Arab world

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  • Jordan's king orders to appoint 50 new guards of Aqsa

    Date: 2014-07-26 21:12:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:846827

    AMMAN, July 26 (MENA) - Jordan's King Abdullah II ordered his government on Saturday to appoint 50 new guards of al-Aqsa Mosque. These appointments will contribute to support the guards cadre who are in dire need for it in light of the daily ....

  • AL chief congratulates Iraq's president-elect

    Date: 2014-07-26 19:38:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:846752

    CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Araby has congratulated Fouad Massoum on his election as Iraq's new president. In a cable of greetings, el-Araby wished success to the new president, voicing hope he would meet the ....

  • Algeria rules out terrorism in Air Algérie plane crash

    Date: 2014-07-26 18:34:17 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:846695

    ALGIERS, July 26 (MENA) – Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal has ruled out on Saturday the theory of a terrorist attack against the Air Algérie plane, blaming rather bad weather for the disaster, Algeria Press Service reported on ....

  • Israel agrees to extend Gaza cease-fire by 4 hours, Israeli official says

    Date: 2014-07-26 16:45:32 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:846617

    GAZA, July 26 (MENA) - Israel has agreed to extend by four hours a humanitarian truce agreed with Hamas and other armed groups in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, an Israeli government source said. The source, who declined to be named, did not give any ....

  • UN finds second black box of Air Algerie Jet

    Date: 2014-07-26 15:36:04 GMT - Mali - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:846469

    BAMAKO, July 26 (MENA) - The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali said Saturday that its experts found the second black box of the Air Algerie plane that fell from the sky and disintegrated in remote northern Mali, killing all 118 people on board. UN ....

  • Saudi flight lands safely after galley fire

    Date: 2014-07-26 15:23:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:846404

    JEDDAH, July 26 (MENA) - A Saudi Arabia flight en route to Taif city was forced to return to the Riyadh airport because of fire in its back galley. The pilot reported a fire in the galley 40 minute after take-off, the Saudi General Authority of ....

  • AL chief urges international protection of Palestine

    Date: 2014-07-26 13:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:846223

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi has called for an international protection of Palestine and an end to the Israeli occupation. "The brutal Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip, the killing of hundreds of ....

  • US offers help to probe causes of Algerian plane crash

    Date: 2014-07-26 08:21:04 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:845684

    WASHINGTON, July 26 (MENA) - The US has offered help in investigations launched to find out the causes of the crash of the Algerian plane Thursday. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf, meanwhile, extended deepest condolences to the families of ....

  • Downing drone confirms any breach of Jordan will be dealt with firmly - Official

    Date: 2014-07-25 21:02:35 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:845452

    AMMAN, July 25 (MENA) - A military source at the Jordanian Armed Forces said Friday any breach of Jordanian land, air or water borders will be dealt with firmly, Ammon news agency reported on Friday. The armed forces will not allow the hampering ....

  • Oil company worker from Malta abducted in Libya

    Date: 2014-07-25 20:15:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:845349

    TRIPOLI, July 25 (MENA) – Malta’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that a Maltese man who works for an oil company in Libya has been kidnapped by armed men on the outskirts of Tripoli. According to a statement by the ministry, Martin Galea, 42, ....

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