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Abbas arrives in Jeddah

Date: 2014-06-17 17:49:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:783438

JEDDAH, June 17 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Tuesday in Jeddah to take part in the 41st Session of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Abbas was received by Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin ....

Iraqi vice president meets US high-ranking official on developments in Iraq

Date: 2014-06-17 16:01:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:783138

BAGHDAD, June 17 (MENA) - Iraqi vice-president Khodair Al-Khozaei met Tuesday with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State George Brett to discuss the latest security and political developments in Iraq. They also tackled ways to face the threat of ....

AP strongly against terrorism

Date: 2014-06-17 15:34:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:783177

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Chairman of the Arab Parliament Ahmed al-Jarwan has said the AP stands strongly against all forums of terrorism. It is a strange phenomenon to the Arab culture and the Muslim and Christian faiths, Jarwan said ....

Iraqi Cabinet blames Saudi Arabia for dangerous crimes in Iraq

Date: 2014-06-17 13:59:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:783059

BAGHDAD, June 17 (MENA) - The Iraqi Cabinet on Tuesday blamed Saudi Arabia for the dangerous crimes committed in Iraq after "Daaesh" group controlled the city of Mosul and part of Kirkuk, Sallahuddin and Dialy provinces. The Saudi stance ....

Jordanian king does not spare any effort to achieve peace in ME - official

Date: 2014-06-17 13:52:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:782981

AMMAN, June 17 (MENA) - Director General of the Palestinian Affairs Department of the Jordanian Foreign Ministry Mahmoud Aqrabawi said Tuesday his country under King Abdullah II makes great political and diplomatic efforts to achieve just and ....

UNESCO chief calls on Iraqis to save their cultural heritage

Date: 2014-06-17 12:55:54 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:782608

PARIS, June 17 (MENA) - Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has called on Iraqis to stand united around their cultural heritage. “I call on all actors to refrain from any form of destruction of cultural heritage, including religious sites. ....

ISIL local leader killed in security operation in Diyala

Date: 2014-06-17 12:55:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:782928

BAGHDAD, June 17 (MENA) - An Iraqi official said Tuesday a local leader of the ISIL was killed during a security operation. Diyala provincial council Chairman Muthana al-Tamimi added the operation was carried out by a joint force of the Iraqi army ....

FANA recommend discussing proposal by MENA on setting up joint ventures

Date: 2014-06-17 12:54:28 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:782710

MANAMA, June 17 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) on Tuesday recommended discussing a proposal by MENA on setting up joint ventures among the Arab news agencies to create revenues for these press institutions. FANA, which ....

Palestine electricity minister, new ambassador arrive in Cairo

Date: 2014-06-17 12:50:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:782787

CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Palestinian Electricity Minister Omar Katana arrived here Tuesday to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Shaker on the project of power linkage between the two sides. Also, new Palestinian ambassador Gamal El ....

Ki-moon, Al-Araby to meet Wednesday in Geneva over Syrian, Iraqi crises

Date: 2014-06-17 12:49:06 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:782723

GENEVA, June 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is scheduled to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Al-Araby in Geneva on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments in Syria after UN and AL envoy to Syria ....