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Lebanon Mufti: Initiative to solve Dar Al Fatwa crisis shows Egypt's leading role

Date: 2014-08-02 18:25:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:854935

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - Lebanese Mufti Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said Saturday Egyptian initiative, presented by consul general in Beirut Sherif el-Bahrawy asserted that Egypt restored its leading role in Arab and Islamic world. Earlier, Bahrawy's ....

Air bridge to evacuate 6000 Egyptians stranded on Libya-Tunisia border

Date: 2014-08-02 18:17:44 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:854901

TUNIS, Aug 2 (MENA) - Tunisian Foreign Ministry announced Saturday that an air bridge would be established to evacuate 6000 Egyptians stranded on the Libyan side of Ras Ajdir crossing with Tunisia. This comes after an emergency meeting Saturday ....

Hamas: Israel's military withdrawal uncompelling to us

Date: 2014-08-02 17:27:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:854838

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Resistance Movement (Hamas) has said the so-called one-side Israeli military withdrawal from borders with the Gaza Strip is uncompelling to the Palestinian resistance. "The battlefield decides how we can ....

New Libya parliament holds first meeting

Date: 2014-08-02 16:59:57 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:854896

TRIPOLI, Aug. 2 (MENA) - Libya's new nationalist-dominated parliament was holding its first meeting Saturday in the eastern city of Tobruk, boycotted by Islamists, in a sign that deep divisions remain in the strife-torn country, the Daily Star ....

More leader arrive in Mauritania to attend inauguration

Date: 2014-08-02 16:46:37 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:854804

NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 2 (MENA) - The presidents of Senegal and Mali arrived here Saturday to attend the inauguration of president-elect Mohamed Ould Abdel-Aziz. The inauguration ceremony will be held later today.(MENA) AH/RG ....

Lebanon sends military reinforcements to Arsal town

Date: 2014-08-02 16:45:21 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:854843

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) – Lebanon's Minister of Defence Samir Mokbel has said military reinforcements have been sent to the border town of Arsal. Earlier on Saturday, The militants of Nusra Front and the Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) ....

Libyan parliament agree to hold opening session Monday in Tobruk

Date: 2014-08-02 16:22:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:854808

TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (MENA) – Members of Libya's newly elected House of Representatives met on Saturday in Tobruk city and decided to hold its opening session on Monday. Earlier, the president of parliament, Nouri Abu Sahmain reiterated his call to ....

Israel says Lahiya fled residents can return

Date: 2014-08-02 15:48:44 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:854725

GAZA CITY, Aug 2 (MENA) - Israel's army said Palestinians who had fled fighting in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya they could return on Saturday. "The residents are advised to be aware of explosive devices Hamas has spread across the area," ....

Two Palestinians arrested on Gaza Strip border

Date: 2014-08-02 15:41:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:854707

RAFAH, Egypt, Aug 2 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were arrested on the border with the Gaza Strip, said a security source on Saturday. The pair were suspected to have tried to sneak through a tunnel into the Palestinian enclave, said the ....

Militants attack police in Lebanese border town

Date: 2014-08-02 15:39:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:854640

BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - Militants are surrounding a police station in the Lebanese border town of Arsal, said a source there. The gunmen, from two Islamist groups, have also attacked a military checkpoint, said the source. The attack followed ....