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  • Azhar urges Iraqis to revive concept of understanding in society

    Date: 2014-06-19 13:33:07 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:786983

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Al-Azhar has urged all Iraqi parties to revive the concept of understanding among the society members. Concerned about the situation in Iraq, it also called on all Iraqi officials to exert utmost efforts to prevent killing ....

  • Israel allows 400 cargo trucks to Gaza via Karm Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-06-19 13:13:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:786852

    GAZA, June 19 (MENA) - Israeli forces allowed 400 trucks loaded with goods to enter the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem crossing located southeast the enclave. The trucks are loaded with goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors as well as ....

  • 20,000 tons of Egyptian rice in Jordan soon - official

    Date: 2014-06-19 13:10:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:786875

    AMMAN, June 19 (MENA) - About 20,000 tons of Egyptian rice will arrive in Jordan soon, announced Minister Plenipotentiary and Head of the Economic & Commercial Bureau at the Egyptian Embassy in Amman Mohamed Abdullah. In statements to MENA ....

  • Arabi, Ban Ki-moon probe developments of Syrian crisis in Geneva

    Date: 2014-06-19 11:51:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:786685

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi and United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon discussed in Geneva the latest developments of the Syrian crisis and the impact of the presidential elections held lately ....

  • 7 killed, injured in Iraq bomb explosion

    Date: 2014-06-19 11:28:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:786580

    BAGHDAD, June 19 (MENA) - Seven people were killed and injured Thursday when an explosive charge went off in Sadr City, east of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. An explosive charge went off Thursday, killing one person and injuring six ....

  • 4 Peshmerga elements killed in clashes with ISIL terrorists in Kirkuk

    Date: 2014-06-19 11:16:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:786661

    BAGHDAD, June 19 (MENA) - As many as four elements of the Kurdish Peshmerga were killed on Thursday during clashes with terrorists of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant's (ISIL) in southern Kirkuk, located about 250 kilometers away from ....

  • Gunmen kidnap undersecretary of military prosecution in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-06-19 10:03:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:786444

    TRIPOLI, June 19 (MENA)- Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped the undersecretary of military prosecution in Benghazi. The prosecution is affiliated with the joint security operations room in the city. In statements to MENA, spokesman for the ....

  • Former Egypt FM asserts importance of Arab unity against ISIL

    Date: 2014-06-19 09:12:09 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:786118

    KUWAIT CITY, June 19 (MENA) – Former Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed el Orabi asserted the importance of Arab-Gulf cooperation to confront the extremist terrorist groups, especially the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Orabi said ....

  • Iraqi media outlets urged to avoid inciting sectarian strife

    Date: 2014-06-18 20:45:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:785798

    BAGHDAD, June 18 (MENA) - The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission has called on media outlets to avoid inciting sectarian strife, said chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Commission Ali Nasser Khweldi. The remarks were made during a ....

  • Egypt to shut down 2 two Iraqi channels Thursday

    Date: 2014-06-18 20:22:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:785792

    BAGHDAD, June 18 (MENA) – Iraq's Communications and Media Commission has announced that Egypt has decided to shut down two Iraqi satellite channels, which are broadcasting from Cairo. "The Egyptian authorities informed us that they will close ....

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