Arab world

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  • Libya to send security delegation to Cairo

    Date: 2014-05-17 16:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:726458

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) – Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdelaziz said Saturday a high profile security delegation would arrive in Cairo soon to activate the security cooperation especially with regard to securing the joint borders. Earlier in the ....

  • Resuming air flights in Benina airport starting tomorrow - official

    Date: 2014-05-17 14:58:33 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:726894

    TRIPOLI, May 17 (MENA) - Benina International Airport is still closed to guarantee the safety of travelers after the clashes that erupted yesterday in Benghazi, said the head of the problem solving committee in the airport Ezz Eldin ....

  • Officer killed, 3 soldiers injured in clashes in Salah Eldin province

    Date: 2014-05-17 13:39:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:726742

    BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) - An officer was killed and three soldiers were injured during the clashes that erupted in Tikrit in Salah Eldin province, located some 170 kilometers northern Baghdad. The clashes broke out on Saturday between a patrol ....

  • High voter turnout for Egyptians in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-05-17 13:26:00 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:726695

    KHARTOUM, May 17 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy here witnessed a high turnout by the Egyptian eligible voters in Khartoum for the third day in a row. The voters will choose between ex-defense minister Field Marshal Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Hamdeen ....

  • Sudan-Egypt ties based on mutual respect- Egypt' envoy

    Date: 2014-05-17 13:25:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:726492

    KHARTOUM, May 17 (MENA) – Sudan and Egypt have enjoyed intimate and strategic historical ties based on mutual respect and continuous consultation, said Egypt's ambassador to Sudan Usama Shaltout. Media shouldn't be the key criterion for the deeply ....

  • Suicide attack on Iraqi army in Mosul foiled

    Date: 2014-05-17 12:43:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:726484

    BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) - The security forces foiled a car bomb attack on an Iraqi army site in Mosul, 405 km north of Baghdad, a security source said. The forces shot down a man who was driving a car laden with explosive materials before he ....

  • 2 killed in another day of Iraq's violence

    Date: 2014-05-17 11:05:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:726235

    BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) – A civilian was killed western Baghdad when unidentified armed men shot him near his house, a security source said. Elsewhere, an officer was killed when a bomb targeted his car northern Baghdad, the source added. The ....

  • 9 killed, 13 wounded in army shelling in Falluja

    Date: 2014-05-17 11:00:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:726203

    BAGHDAD, May 17 (MENA) – As many as nine people were killed, and 13 others injured after Iraqi army shelled various places in Falluja of Al-Anbar province, western Baghdad, a medical source said. The shilling was by rockets and heavy artillery, ....

  • Ensour voices hope over Egypt's presidential elections to restore Cairo's role

    Date: 2014-05-17 10:52:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:726206

    AMMAN, May 17 (MENA) – Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour on Saturday voiced hope that the coming presidential elections could be a step on Egypt’s restoring its important role in the Arab and Islamic nations. This came during the Jordanian premier’s ....

  • Egypt, Libya tackle border security

    Date: 2014-05-17 10:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:726074

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy discussed preparations for a border security conference with his visiting Libyan counterpart Mohamed Abdelaziz on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference following the meeting, Fahmy said Egypt ....

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