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Red Cross office director in Masrata killed

Date: 2014-06-04 13:42:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:760917

TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) - Unidentified gunmen assassinated the director of the Red Cross office in Masrata, Sirte, on Wednesday. The gunmen shot down Michael Jones, the director of the Red Cross office in Masrata, as he was leaving the premises, a ....

Kerry arrives in Beirut

Date: 2014-06-04 13:36:23 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:760994

BEIRUT, June 4 (MENA) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Wednesday in Beirut for talks with senior officials. Upon his arrival, Kerry headed to meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam, parliament speaker Nabih Berri and Maronite ....

14 killed, wounded in two blasts in Iraq

Date: 2014-06-04 13:15:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:760765

BAGHDAD, June 4 (MENA) – Four Iraqis, including two women, were killed on Wednesday and nine others wounded when two booby-trapped cars exploded in Kirkuk province, 250 km south of Baghdad. The source, who preferred to remain anonymous, said ....

Saudi embassy says visa applications would be submitted to VFS Tasheel International locations

Date: 2014-06-04 13:14:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:760606

CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - The Saudi Embassy in Cairo announced on Wednesday that it will start providing Saudi visas to applicants only through the outsourcing company VFS Tasheel International and that this will take place in three stages, the first ....

3 killed, 4 injured in suicide bombing targeting Haftar's residence

Date: 2014-06-04 13:09:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:760264

TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) - El-Marg Hospital,100km in east Benghazi, received the bodies of the three victims who were killed in a suicide bombing in el-Rajma district where Karama operation commander Major Gen. Khalifa Haftar is residing, Media ....

GCC chief congratulates Sisi

Date: 2014-06-04 13:02:14 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:760763

RIYADH, June 4 (MENA) – Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel Latif bin Rashed al-Zayyany on Wednesday sent a cable of congratulations to president-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for his overwhelming victory in the presidential ....

Libya's Haftar vows to respond to assassination bid

Date: 2014-06-04 12:59:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:760746

TRIPOLI, June 4 (MENA) – Libya's ex-general Khalifa Haftar has vowed to respond to the attack that targeted a villa near the residence of the ex-general, in a bid to assassinate him. Haftar said in a press release: "we will end terrorism and ....

AL deplores Israel's practices

Date: 2014-06-04 12:54:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:760487

CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – The Arab League (AL) condemned on Wednesday all Israeli practices in the Al-Quds (East Jerusalem) and other occupied Arab lands. In a press release on the 47th anniversary of the occupation of Al-Quds (East Jerusalem), the ....

Corona death toll in Saudi Arabia hits 283

Date: 2014-06-04 12:00:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:760733

RIYADH, June 4 (MENA) – The number of Corona virus deaths in Saudi Arabia has hit 283 of 689 infected cases , said the Health Ministry on Wednesday. The virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), is new to humans and was first reported ....

Senior UAE official congratulates Sisi

Date: 2014-06-04 11:15:13 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:760519

ABU DHABI, June 4 (MENA) – Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed al-Nuhayyan, the Representative of the UAE president, on Wednesday sent a cable of congratulations to President-elect Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the occasion marking his sweeping victory in ....