Arab world

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  • Lebanese killed in violent actions in northeastern Lebanon

    Date: 2014-08-02 15:39:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:854727

    BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - At least one person was killed and a number of others were injured in violent actions in northeastern Lebanon carried out by Daesh and al-Nusra front Saturday. A Lebanese security source told MENA that the residents of ....

  • Egyptian gas supplies to Jordan stop completely: Official

    Date: 2014-08-02 13:56:37 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:854566

    AMMAN, Aug 2 (MENA) – Egyptian natural gas supplies to Jordan have stopped completely since April 20, leading to the losses incurred by the National Electric Power Company (NEPO) to reach USD 4.5 billion by the end of last May, Secretary General of ....

  • Israeli police using drones to monitor Arab neighborhoods

    Date: 2014-08-02 11:51:39 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:854347

    WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) – Israeli police have overseen the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles to secure the capital, the World Tribune newspaper reported on Saturday. Jerusalem Mayor Niv Barakat said police were using rotary-wing UAVs to ....

  • Egypt monitors rapid developments in Libya: Sisi

    Date: 2014-08-02 11:48:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:854299

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has said Egypt is closely following up the rapid developments in Libya. "The Egyptian military is on high alert over the deteriorating situation in Libya," Sisi told reporters at a joint press ....

  • Libyan Interior Ministry urges Egypt increasing flights to evacuate nationals

    Date: 2014-08-02 09:44:49 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:854125

    TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (MENA) – The Libyan Interior Ministry urged Egypt Saturday to increase its flights to Ras Ajdir crossing to evacuate thousands of stranded Egyptian expats, waiting to return home amid escalating fierce fighting in Tripoli. The ....

  • 4 children killed, 2 injured in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-08-02 07:47:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:854003

    TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (MENA) – Four children were killed and two others injured in a blast of RPG rocket in Sertie district in the coastal city of Benghazi, a medical source said. A medical center received the bodies of the four slain children, ranging ....

  • Libyan chief of staff inspects border line with Egypt

    Date: 2014-08-02 07:14:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:853981

    TRIPOLI, Aug 2 (MENA) - Libya's Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Abdel-Salam al-Obeidi visited the military zone on the border line with Egypt. He inspected military units deployed along the border. This comes as part of joint plans between the Libyan ....

  • Gaza death toll hits 1,600

    Date: 2014-08-01 21:39:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:853833

    GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry said Friday the death toll from the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,600. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qadra said more than 8,750 Palestinians have been injured due ....

  • Rafah massacre death toll hits 62 - Gaza Health Ministry

    Date: 2014-08-01 18:02:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:853736

    GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said on Friday that the death toll from the Israeli massacre in Rafah has risen to 62. As many as 350 Palestinians have been injured due to the Israeli shelling on the border city, ....

  • Tunisian party rejects closure of border with Libya

    Date: 2014-08-01 16:04:42 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:853602

    TUNIS, Aug 1 (MENA) - President of "Al-Aman" Party Lazhar Bali has categorically rejected the closure of the Tunisian-Libyan border regardless of the reasons. In a seminar, he said that those who call for the closure of the border do not ....

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