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Jordan information minister visits MENA head office

Date: 2014-05-14 16:56:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:164 - ID:721828

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Jordanian Information Minister Mohamed al-Momni paid a visit on Wednesday to the Middle East News Agency (MENA) headquarters and met with its Board Chairman and Chief Editor Alaa Haidar and some of its senior ....

Hamas to hand over Arafat, Abbas homes

Date: 2014-05-14 16:36:15 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:721638

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) – Hamas Interior Ministry is ready to hand over homes of late President Yasser Arafat and President Mahmoud Abbas, west of Gaza City to Fatah according to the reconciliation agreement, said a spokesman for the Interior ....

Qaraqe to address council of Arab information ministers in Cairo tomorrow

Date: 2014-05-14 16:21:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:160 - ID:721644

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Palestine's ambassador to Egypt and permanent representative at the Arab League Barakat Al-Farra said on Wednesday that Palestinian Minister for Prisoners' Affairs Issa Qaraqe would deliver a speech at the opening session of ....

Arab League regrets Brahimi resignation

Date: 2014-05-14 16:19:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:721809

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The Arab League regretted the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi, the Joint United Nations-Arab League Special Representative on the Syrian crisis. In a statement Wednesday, Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi said that Brahimi ....

Fatah reconciliation official leaves Gaza

Date: 2014-05-14 16:12:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:157 - ID:721558

GAZA CITY, May 14 (MENA) – Fatah chief negotiator in reconciliation talks Azzam al-Ahmad left the Gaza Strip Wednesday for Ramallah via Beit Hanoun "Erez" crossing. During his visit to the Palestinian enclave, al-Ahmad held two meetings with Hamas ....

Egypt's ambassador meets expatriates in Jordan

Date: 2014-05-14 16:06:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:154 - ID:721630

MADABA, Central Jordan, May 14 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to Jordan Khalid Tharwat on Wednesday said that the Egyptian embassy exerts strenuous efforts to overcome all obstacles facing the Egyptian expat community in the kingdom. These remarks ....

Legal panel meeting to prepare draft statute of Arab court of human rights starts

Date: 2014-05-14 15:56:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:721683

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The high-level panel assigned with preparing the draft statute of the Arab Court of Human Rights started its sixth meeting at the Arab League premises on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of adviser at the legal department at ....

Arab fund for technical aid to Africa reviews its future plans

Date: 2014-05-14 15:31:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:721684

CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - The board of the Arab Fund for Technical Assitance to African Countries convened its 48th ordinary session at the Arab League premises on Wednesday. The meeting will tackle the fund's performance in 2013, financial status, ....

Egyptian embassy in Jordan ready for presidential polls - ambassador

Date: 2014-05-14 15:19:36 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:721631

AMMAN, May 14 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Jordan stands fully ready for the presidential polls, which will be held on Thursday and continue until Sunday, affirmed Ambassador Khaled Tharwat. In exclusive statements to MENA correspondent here ....

Saudi tourists urged to visit Lebanon

Date: 2014-05-14 14:53:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:721317

BEIRUT, May 14 (MENA) – Lebanese Interior Minister Nihad Mashnouq asked on Wednesday Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awad al-Asiri to inform the Saudi officials that Lebanon is in dire need of technical equipment and weapons. The meeting between ....