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20 Lebanese were on board Air Algerie missing plane: Foreign Ministry

Date: 2014-07-24 19:27:54 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:844045

BEIRUT, July 24 (MENA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants said on Thursday that 20 Lebanese were on board an Air Algerie plane that crashed on Thursday. In a statement issued by the press office, the ministry said it ....

Jordan FM says Israel aression on Gaza "brutal, barbaric"

Date: 2014-07-24 19:17:25 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:843694

AMMAN, July 24 (MENA) – Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh said on Thursday that the Israeli aggression on Gaza is "brutal and barbaric", as it targets innocent civilians "It is not the first time for Israel ....

Lebanon to send delegation to Algerian plane crash site

Date: 2014-07-24 19:09:46 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:843977

BEIRUT, July 24 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Gebran Bassil said on Thursday that a delegation from his ministry along with officials from the General Security and the Higher Relief Committee will fly to Mali within ....

ICC: Gaddafi-era spy chief can be tried in Libya

Date: 2014-07-24 15:17:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:843451

TRIPOLI, July 24 (MENA) - Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have upheld a decision that allows Libyan authorities to put on trial a former intelligence chief from Muammar Gaddafi's era. The appeals panel confirmed Thursday that ....

Israel kills, wounds dozens of Palestinians in Beit Hanoun

Date: 2014-07-24 14:10:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:843461

GAZA CITY, July 24 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians were killed and injured Thursday in an Israeli attack on a school affiliated to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in northern Gaza Strip. Spokesman for the Palestinian Health ....

Tunisia pres., Spain FM discuss terror combat efforts

Date: 2014-07-24 12:58:34 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:843246

CARTHAGE, July 24 (MENA) – Tunisian interim President Moncef Marzouki and Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation José Manuel Garcia-Margallo asserted on Thursday the importance of coordinating efforts in confronting terrorism. The ....

Fuad Massoum chosen president of Iraq

Date: 2014-07-24 12:18:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:843218

BAGHDAD, July 24 (MENA) - Kurdish member of parliament Fuad Massoum was chosen Thursday as president of Iraq, the Iraqi parliament announced. Of all 228 valid votes, Massoum got 211 votes while his competitor Hassam Al Mosawi got 17. Massoum ....

52 injured Palestinians cross Rafah into Egypt

Date: 2014-07-24 12:13:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:843071

RAFAH, July 24 (MENA) - As many as 52 injured Palestinian people crossed on Thursday the Rafah crossing into Egypt to receive treatment after the Israeli aggression on Gaza. A senior official at the terminal said that ambulances were provided to ....

UN: Gaza humanitarian situation 'dire'

Date: 2014-07-24 10:52:01 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:842886

NEW YORK, July 24 (MENA) - UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos has expressed extreme concern at the situation in Gaza, describing a ceasefire as "vital". She said the conflict meant 44% of Gaza was a no-go area for Palestinians, and residents were ....

112 passengers on board of missing Air Algerie plane

Date: 2014-07-24 10:04:39 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:842967

ALGIERS, July 24 (MENA) - As many as 112 passengers, mostly French, were on board of the missing Air Algeria aircraft, a source close to the Algerian Transport Ministry said on Thursday. Air Algeria said it lost contact with one of its lanes on ....