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Arab meeting discusses draft protocol on fighting maritime piracy

Date: 2014-05-05 13:30:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:704338

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The joint committee comprising experts from the Arab Justice and Interior Ministries started a two-day a meeting at the Arab League (AL) premises to discuss the Arab draft protocol on fighting maritime piracy. In press ....

3 people killed, injured in Baghdad; Daesh weapons hideout discovered

Date: 2014-05-05 13:20:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:704382

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - Iraqi security sources said that three people, including an employee at the Iraqi Industry Ministry, were killed and injured in Baghdad. A Daesh hideout full of explosives and weapons was discovered Monday, the sources ....

Arab youth ministers' council re-elects Egypt as executive office head

Date: 2014-05-05 12:43:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:704416

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, May 5 (MENA) - The Council of Arab Ministers of Youth and Sports re-elected Egypt as head of the executive office for four years, the Egyptian Youth Minister Khaled Abdel-Aziz said. Abdel-Aziz, who is the head of the council's ....

Hamas slams detention of members in West Bank

Date: 2014-05-05 12:42:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:704213

GAZA CITY, May 5 (MENA) - Hamas deplored on Monday more detentions of its members in the West Bank despite a recently-signed agreement with its rival Fatah. "The reconciliation agreement does not absolutely mean that silence when Jihadists and ....

Egyptian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia warned of carrying narcotic pills

Date: 2014-05-05 12:15:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:704335

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Egyptian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia should not carry prohibited drugs to avoid penalties that may reach several years in prison or deportation from the kingdom, said Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for of Consular ....

Arab League chief to attend NAM seminar in Algiers

Date: 2014-05-05 11:57:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:704146

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Arab League chief Nabil Arabi will attend a seminar of the Non-Aligned Movement that is slated for May 26 in Algiers. He will deliver a speech at the gathering on the pan-Arab body's role in supporting NAM countries. The ....

7 people abducted in different incidents in Iraq

Date: 2014-05-05 11:54:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:704168

BAGHDAD, May 5 (MENA) - Seven people including a clan chiefand two Sahwa members were abducted in separate incidents in Salah el-Din, Babel and Ninawa, an Iraqi security source said Monday. Abductions are witnessed every now and then in Iraq and ....

Emergency meeting of AL council at representatives level Wed. at request of OCHA

Date: 2014-05-05 11:51:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:704167

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The Arab League council at the level of permanent representatives will hold an extraordinary round Wednesday. These remarks were made by AL Assistant Secretary General for Palestine Affairs Ambassador Mohamed Sobeih in a ....

After failed peace talks, Pushing to label Israel as occupier of Palestine

Date: 2014-05-05 11:12:03 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:703950

NEW YORK, May 5 (MENA) - More than a year after Palestine was upgraded to become a nonmember observer state of the United Nations, the attributes of statehood exist mainly on official Palestinian letterhead, the New York Times newspaper ....

Egypt renews support for Palestinian cause

Date: 2014-05-05 10:56:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:703958

CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The Egyptian foreign ministry asserted on Monday that it gives priority to supporting the Palestinian cause. "To help the Palestinian people establish their independent state with al-Quds as its capital, Egypt exerted a lot of ....