Arab world
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Tunisia arrests 11 activists over money laundering, terrorism funding
Date: 2014-05-14 20:52:42 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:205 - ID:722090
TUNIS, May 14 (MENA) – The Tunisian Minister of Interior Affairs announced Wednesday the arrest of 11 members of an Islamist society over money laundering and terrorism funding charges. According to a statement by the ministry, the detainees ....
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Kuwaiti interior minister receives message from Egyptian counterpart
Date: 2014-05-14 20:26:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:203 - ID:722041
KUWAIT, May 14 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received a message Wednesday from his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Ibrahim. The Kuwaiti minister was handed over the message ....
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Arab information ministers arrive in Cairo for AL meeting
Date: 2014-05-14 20:23:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:202 - ID:722079
CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Arab information ministers arrived in Cairo Wednesday for taking part in the 45th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information, due to be held on Thursday. Information ministers of Libya, Bahrain, Kuwait and ....
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7 ISIL militants killed, 12 arrested in clashes with security forces in Ramadi
Date: 2014-05-14 19:49:43 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:197 - ID:721966
BAGHDAD, May 14 (MENA) - Seven members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were shot down while 12 others were arrested in clashes with army troops in Anbar's provincial capital of Ramadi. According to a source in the joint security ....
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Palestinian council: Israeli occupation will eventually end
Date: 2014-05-14 19:41:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:195 - ID:721967
AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - The Palestinian National Council (PNC) called Wednesday on the Palestinians to keep united and and stick to their solidarity to confront the Israeli occupation and face up to the Israeli "crimes." In a statement to mark the ....
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Russia calls for resuming Geneva process on Syria as soon as possible
Date: 2014-05-14 19:31:13 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:191 - ID:721989
MOSCOW, May 14 (MENA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Geneva process on Syria should be resumed as soon as possible, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. “On May 13, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had accepted the ....
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Coronavirus death toll in Saudi Arabia climbs to 157 - health ministry
Date: 2014-05-14 19:27:41 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:189 - ID:721963
RIYADH, May 14 (MENA) – The death toll from MERS coronavirus in Saudi Arabia rose to 157 people since the first case was reported in September 2012, the Saudi health ministry said on Wednesday. A total of 511 people have been infected with the ....
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Council of Arab Information Ministers recommended to endorse counter-terrorism strategy
Date: 2014-05-14 17:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:721686
CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – The executive office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Information recommended Wednesday approving the counter-terrorism strategy during the 45th session of the council, due to be held on Thursday. This came before the ....
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Ex-Tunisian FM Morjane says nominated for UN Syria envoy
Date: 2014-05-14 17:28:43 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:171 - ID:721841
NEW YORK, May 14 (MENA) - Former Tunisian foreign minister Kamel Morjane said on Wednesday he has been nominated to replace Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN-Arab League envoy for Syria who has resigned. Morjane told the US-funded Radio Sawa he is not the ....
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Kuwaiti information minister leaves for Cairo to attend Arab meeting
Date: 2014-05-14 17:01:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:166 - ID:721844
KUWAIT CITY, May 14 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem Al-Sabah has left for Cairo to attend a meeting of Arab information ministers due there on Thursday, KUNA News Agency reported. In ....