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Sisi invited to visit Czech republic

Date: 2014-06-21 20:12:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:790584

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Czech President Milos Zeman invited Saturday Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to visit Prague. A special delegate for Zeman handed over the invitation to Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri. Shoukri held a ....

Jumblatt-Hariri meeting aims to promote joint action for naming president - PSP

Date: 2014-06-21 19:12:53 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:790474

BEIRUT, June 21 (MENA) - The Lebanese Progressive Socialist Party (PSP) described the atmosphere of Friday's meeting between Democratic Gathering Head, MP Walid Jumblatt, and former PM Saad Hariri in Paris as "positive and frank". Both leaders ....

Saudi health ministry issues new Umrah guidance

Date: 2014-06-21 19:09:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:790453

RIYADH, June 21 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry has issued new health guidelines as part of special precautionary measures for the new coronavirus, known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), during the Umrah season. The ministry has ....

Iraq, US officials in security coop. talks

Date: 2014-06-21 17:27:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:790321

BAGHDAD, June 21 (MENA) - Acting Defense Minister in Iraq Saadoun al-Dulaimi has met with Brett McGurk, US senior State Department official responsible for policy on Iraq. The meeting tackled the latest developments in Iraq and means of beefing ....

Iraqi students in UK stage protest against terrorism of ISIL

Date: 2014-06-21 15:32:18 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:790101

LONDON, June 21 (MENA) – Iraqi students in Newcastle staged Saturday a rally in a protest at the terrorist incidents witnessed by their country by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The students gathered in central the city, raising ....

Presidential elections in Mauritania go smoothly- AL

Date: 2014-06-21 15:24:11 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:789979

NOUAKCHOTT, June 21 (MENA) – The presidential elections in Mauritania went on smoothly, the head of the Arab League's (AL) secretariat for election affairs said Saturday. Ambassador Alaa el-Zuhairi, who is also head of the secretariat's mission ....

ALU condemns mass arrests of Palestinians

Date: 2014-06-21 15:22:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:790119

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - The Arab Lawyers Union (ALU) has condemned the arrest of more than 250 Palestinians by the Israeli forces in search for three missing settlers. ALU Assistant Secretary-General Saber Ammar criticized the passive stance of ....

22 poll stations opened for Libyan voters in embassies, consulates- HNEC

Date: 2014-06-21 14:31:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:789935

TRIPOLI, June 21 (MENA) – As many as 22 poll stations were opened for Libyan voters in 13 countries, the Libya's High National Elections Commission (HNEC) said Saturday. Libyan voters will cast their ballots in the two-day parliamentary elections ....

Conference of Arab Journalists Union kicks off in Palestine

Date: 2014-06-21 14:09:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:790005

RAMALLAH, June 21 (MENA) - The conference of the Arab Journalists Union kicked off on Saturday in Palestine's city of Ramallah under the supervision of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. In his speech during the inauguration of the conference, ....

Arab parl't slams Lebanon terrorist attack

Date: 2014-06-21 11:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:789814

CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament on Saturday condemned the terrorist attack which targeted a security forces checkpoint eastern Lebanon. Arab Parliament chairman Ahmed al-Jarwan said that such cowardly terrorist acts only serve the ....