:30:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:861160

    BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Lebanese Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil met on Wednesday with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale. During the meeting, Bassil inquired about former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's claims that Washington is ....

  • UN warns Islamic State about crimes against humanity

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:50:55 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:861154

    NEW YORK, Aug 6 (MENA) - The United Nations Security Council has warned the Islamic State extremist group that it could be held accountable for crimes against humanity for its persecution of minorities in Iraq, Voice of America reported ....

  • Davutoglu, Barzani discuss ISIS threat in Iraq

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:30:36 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:860952

    ANKARA, Aug 6 (MENA) - Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani have discussed in a telephone conversation the political and security consequences of an attack on the Sinjar region and clashes ....

  • Tunisia pres. calls for 'regional strategy' to combat terrorism

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:20:19 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:861039

    TUNIS, Aug 6 (MENA) – Tunisian Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki has called for the adoption of a “regional strategy” to fight against terrorism by involving Libya, Algeria and the Sahel-Saharan countries, the Tunisian News Agency ....

  • Rouhani: Iran standing beside Gaza

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:18:33 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:861068

    TEHRAN, Aug 6 (MENA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani strongly condemned the recent Israeli brutal attacks against the oppressed Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed Iran's support for the oppressed people of the region, especially Gazans, ....

  • 80% of militants withdrew from Arsal: official

    Date: 2014-08-06 11:10:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:860735

    BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) – Around 80% of the militants who seized control over the Lebanese border town of Arsal withdrew from the town on Tuesday, said Bakr al Hajeery, an official of Al-Mostaqbal (Future) movement in Arsal. Hajeery told MENA that a ....

  • Malaysia shuts down Tripoli embassy

    Date: 2014-08-06 10:58:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:861031

    TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (MENA) - Malaysia decided to temporarily shut down its Tripoli embassy over the deterioration of the security situation in the North African country. Malaysia also started evacuating its embassy staff and other nationals from the ....

  • AL chief holds talks with Blair on regional developments

    Date: 2014-08-06 10:56:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:861036

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby held talks on Wednesday with visiting International Quartet envoy Tony Blair. The talks took up the recent developments in the region, especially the Israeli aggression on the ....

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