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Kerry wraps up Arabia visit

Date: 2014-06-27 20:57:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:801363

JEDDAH, June 27 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry left Jeddah on Friday. He has talks with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz during the visit.(MENA) MM/AH ....

Sunday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Iraq

Date: 2014-06-27 20:31:12 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:801364

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - The Sunni Endowment Diwan of Iraq announced on Friday that Sunday will mark the first day of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan in Iraq and Saturday is the last day of Shaaban. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from ....

Sunday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Kuwait

Date: 2014-06-27 19:51:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:801331

KUWAIT, June 27 (MENA) – Kuwait's moon-sighting committee announced that Saturday will be the last day of the lunar Hijri month of Sha'aban, and that, therefore, the holy month of Ramadan begins on Sunday. During Ramadan, Muslims fast from food ....

Sudan announces Ramadan to start on Sunday

Date: 2014-06-27 19:50:10 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:801329

KHARTOUM, June 27 (MENA) - Head of the Sudanese Islamic Fiqh Council Essam ben Ahmed al-Bashir has announced that the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will be Sunday June 29. The beginning of the month depends on the first ....

Saudi king, Kerry discuss regional developments

Date: 2014-06-27 19:26:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:801286

RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz received on Sunday US Secretary of State John Kerry who is on a multi-stop trip in the region. The Saudi King and Kerry discussed latest developments in the region. The meeting was ....

Sunday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Palestine

Date: 2014-06-27 19:20:08 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:801289

AL QUDS, June 27 (MENA) – Al Quds' Mufti Sheikh Mohamed Hussein announced on Friday that Sunday will mark the first day of the Muslims' holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Palestinian territories and Saturday is the last day of Shaaban. During ....

Sunday first day of Ramadan: Saudi Arabia

Date: 2014-06-27 19:00:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:801280

RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia has announced that the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will be Sunday June 29 after failure to sight the new crescent moon on Friday, Al Arabiya News reported. Khaled al-Zaaq, member of ....

UN human rights chief condemns killing of Libyan activist

Date: 2014-06-27 15:30:58 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:800838

GENEVA, June 17 (MENA) - U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay condemned on Friday the killing of Salwa Bugaighis, a prominent Libyan human rights advocate and member of the Preparatory Committee for National Dialogue. Bugaighis was stabbed and ....

8 killed, injured in Iraqi's Baquba blast

Date: 2014-06-27 15:19:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:801008

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) – Six persons were killed and two others injured when two mortar shells coming from an unknown place landed in a house on the suburb of the city of Baquba, 55 km north of Baghdad, a well-placed security source ....

ISIL executed at least 160 in Tikrit - HRW

Date: 2014-06-27 13:33:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:800737

BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - The Human Rights Watch "HRW" said Friday analysis of photographs and satellite imagery strongly indicates that the ISIL conducted mass executions in the Iraqi city of Tikrit after seizing control of the city on June ....