Arab world

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  • Sisi inspects Arab Contractors' major housing project in Malabo

    Date: 2014-06-27 09:29:26 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:800389

    MALABO, June 27 (MENA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inspected on Friday the Fish Town, a major housing project carried out by the Arab Contractors in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea. He toured a number of housing units in ....

  • 6 soldiers, woman, 2 terrorists killed in Qaeda attack on eastern Yemen

    Date: 2014-06-27 09:10:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:800299

    RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - Six soldiers, a woman and two terrorists were killed in different attacks of Qaeda gunmen on several military and civil governmental facilities in eastern Yemen, Yemeni military sources told al-Watan newspaper. In the ....

  • Ban congratulates Libyans on election

    Date: 2014-06-27 08:55:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:800254

    NEW YORK, June 27 (MENA) - UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon congratulated the people of Libya on the election of the Council of Representatives, the UN News Center reported. He commended all actors for providing space to conduct the important ....

  • Saudi Arabia calls on foreigners to respect fasting Muslims

    Date: 2014-06-26 22:45:24 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:165 - ID:800037

    JEDDAH, June 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia warned Thursday to expel non-Muslim foreigners who eat or drink in public during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. According to a statement, the interior ministry urged non-Muslims to "respect the ....

  • IAEA emphasizes precautious measures in radiation leakage in Kordofan oil field

    Date: 2014-06-26 22:39:15 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:164 - ID:799920

    KHARTOUM, June 26 (MENA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has emphasized the safety precautions which were conducted by Sudanese authorities after an incident of radiation leakage in an oil field, south of Kordofan state, head of ....

  • Iraq, UK discuss Baghdad crisis updates

    Date: 2014-06-26 21:27:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:158 - ID:799978

    BAGHDAD, June 26 (MENA) – Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Hussein Al-Shahrestani discussed Thursday with visiting UK Foreign Secretary William Hague and his accompanying delegation latest developments of the Iraqi crisis. The two sides ....

  • Iraq buys used Russian fighter jets amid US delivery delay

    Date: 2014-06-26 20:04:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:150 - ID:799921

    BAGHDAD, June 26 (MENA) – Iraq has bought used fighter jets from Russia and Belarus to battle Islamist militants after long delays in the delivery of F-16 fighter jets from the US left troops without air support, Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki has ....

  • Israel blames 2 Hamas figures for kidnapping 3 teens

    Date: 2014-06-26 19:57:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:799906

    GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Israel’s Shin Bet named two al-Khalil (Hebron) Hamas operatives it blamed for the suspected kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers. According to Israeli media, the internal security service listed Marwan Kawasme and ....

  • Israel reopens Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-06-26 18:59:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:799849

    GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) - The Palestinian Authorities' Head of Border Crossings Nazmi Mahana announced Thursday that Israel would reopen Karem Abu Salem commercial crossing, southeast Gaza Strip on Friday. Half million liters of fuel allocated ....

  • Arab border security chiefs conference wraps up

    Date: 2014-06-26 14:53:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:799372

    CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - A conference of the chiefs of Arab border, airport and harbor agencies wrapped up with the issuance of a number of recommendations that aim at promoting cooperation among the Arab countries in the field of securing ....

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