Arab world

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  • EgyptAir suspends flights to Baghdad, Erbil for 3 days

    Date: 2014-04-28 18:59:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:693018

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) – EgyptAir, the national flag carrier, has cancelled all flights bound to the Iraqi cities of Erbil and Baghdad for three days, an official source at the company said on Monday. The move comes after the Iraq Civil Aviation ....

  • Egypt's stability Arabs' strength - former official

    Date: 2014-04-28 17:49:50 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:692271

    ZAGAZIG, April 28 (MENA) - Former Jordanian agriculture minister Mahmoud al-Diwiri praised Monday Egyptian-Jordanian relations, adding that Egypt's stability reflected the strength of the Arab nation. The Jordanian government was keen on ....

  • Algeria donates USD 26.5 mln to support Palestinian budget - diplomat

    Date: 2014-04-28 17:47:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:692673

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Palestinian Ambassador in Cairo Barakat al-Farra said Monday Algeria would donate 26.5 million dollars to support the budget of the Palestinian Authority. Al-Farra's remark came at the end of an emergency meeting of the ....

  • Libyans protest continued closure of Sabha airport

    Date: 2014-04-28 17:44:44 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:692730

    TRIPOLI, April 28 (MENA) - Employees of Libya's Sabha international airport and civil society institutions organized a protest on Monday against the continued closure of the airport. In a statement, the protesters praised efforts by several ....

  • Iraq airspace suspended for 3 days

    Date: 2014-04-28 17:36:35 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:692678

    BAGHDAD, April 28 (MENA) - The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) announced that the Iraqi airspace will be suspended from Monday to Wednesday. All flights have been canceled as of 12:00 pm Monday to 6:00 pm Wednesday, said a statement by the ....

  • NCHR chief to inaugurate Arab-African conference on human rights

    Date: 2014-04-28 17:02:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:692413

    Cairo, April 28 (MENA) - National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Chairman Mohamed Fayek and Arab League Secretary-General Nabil el-Arabi are scheduled to inaugurate on Wednesday the 2nd conference of the Permanent Forum of Arab-African Dialogue on ....

  • AL welcomes Palesinian reconciliation

    Date: 2014-04-28 16:50:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:692669

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - The Arab League Council welcomed the Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Fatah movement, which rules the occupied West Bank, and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip. A meeting of the AL at the level of permanent ....

  • 8 MB members held in custody for 15 days

    Date: 2014-04-28 15:22:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:692405

    MANSOURA, Egypt, April 28, (MENA) - The Public prosecution ordered holding eight members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in custody for 15 days pending a probe. The eight were arrested yesterday and are facing charges of staging ....

  • 13 security personnel killed, injured in northern Baghdad suicide attack

    Date: 2014-04-28 14:32:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:692216

    BAGHDAD, April 28,(MENA) - A security source said on Monday three security personnel were killed and 10 injured in a suicide bombing targeting a polling station in Al-Adhamiyah district in northern Baghdad. The source who spoke on condition of ....

  • 17 killed, injured in northern Baghdad blast

    Date: 2014-04-28 13:52:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:692002

    BAGHDAD, April 28 (MENA) - Seventeen persons were killed and injured in a blast that targeted a polling station in northern Baghdad, said an Iraqi security source on Monday. A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up leaving six ....

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