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Bahrain renews support for Egypt
Date: 2014-05-21 16:14:21 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:735022
DUBAI, UAE, May 21 (MENA) – Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa stressed his country's continuous support to Egypt to meet its people's aspirations, Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Wednesday. The Bahraini monarch's remarks came ....
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AL to hold consultative meeting on Libya tomorrow
Date: 2014-05-21 15:28:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:734944
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) Deputy Secretary General Ahmad bin Hilli said on Wednesday that a consultative meeting is scheduled to be held Thursday at the level of delegates on the Libyan crisis. The meeting, which will be held at ....
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Libya: Election set for June in bid to ease crisis
Date: 2014-05-21 15:06:57 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:734775
TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) - Libya’s election commission set new parliamentary elections for next month, trying to find a peaceful solution to a crisis triggered by a retired general’s efforts to crush Islamist militias and his demand that the ....
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Fatahali: Iran seeks to boost relations with Lebanon
Date: 2014-05-21 15:00:42 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:734761
BEIRUT, May 21 (MENA) - Iranian newly-appointed ambassador to Lebanon Mohammad Fatahali declared on Wednesday that his country seeks to foster bilateral ties and cooperation. Following his meeting with Lebanese Foreign Minister Gibran Bassil to ....
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AL chief in talks with Kuwaiti FM
Date: 2014-05-21 14:57:12 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:734786
KUWAIT CITY, May 21 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby made a phone call on Wednesday with Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Sabah, the first deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait. Both sides discussed over phone the ....
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Libya navy chief escapes assassination attempt
Date: 2014-05-21 14:18:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:734758
TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) - Libyan navy's chief of staff Rear Admiral Hassan Abu Shnak has escaped an assassination attempt when unidentified armed men opened fire at his car in Tripoli. "Gunmen opened fire Wednesday at Rear Admiral Hassan Abu Shnak's ....
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Chinese engineer killed in Benghazi
Date: 2014-05-21 13:52:08 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:734763
TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) - Unidentified men opened fire Wednesday at a Chinese engineer in the Libyan city of Benghazi, leaving him dead. A Libyan security source told MENA that the armed men stormed a Chinese company's headquarters and abducted ....
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US$40 million WB grant to support Palestine reform priorities
Date: 2014-05-21 13:41:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:734739
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$40 million grant to support the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) strategic reform priorities, the WB News Center reported on Wednesday. “Policy-linked budget support ....
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Consultations underway to hold urgent meeting on Libya - AL diplomat
Date: 2014-05-21 13:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:734589
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – Arab League (AL) special envoy to Libya Nasser al-Qudwa said on Wednesday that intensive consultations are underway to hold an urgent meeting for the Arab foreign ministers on the Libyan crisis. During a press conference, ....
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Foreign Ministry hosts meeting on situation in Libya
Date: 2014-05-21 13:17:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:734621
CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) – The Egyptian Foreign Ministry hosted a plenary meeting under Assistant Foreign minister for Consular and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Ushairy to discuss the situation in Libya and means of dealing with ....
