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  • PM Mahlab visits Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower

    Date: 2014-05-21 13:02:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:734685

    DUBAI, May 21 (MENA) –Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab visited Dubai's Burj Khalifa tower, the world's tallest building, on Wednesday. The premier is currently in the UAE. (MENA) MS/DA ....

  • Fahmi says to continue contacts on developments in Libya

    Date: 2014-05-21 13:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:734091

    CAIRO, May 21 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi said Wednesday he will continue with his consultations on the latest developments in Libya and this issue will be tackled today with Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi. Asked about ....

  • German FM worried about growing violence in Libya

    Date: 2014-05-21 12:25:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:734410

    TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has expressed apprehensions over the deteriorating situation in Libya and growing violence. In statements carried by local press here, he added that the only way out of this ....

  • Security kills 4 elements of Daesh in Iraq

    Date: 2014-05-21 12:20:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:734402

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) - Salahuddin Operations Command said on Wednesday it killed four elements of Daesh group and arrested one during a security operation east of Tikrit city. The militias have been killed after confrontation with the army. ....

  • 3 people killed in explosive device blast northern Tikrit

    Date: 2014-05-21 12:17:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:734165

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) – Three persons were killed and a woman was injured when an explosive device detonated in northern Tikrit, 170 km north of Baghdad, a security source said on Wednesday. The source who preferred to remain anonymous, said a ....

  • Lavrov, Hariri meeting canceled

    Date: 2014-05-21 11:52:19 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:734298

    BEIRUT, May 21 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday that the meeting between Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was canceled. Lebanese National News Agency (NNA) reported that the ....

  • 6 people wounded in dual blast in Iraq

    Date: 2014-05-21 11:41:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:734418

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) – Eleven people were wounded Wednesday when two bombs exploded in Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad. Amid the injured are six civil defense troops. They were injured during their attempt to extinguish fire arising from an ....

  • Kuwaiti emir visits Iran early June

    Date: 2014-05-21 10:31:02 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:733938

    KUWAIT CITY, May 21 (MENA) - Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jabir al-Sabah will pay an official visit to Tehran early next month at an official invitation from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. This will be the Kuwaiti emir's first visit ....

  • Syrian refugees in Lebanon desperate for health care amid international apathy -- Amnesty International

    Date: 2014-05-21 10:30:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:734052

    LONDON, May 21 (MENA) - A severe shortfall in international support has left many Syrian refugees in Lebanon unable to access crucial medical care, according to a new report by Amnesty International. The situation is so desperate that in some cases ....

  • 4 women killed, injured in Baghdad attack

    Date: 2014-05-21 10:06:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:733867

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) – Three women were killed and another one was injured after gunmen attacked their house in eastern Baghdad on Wednesday, a security source said. The source added that unidentified gunmen attacked a house in Zaytona area, ....

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