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PNC: Palestine's constitution committee to convene soon
Date: 2014-05-08 15:51:24 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:710695
AMMAN, May 8 (MENA) - Palestinian National Council (PNC) President Saleem al-Zaanoon said on Thursday that he will call the constitution's committee to convene as soon as possible in the presence of Hamas and Islamic Jihad movements. The meeting ....
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Arab FMs meeting postponed
Date: 2014-05-08 15:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:710696
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - The Arab League announced putting off an Arab foreign ministers' emergency meeting, which was scheduled for Monday in Riyadh. The meeting was delayed upon a request from Saudi Arabia, said deputy secretary general Ahmad bin ....
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GAFI head, Iraqi investment authorities heads probe activating investments
Date: 2014-05-08 13:47:54 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:710268
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - General Authority For Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Chairman Hassan Fahmi underlined the keenness of his authority on exchanging expertise with the Iraqi investment authorities in the field of activating investments, serving ....
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Red Cross increases budget allocated to Syria
Date: 2014-05-08 13:06:08 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:710318
GENEVA, May 8 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) here announced that the budget allocated for the ICRC's operations in Syria will be increased to 157 million dollars which is the biggest budget for the committee in around ....
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12 Daash members killed, wounded in Iraq
Date: 2014-05-08 13:04:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:710173
BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) – Iraqi security forces on Thursday killed seven Daash fighters and wounded five others during a security campaign on Anbar province, 110 km west of Baghdad. Four vehicles were burned in the crackdown. Daash is an ....
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25 killed, detained in security operation in Mosul
Date: 2014-05-08 12:39:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:710178
BAGHDAD, May 8 (MENA) – Seventeen gunmen were killed and eight arrested on Thursday during a security operation in southern Mosul, the main city of Ninawa goverorate, situated some 405 kilometers north of Baghdad. In a statement, Ninawa security ....
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AL hosts 2nd meeting to follow up last summit's resolutions
Date: 2014-05-08 11:24:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:710027
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Ben Helli held a meeting with a Kuwaiti delegation led by the country's AL permanent delegate Ambassador Aziz Rahim Al-Daihani. The meeting discussed the implementation of ....
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Saudi Arabia calls for urgent meeting for Arab FMs over Syria
Date: 2014-05-08 11:19:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:710030
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia called for an extraordinary meeting of Arab foreign ministers on Monday in the capital Riyadh for discussing the Syrian civil war, an Arab diplomat said on Thursday. The diplomat said Arab League chief Nabil ....
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Saudi company mulls pumping new investments in Egypt - minister
Date: 2014-05-08 10:13:39 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:709814
CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Egypt's minister of trade, industry and investment said on Thursday that a major Saudi company working in the field of dairy industry is now considering the possibility of pumping new investments into the Egyptian market during ....
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OIC head meets new Saudi envoy
Date: 2014-05-08 09:52:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:709816
JEDDAH, May 8 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Iyad Madan met with Saudi ambassador Mohamed Ahmed Tayeb, the kingdom's new envoy to the pan-Muslim body. The ambassador submitted his credentials to Madan during ....