Arab world

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  • Libyan Interior Ministry denies reports on Egyptian deaths in Karimiya

    Date: 2014-07-28 08:18:25 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:848516

    TRIPOLI, July 28 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Libyan Interior Ministry Ramy Kaal denied media reports over the death of several Egyptian workers as a result of a rocket landing on their house in El Karimiya district in southern Tripoli. "Such ....

  • Palestinian, Saudi envoys slam UNSC statement over Gaza situation

    Date: 2014-07-28 08:09:45 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:848463

    NEW YORK, July 28 (MENA) - Palestinian and Saudi envoys to the United Nations have slammed a statement issued by Security Council over the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. In press statements following the UN Security Council meeting on the ....

  • Fierce clashes erupt in Syria on 1st day of Eid Al-Fitr

    Date: 2014-07-28 07:19:43 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:848417

    DAMASCUS, July 28 (MENA) - Fierce clashes erupted Monday between regime troops and the armed opposition in a number of areas in Syria. Syrian helicopters raided the cities of Aleppo, Deraa and Rif Dimashq, according to Sky News. A barrel bomb ....

  • Hamas slams Israel for rejecting 'humanitarian truce'

    Date: 2014-07-28 06:42:53 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:848378

    GAZA CITY, July 28 (MENA) – Hamas has slammed Israel for rejecting any "humanitarian truce" in the Gaza Strip on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. "The Israeli occupation still rejects any humanitarian truce linked to Eid Al-Fitr and this represents a ....

  • UAE FM receives message from Ismail Haniyeh

    Date: 2014-07-28 06:12:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:848375

    ABU DHABI, July 28 (MENA) - UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan received on Monday a message from former Hamas prime minister and Deputy chief of Hamas' politburo Ismail Haniyeh. In his message, Haniyeh voiced his deep ....

  • Monday is first day of Eidul-Fitr in Libya -- Darul-Iftaa

    Date: 2014-07-27 21:34:57 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:848243

    TRIPOLI, July 27 (MENA) – Libya's Darul-Iftaa announced that Monday, July 28, is the first day of Eidul-Fitr (Lesser Bairam). The authority said in a statement issued Sunday evening that its scholars were able to observe the crescent of Shawwal ....

  • Palestinian president leaves Jeddah

    Date: 2014-07-27 21:28:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:848240

    JEDDAH, July 27 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his accompanying delegation left here on Sunday following a short visit to the Kingdom. Abbas and Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud discussed the latest developments in Gaza, ....

  • Saudi king, Palestinian president discuss situation in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-27 21:26:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:848220

    JEDDAH, July 27 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz Al Saud met on Sunday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas here. They discussed the latest developments in Palestine, especially in the war-torn Gaza strip which has been under an ....

  • Saudi King greets Muslims on Eid al-Fitr

    Date: 2014-07-27 21:22:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:848226

    JEDDAH, July 27 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud made a speech to citizens and Muslims everywhere on the occasion of blessed Eid Al-Fitr, Saudi Press Agency reported. Following is the text of the speech which was read on the ....

  • Libyan government urges Libyans to stop bloodletting

    Date: 2014-07-27 20:57:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:848102

    TRIPOLI, July 27 (MENA) – The interim Libyan government called Sunday on all Libyans and all warring parties in Tripoli to heal the rift and respond to the efforts exerted by the government to stop the Libyan bloodletting. In a statement on its ....

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