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Saudi King congratulates Muslims on advent of Ramadan

Date: 2014-06-28 20:31:03 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:802782

JEDDAH, June 28 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has congratulated the Saudi people and Islamic nationals all over the world on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. The speech was delivered Saturday by Saudi Minister ....

Iraq receives 1st shipment of Russian Sukhoi fighter jets

Date: 2014-06-28 19:53:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:802761

BAGHDAD, June 28 (MENA) - Iraq has received on Saturday 10 Russian Sukhoi fighter jets as a first batch, which will start out combating terrorism within days, Abbas al-Bayati, member of the Defense and Security Committee of the Iraqi Parliament said ....

Saudi King sacks deputy defense minister

Date: 2014-06-28 16:59:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:802509

JEDDAH, June 28 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud has relieved Deputy Minister of Defense Prince Khaled bin Bandar bin Abdel Aziz al-Saud from his post. Also, King Abdullah has relieved minister of state and member of the ....

Benghazi suspect, now on U.S. soil and in federal custody, could face judge Saturday

Date: 2014-06-28 15:56:13 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:802435

WASHINGTON, June 28 (MENA) - Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the Libyan militant charged in the 2012 Benghazi attacks, is in federal law enforcement custody and could face a judge as early as Saturday, Fox News quoted authorities as saying. Khatallah is ....

Sisi's visit to Khartoum stresses importance given by Egypt to Sudan

Date: 2014-06-28 15:55:15 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:802337

KHARTOUM, June 28 (MENA) - The several-hour visit paid by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Friday to Khartoum showed the importance given by Egypt to Sudan. The visit was paid in El Sisi's way back from Malabo after his participation in ....

Libya's representative at AL condemns murdering Bugaighis

Date: 2014-06-28 15:23:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:802340

CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) – Libya's permanent representative at the Arab League (AL) Ashour Burashed deplored Saturday the murder of one of Libya's most prominent human rights activists Salwa Bugaighis. Bugaighis was stabbed and shot through the head ....

Authorizing Libyan security directors to issue permits of weapons to Libyans

Date: 2014-06-28 14:52:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:802248

TRIPOLI, June 28 (MENA) - Libyan Interior Minister Saleh Mazen issued a decision authorizing Libyan security directors to issue permits of weapons to the Libyans. The law stipulates taking into consideration the conditions and regulations of the ....

1 killed in car bomb blast south Sanaa

Date: 2014-06-28 09:59:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:801724

SANAA, June 28 (MENA) – One man was killed after a booby-trapped car went off in Ibb Governorate, south of Sanaa, on Friday. This came after 15 military personnel and civilians were killed in attacks launched by al-Qaeda militants southeastern ....

Russia rejects US $500 mln aid to armed Syrian opposition - Lavrov

Date: 2014-06-27 22:16:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:801448

MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Moscow does not welcome the US decision to allocate $500 million to the armed opposition in Syria but hopes this money "will not flow to the wrong hands," Interfax news ....

New coronavirus case reported in Saudi Arabia - health ministry

Date: 2014-06-27 20:59:43 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:801352

RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said on Friday that the number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-Cov) rose to 711 people, including 292 deaths. A new case was reported in Bisha, said the ministry in ....