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Jordan to continue efforts to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza:FM

Date: 2014-08-05 16:22:06 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:859995

AMMAN, Aug 5 (MENA) – Jordan will continue efforts and contacts with Arab and world leaders to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza, its Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh said on Tuesday. The Jordanian top diplomat stressed that the perfect solution ....

Saudi Arabia pledges 80 mn US dollars to Gaza: amb. in Egypt

Date: 2014-08-05 16:13:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:860013

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) – Saudi Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdel Aziz Al Qattan said on Tuesday that the kingdom pledged 53 million U.S. dollars in aid to the Palestinian Red Crescent. The aid aims at enabling the organization to buy medications and ....

Jordanian king, Lebanese PM confer on latest developments in ME

Date: 2014-08-05 16:09:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:135 - ID:859987

AMMAN, Aug 5 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II conferred on phone Tuesday with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam on the latest developments in the Middle East and means to boost bilateral ties. The conversation also took up efforts exerted ....

AL hails Gaza truce

Date: 2014-08-05 15:20:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:859793

CAIRO, Aug. 5 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi has welcomed the 72-hour truce between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza which was brokered by Egypt. He called on the UN Security Council to compel Israel to respect ....

Sustainable ceasefire requires end to Gaza blockade - UNRWA

Date: 2014-08-05 14:54:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:859645

AMMAN, Aug 5 (MENA) - UNRWA Commissioner-General Pierre Krenpol said on Tuesday that a sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip requires an end to the blockade imposed on the impoverished coastal enclave. During a press conference held here, ....

Bahrain CP urges world community to live up to responsibilities toward Gazans

Date: 2014-08-05 14:53:32 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:859652

MANAMA, Aug 5 (MENA) - Bahraini Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa has pressed the world community to live up to its responsibilities toward the Palestinian people in Gaza. The world community should support initiatives that aim to achieve ....

FM: All Egyptians stranded at Tunisian-Libyan border will be back home within 48 hours

Date: 2014-08-05 14:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:859790

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that all Egyptians stranded at the Tunisian-Libyan borders will be back home within 48 hours. At a press conference he held at Cairo airport upon return from Tunis, he added that ....

Qatari Emir, Saudi min. discuss promoting coop.

Date: 2014-08-05 14:04:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:859595

RIYADH, Aug 5 (MENA) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad met Tuesday with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to discuss cooperation, the Saudi news agency reported. The meeting tackled ways to enhance ....

Slovakia calls on nationals to leave Libya immediately

Date: 2014-08-05 14:00:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:859605

TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday described the situation in Libya "as dangerous" and demanded its nationals to leave immediately, saying the government there does not control the situation in the ....

Mahlab congratulates Libyan counterpart for holding first session of house of representatives

Date: 2014-08-05 13:56:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:859636

TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday congratulated his Libyan counterpart Abdullah El-Thini for holding the first session of the Libyan House of Representatives in Tobruk. The move came during a meeting on the ....