Arab world

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  • Israeli extremist settlers stage protest for building third temple in Aqsa

    Date: 2014-05-06 20:37:36 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:139 - ID:707266

    RAMALLAH, May 6 (MENA) – Israeli extremist settlers marched Tuesday in Al-Quds, demanding the construction of the third temple in place of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The march came amid heightened tensions witnessed in the Old City during the anniversary of ....

  • Qatar wary of World Cup cost overruns, delays - IMF

    Date: 2014-05-06 20:00:07 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:707265

    WASHINGTON, May 6 (MENA) - Qatar is compiling a short-list of important projects and plans to set up a public investment management unit in response to possible cost overruns and delays connected to a local building glut ahead of the FIFA World Cup ....

  • UK condemns attack on EU delegation in Yemen

    Date: 2014-05-06 19:39:13 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:707178

    LONDON, May 6 (MENA) - UK Minister for the Middle East Hugh Robertson condemned Tuesday attack on EU Delegation convoy and offered condolences to families of those killed. "I offer my condolences to the families and colleagues of those killed and ....

  • 394 Palestinian pilgrims leave Cairo airport to Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-05-06 18:25:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:707088

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - As many as 394 Palestinian pilgrims left Cairo International Airport Tuesday heading for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah (Lesser Pilgrimage). The pilgrims crossed the Rafah border terminal after Egypt's opening it on an ....

  • Saudi min. arrives in Cairo for chairing ARADO conference

    Date: 2014-05-06 18:01:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:116 - ID:707037

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) – Saudi Minister of Civil Service and president of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO) Abdul-Rahman bin Abdullah Al Barrak arrived Tuesday in Cairo on a few days' visit to chair the 69th session of the ....

  • ARADO executive committee to convene Wednesday

    Date: 2014-05-06 17:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:706904

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - The executive committee of the Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), affiliated with the Arab League, is scheduled to continue its ministerial meetings on Wednesday. Representatives of Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, ....

  • Libyans under 18, over 45 to cross Egyptian border without visas, says official

    Date: 2014-05-06 16:27:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:706905

    TRIPOLI, May 6 (MENA) - Commander of the Tobruk military zone Salem Rafadi said that the Egyptian authorities agreed on allowing Libyans who are under 18-year-old and over 45-year-old to enter Egypt without visas. Rafadi's statements came after a ....

  • AU supports Libya's transition: official

    Date: 2014-05-06 16:05:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:706704

    TRIPOLI, May 6 (MENA) - The African Union has supported Libya since the ouster of slain leader Muammar Ghaddafi, said Ambassador Mondher Rezgui, special representative of the AU Commission's head. The AU reiterates its continuing support for ....

  • Egypt ambassador urges illegal workers in Jordan to adjust their status before May 15

    Date: 2014-05-06 15:26:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:706777

    AMMAN, May 6 (MENA) - Egypt’s Ambassador to Jordan Khaled Tharwat has urged Egyptians working illegally in Jordan to adjust their status during a grace period which will end on May 15. In statements on Tuesday, Tharwat extended thanks to the ....

  • 150 mil dinars robbed from exchange office in Iraq's Kirkuk

    Date: 2014-05-06 15:16:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:706705

    BAGHDAD, May 6 (MENA) - Unidentified armed men broke into a currency exchange office and robbed 150 million dinars in Kirkuk province about 250 km north of Baghdad, a security source said. They fled with the money after shooting the office owner ....

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