Arab world

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  • Arab Parliament will participate in following up presidential elections

    Date: 2014-05-21 09:41:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:733942

    CAURO, May 21 (MENA) – A delegation of the Arab Parliament will participate in following up the presidential elections in Egypt slated for Monday and Tuesday. The delegation is led by parliament chief Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Jarawan, said a ....

  • 10 Daash operatives killed by Iraqi forces in Anbar

    Date: 2014-05-21 09:40:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:733961

    BAGHDAD, May 21 (MENA) - Security forces killed 10 militants of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant group, known as Daash, during a crackdown in Anbar province, a security source said Wednesday. The forces also destroyed three cars of the ....

  • Libyan government launches initiative to heal rift

    Date: 2014-05-21 06:41:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:733578

    TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) - The interim Libyan government submitted an initiative to the parliament to spare the post-Gaddafi country a civil war. The initiative was launched one day after forces loyal to retired general Khalifa Haftar, who is now ....

  • Saudi Arabia handlying Coronavirus spread transparently - minister

    Date: 2014-05-21 05:44:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:733514

    RIYADH, May 21 (MENA) - Acting Health Minister Adel Fakiah stressed that the kingdom is handling the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) transparently. Speaking to the BBC, he said containing this killer virus is on the top of ....

  • US denies having hand in anti-Islamist offensive in Libya

    Date: 2014-05-21 04:47:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:733488

    WASHINGTON, May 21 (MENA) - The US State Department denied having any contact with retired general Khalifa Haftar, who is leading an offensive against Islamists in Libya. "We have not had contact with him recently. We do not condone or support ....

  • Tripoli district hit by Grad rockets, casualties reported

    Date: 2014-05-21 04:39:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:733483

    TRIPOLI, May 21 (MENA) - A number of Grad rockets fell on a district in southern the Libyan capital late on Tuesday, causing casualties, a security source said. At least three houses caught fire after the rocket attack. Situation in southern ....

  • Hamas, Fatah split over, resistance continues till liberation - Meshaal

    Date: 2014-05-20 21:30:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:195 - ID:733340

    GAZA CITY, May 20 (MENA) – The division between the two Palestinian factions of Fatah and Hamas has come to an end, but the resistance will not stop till the liberation of Palestine and the return of all refugees, Head of Hamas' Politburo Khaled ....

  • Libya parl't holds secret session to vote confidence in new PM

    Date: 2014-05-20 20:00:54 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:184 - ID:733219

    TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) – Libya's General National Congress (GNC) held Tuesday a secret session at an unknown place to re-run a vote of confidence in new Prime Minister Ahmed Maetig. A second session will be held for discussing 2014 budget. The ....

  • Libyan former PM joins "Karama battle"

    Date: 2014-05-20 18:12:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:170 - ID:733060

    TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) - Libyan former Prime Minister Ali Zaidan described Tuesday the General National Congress as an "impotent body" that the country position would be better only by removing it. In statements to local media, he urged all ....

  • Tripoli security chief denies joining Heftar militia

    Date: 2014-05-20 17:51:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:167 - ID:732921

    TRIPOLI, May 20 (MENA) – Tripoli security chief Mohamed al-Sewais denied Tuesday media reports purporting that the troops of the security directorate joined the militia of retired Libyan general Khalifa Heftar in rebellion. "These reports are ....

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