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Libyan army officials meet with US, European diplomats, UN representative

Date: 2014-06-03 18:12:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:152 - ID:759028

TRIPOLI, June 3 (MENA) - Senior officials of the Libyan Army General Staff Command met Tuesday with Spanish Ambassador Jose Diera, UN Mission Representative for Defense Affairs Salim Raad, and the the US, British, French, Italian and Turkish ....

Kuwait's emir congratulates Sisi on election win

Date: 2014-06-03 18:05:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:759249

KUWAIT CITY, June 3 (MENA) - Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has congratulated Egypt's President-elect Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi on his election win. In a cable, the Kuwaiti emir said: "The confidence of the Egyptians shows the ....

Iraqi Housing Ministry employee killed, car bomb dismantled in Baghdad

Date: 2014-06-03 16:16:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:758873

BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) - An employee of the Iraqi Housing Ministry was killed on Tuesday when two unidentified gunmen opened their fire toward him in southern Baghdad, a security source said. Meanwhile, an Iraqi anti-explosives force dismantled ....

Haftar supports Algeria raids on Libya

Date: 2014-06-03 16:10:10 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:758853

ALGIERS, June 3 (MENA) - Former Libyan general Khalifa Haftar said on Tuesday that he supports Algeria's raids on the Libyan territories to secure its borders. In an interview with an Algerian newspaper, Haftar said the Libyan-Algerian borders ....

Syria presidential election: Assad's stage-managed show of democracy

Date: 2014-06-03 16:03:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:758788

LONDON, June 3 (MENA) - Syrians began voting on Tuesday in the shadow of a bloody war, but no surprises are expected in an election in which Bashar al-Assad is running for the presidency on his ability to restore security and stability, the Guardian ....

Coalition government possible in Syria after election – Russian foreign ministry

Date: 2014-06-03 15:58:45 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:758988

MOSCOW, June 3 (MENA) - A coalition government with opposition members may be created in Syria after the presidential election, the RIA Novosti cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov as saying on Tuesday. "There is an idea to ....

Libya's chief of staff survives assassination bid

Date: 2014-06-03 15:16:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:758934

TRIPOLI, June 3 (MENA) – Libya's chief of staff Major General Abdel-Salam Gadallah al-Obeidi survived an assassination attempt in the capital Tripoli. "The convoy of Obeidi came under fire on Al-Shat road in Tripoli," said spokesman for the Libyan ....

WB president visits Lebanon

Date: 2014-06-03 15:09:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:758844

WASHINTON, June 3 (MENA) - President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim visited Lebanon as part of his tour of the Middle East region, said a statement by the WB on Tuesday. Kim discussed with Lebanese officials the details of long-term development ....

AL urges enhancing Arab education systems

Date: 2014-06-03 14:35:56 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:758688

CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) has underlined the need for concerted efforts to improve the quality and accessibility of education systems in the Arab countries, head of the Education Department at the Arab League Magda Zaki ....

Embassies in European countries have not received threats - Sudanese FM

Date: 2014-06-03 14:24:58 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:758674

KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) - The Sudanese Foreign Ministry confirmed Tuesday that its embassies in European countries did not receive any threats of closure because of the case of a Sudanese woman who bounced back from Islam. In a statement, the ....