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Yemeni defense minister vows to end Qaeda danger

Date: 2014-05-09 09:48:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:711475

RIYADH, May 9 (MENA) - Yemeni Defense Minister Major General Muhammad Nasir Ahmad warned Al-Qaeda fighters that their end has drawn near. Speaking to Saudi Okaz newspaper, Ahmad said military, security and popular units are working on uprooting ....

Pope Tawadros II heads for UAE

Date: 2014-05-09 09:08:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:711529

CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese left here on Friday, heading for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pope Tawadros II will hold meetings with senior UAE officials led by President Khalifa bin ....

Georgian amb. in Egypt confers with AL chief on regional developments

Date: 2014-05-09 07:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:711311

CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - Georgian Ambassador to Egypt Erchil Dzulishvily said that he held talks with Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi on means to boost cooperation between Georgia and the AL and the latest developments in the Arab ....

9 ISIL gunmen, including Egyptian national, arrested in Nineveh

Date: 2014-05-08 20:01:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:711105

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) – Nine ISIL gunmen, including an Egyptian, were arrested while explosives warehouses were seized in various districts of Nineveh, 405 km north of Baghdad, a source at Nineveh Operations Command said in a statement on ....

2 killed, 8 wounded in Iraq bomb blast

Date: 2014-05-08 19:33:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:711076

BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) - A bomb blast killed two and wounded eight others near a restaurant, in southern Baghdad, a security source said. Earlier, a soldier was killed and three others were injured in Baghdad. Also a civilian was killed by gunmen ....

Arab foreign ministers to meet over Syria's crisis

Date: 2014-05-08 18:46:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:710512

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Ben Helli said that an extraordinary meeting at the level of Arab foreign ministers will be held in Riyadh Monday to discuss the Syrian crisis. The meeting is to discuss the ....

Coronavirus fatalities rise to 126 in Saudi Arabia

Date: 2014-05-08 16:47:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:710864

RIYADH, May 8 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry has announced that the total number of deaths of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Coronavirus rose to 126 since the first diagnosed case was reported in the country in 2012. Infections ....

First coronavirus case detected in Lebanon

Date: 2014-05-08 16:45:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:710866

BEIRUT, May 8 (MENA) – Lebanese Health Minister Wael Abou Faour announced on Thursday afternoon that the first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus has been detected in Lebanon, Naharnet reported. "One person has been ....

Sisi receives Algerian amb. to Egypt

Date: 2014-05-08 16:34:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:710861

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Presidential hopeful Abdel-Fatal el-Sisi received on Thursday Algerian Ambassador in Cairo Nazir al-Arabawi. During the meeting, Sisi asserted that maintaining close ties with Arab countries is one of the key goals of his ....

UAE FM hails relations with Algeria

Date: 2014-05-08 15:51:50 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:710670

ALGIERS, May 8 (MENA) - UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said on Thursday that his visit to Algeria aims to boost cooperation between the two countries. In a statement he gave upon his arrival, he described relations ....