Arab world

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  • MaCain asks Obama to sack chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    Date: 2014-06-12 19:28:36 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:138 - ID:775097

    WASHINGTON, June 12 (MENA) - GOP Senator John McCain urged Thursday US President Barack Obama to sack the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff because of the failure of the US policy in Iraq. McCain said that the current national security team is ....

  • Arab Parliament to hold meetings in Cairo on June 17-18

    Date: 2014-06-12 18:38:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:774978

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) – The Arab Parliament will hold its sixth and seventh legislative sessions on June 17-18 at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo. The two sessions' preparatory meetings will kick off Saturday, read a statement by the ....

  • New corona virus case reported in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-06-12 18:19:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:774988

    RIYADH, June 12 (MENA) – The Saudi Ministry of Health reported a new corona-virus case on Thursday. The number of infections rose to 701, including 287 deaths, the ministry said. The first case was reported in the kingdom in September 2102. ....

  • OIC voices concern over Iraq crisis

    Date: 2014-06-12 17:00:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:774898

    JEDDAH, June 12 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani has expressed his deep concern over the deteriorating situation in Iraq. The OIC chief called on the Iraqi government to take the ....

  • Egypt, Sudan discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2014-06-12 16:05:27 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:774738

    KHARTOUM, June 12 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to Sudan Osama Shaltut discussed on Thursday with Undersecretary of the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Ambassador Abdul-Mahmoud Abdul-Halim the positive developments in bilateral relations. The meeting ....

  • UK rules out taking military action in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-12 14:52:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:774735

    LONDON, June 12 (MENA) – The UK will not be getting militarily involved in Iraq, despite Islamist militants gaining control of more of the country, Foreign Secretary William Hague has said. The Foreign Secretary was quoted by the BBC as saying ....

  • France expresses worry over situation in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-12 14:25:49 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:774362

    PARIS, June 12 (MENA) – France expressed on Thursday its worry over the situation in Iraq after the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant "ISIL" has seized control of the cities of Mosul and Tikrit. France's foreign ministry spokesman Romain Nadal ....

  • Arabi meets ECSSR chief

    Date: 2014-06-12 14:03:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:774650

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met here Thursday with Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Jamal al-Suwaidi. In press statements following the meeting, ....

  • AL to put Iraqi situation on next meeting agenda

    Date: 2014-06-12 13:58:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:774518

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi said the AL has decided to include the grave situation in Iraq on the agenda of its next extraordinary meeting, to be held on Sunday. El Arabi condemned the practices of the al- ....

  • Iraqi parl't cancels emergency session over lack of quorum

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:12:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:774354

    BAGHDAD, June 12 (MENA) – The Iraqi Council of Representatives, Iraq’s top legislative authority, failed to declare a state of emergency after fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) overran the city of Mosul, 250 miles (400 ....

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