Arab world

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  • 3 shells hit Saudi borders

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:43:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:139 - ID:816454

    ARAR, SAUDI ARABIA, July 7 (MENA) -Three shells have landed near a residential complex in Arar City, northern border of Saudi Arabia with Iraq. "Three shells have landed in the vicinity of a residential complex in Arar city, but no injuries were ....

  • Gunmen spotted on Libya-Sudan borders

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:41:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:816455

    TRIPOLI, July 7 (MENA) - A group of gunmen were held Monday on the Libyan-Sudanese borders, said Head of the joint Libyan-Sudanese forces colonel Sulieman Hamed. The gunmen were driving two SUV cars coming from Kalinga mountain, he added. ....

  • Jordanian-Iraqi borders "safe": interior minister

    Date: 2014-07-07 17:48:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:816388

    AMMAN, July 7 (MENA) - Interior Minister Hussein Hazza Al-Majali termed the Iraqi-Jordanian borders as "safe". The transportation and passenger movement is continuous, Majali said. Iraqi requests for visas has doubled, he said. (MENA) MHK/DA ....

  • Jordan does not face any threats to its security:PM

    Date: 2014-07-07 17:23:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:816327

    AMMAN, July 7 (MENA) - Jordan does not face any dangers threatening its security in spite of what is happening on its borders with Iraq and Syria, Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour said Monday. This came during Ensour's meeting with ....

  • OIC holds meeting on Israeli escalations in Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-07 17:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:816343

    CAIRO, July7 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold an extraordinary extended meeting at the level of foreign ministers Thursday on the dangerous situation in Palestine. This meeting comes in light of Israeli escalating ....

  • Armed protesters blocks government headquarters in Sirte

    Date: 2014-07-07 17:19:59 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:816333

    TRIPOLI, July 7 (MENA) - Armed protesters blocked Monday several government and banking buildings in the Libyan city of Sirte, in protest against the deterioration of the security situation. The city residents complain of the National Security ....

  • Saudi court jails 4 defendants seeking to fight in Iraq

    Date: 2014-07-07 17:11:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:816334

    JEDDAH, July 7 (MENA) - A Saudi court sentenced four defendants to two to five years in prison on Sunday on charges of seeking to fight in Iraq. Defendants were also accused of supporting al-Qaeda, storing banned publications, and helping several ....

  • Israel strikes attack tunnel in Gaza - Jerusalem Post

    Date: 2014-07-07 16:30:20 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:816307

    GAZA CITY, July 7 (MENA) - The Israeli Air Forces struck targets in the Gaza Strip on Monday after communities in the western Negev came under heavy rocket fire throughout the day, the Jerusalem Post claimed. More than 30 rockets pounded southern ....

  • Sudanese president vows government not to interfere in elections

    Date: 2014-07-07 15:53:17 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:816222

    KHARTOUM, July 7 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir vowed Monday the government will not interfere in the elections scheduled for 2015. The newly-appointed members of the National Election Commission were sworn in Monday before ....

  • 7 killed, 14 injured in suicide attack in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-07-07 15:23:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:816095

    BAGHDAD, July 7 (MENA) - At least seven persons were killed and 14 others were injured following a car bombing in Kadhimiya district of Baghdad Monday. The death toll is expected to rise as the suicide car bomb exploded in heavy traffic at a ....

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