Arab world

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  • Egypt officially approves nomination of new Sudanese ambassador

    Date: 2014-06-03 14:14:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:758603

    KHARTOUM, June 3 (MENA) - Egypt has officially approved the nomination of Abdel Mahmoud Abdel Halim as Sudanese extraordinary ambassador in Cairo. According to the Sundanese news agency, Abdel Halim will also double as his country's chief ....

  • Berri receives invitation to attend inauguration of Sisi as president of Egypt

    Date: 2014-06-03 14:08:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:758746

    BEIRUT, June 3 (MENA) - Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has received an invitation from Egyptian President Ahdly Mansour to attend the inauguration ceremony of presidential race winner Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as president of Egypt on ....

  • 7 soldiers killed, injured in Iraq's Fallujah

    Date: 2014-06-03 14:05:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:758586

    BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) - Seven soldiers of the Iraqi army have been killed and injured in an armed attack in the city of Fallujah, western Anbar province, a security source said. Militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group ....

  • OAPP welcomes formation of new Palestinian unity govt

    Date: 2014-06-03 13:01:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:758541

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - The Organization of Arab Parliaments and Peoples (OAPP) welcomed on Tuesday the formation of a new Palestinian unity government under Rami Al-Hamdallah. In a statement, the OAPP voiced hope that the new Cabinet would bring ....

  • Terrorists killed, arrested in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-03 12:59:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:758544

    BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces killed 17 terrorists and arrested dozens others in separate crackdowns in Baghdad during the past 24 hours. Baghdad is witnessing large-scale military operations to uproot terrorism in the state. ....

  • 60 killed, injured in Fallujah mortar attacks

    Date: 2014-06-03 12:31:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:758417

    BAGHDAD, June 3 (MENA) - At least 60 people were killed or injured in mortar attacks on different parts of Fallujah, including an emergency hospital. Two medics were reportedly killed and another eight injured in the attack on the hospital that ....

  • Fahmy heads for Beijing to attend Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum

    Date: 2014-06-03 11:00:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:758295

    CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy left here on Tuesday for Beijing leading a delegation to the sixth ministerial meeting of Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum, said Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ambassador Badr Abdel Aati. He added that ....

  • 35 infiltrators arrested before entering Libya illegally

    Date: 2014-06-03 10:36:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:758209

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, June 3 (MENA) - Security men in the northwestern area of Marsa Matrouh on Tuesday arrested 35 infiltrators who were seeking to enter into Libya illegally. The infiltrators include eight Sudanese and three Palestinians. ....

  • Lebanese PM invited to Sisi's inauguration ceremony

    Date: 2014-06-03 10:34:26 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:758210

    BEIRUT, June 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador here Ashraf Hamdy on Tuesday handed over an invitation to Prime Minister Tamam Salam to attend a ceremony marking the inauguration of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as president of Egypt on Sunday. The invitation ....

  • Syrian president casts vote in pres.polls

    Date: 2014-06-03 10:06:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:758131

    DAMASCUS, June 3 (MENA) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday cast his ballot in Syria's presidential election, Al-Arabiya TV channel reported. Assad cast his ballot in a polling station in Maliki neighborhood, central ....

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