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Professor killed in armed attack in western Mosul

Date: 2014-05-27 18:08:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:746916

BAGHDAD, May 27 (MENA) - An Iraqi professor was killed Tuesday in an armed attack in western Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad, a security source said. Unidentified gunmen opened their fire toward a university professor at the Faculty of Management ....

NAM meeting discussed controversial issues: Egypt diplomat

Date: 2014-05-27 18:02:23 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:166 - ID:746820

ALGIERS, May 27 (MENA) – Egypt's permanent envoy in New York Moataz Khalil said Tuesday controversial issues were discussed during the closed sessions of the 17th ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement held in the Algerian capital of ....

Fahmy meets Algeria FM

Date: 2014-05-27 17:16:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:157 - ID:746578

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra. The meeting took up the deeply-rooted bilateral relations and ways of boosting political, economic and trade relation, said ....

Corona death toll in Saudi Arabia hits 180

Date: 2014-05-27 16:43:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:746822

RIYADH, May 27 (MENA) - The number of Corona virus deaths has hit 180 of 562 infected cases in Saudi Arabia, said the health ministry on Tuesday. The virus, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), is new to humans and was first reported in ....

Egyptian-Bahraini drill starts

Date: 2014-05-27 15:32:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:746551

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) – An Egyptian military Commando force will start on Tuesday a several days' drill with Bahraini Special Forces. The exercise dubbed 'Khalid Ibn El-Walid' aims at training troops on ways to tackle terrorism, free hostages and ....

British jihadists are most bloodthirsty in Syria - Paper

Date: 2014-05-27 15:01:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:746594

LONDON, May 27 (MENA) - British jihadists make up the largest foreign contingent of one of the most violent terrorist groups in Syria, now infamous for beheading, crucifying and stoning to death enemies, The Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Syrian ....

18 killed, 34 injured in suicide bombing in downtown Baghdad

Date: 2014-05-27 14:53:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:746554

BAGHDAD, May 27 (MENA) - As many as 18 Iraqi citizens were killed and 34 others injured in a suicide bombing in downtown Baghdad. A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up near a mosque in Shorja market of downtown Baghdad. ....

Moroccan King to visit Tunisia Friday

Date: 2014-05-27 14:46:57 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:746626

RABAT, May 26 (MENA) - Moroccan King Mohammed VI will pay a three-day official visit to the Republic of Tunisia on Friday, at the invitation of president Mohamed Moncef Marzouki, the ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery ....

Central Baghad suicide attack leaves 17 killed

Date: 2014-05-27 13:05:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:746373

BAGHDAD, May 27 (MENA) - A suicide bomber set off his explosives-laden belt on Tuesday in a mosque in busy commercial area in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, Iraqi officials said, as the country remains without a new government ....

Gunman killed, another injured in attack on Libyan PM house

Date: 2014-05-27 13:03:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:746387

TRIPOLI, May 27 (MENA) - A gunman was killed and another injured in an armed attack on Libyan Prime Minister Ahmad Meitik's house on Monday night, a security source said on Tuesday. The PM's home security guards exchanged fire with the militants, ....