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3 injuries in new poison gas attack in Harsata of Damascus

Date: 2014-04-16 20:46:41 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:157 - ID:672327

DAMASCUS, April 16 (MENA) – Three people were injured Wednesday after a claiming regime forces bombard to Harasta neighborhood of Damascus with poison gas attack, Al-Arabiya television reported. Syrian activists accused the President Bashar ....

Libyan gov. condemns Jordanian envoy abduction

Date: 2014-04-16 20:00:06 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:153 - ID:672306

TRIPOLI, April 16 (MENA) – The Libyan caretaker government condemned Wednesday the kidnap of Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz Eitan. The government said all bodies concerned were doing their best for securing the release of the Jordanian ....

Jordan FM, AL chief discuss ambassador kidnap in Tripoli

Date: 2014-04-16 19:46:32 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:151 - ID:672303

AMMAN, April 16 (MENA) - Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Nasser Judeh received a phone call from Arab League (AL) chief Nabil el-Arabi to discuss the incident of kidnapping Jordanian ambassador in Tripoli Fawaz ....

Russia says to continue humanitarian aid to Syria

Date: 2014-04-16 18:30:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:672228

MOSCOW, April 16 (MENA) - Russia will continue humanitarian aid to Syria and assistance to the Russian citizens who have decided to leave the country for security reasons, the Foreign Ministry said, ITAR-TASS News Agency reported on Wednesday. On ....

Aljazeera denied covering Algerian presidential elections

Date: 2014-04-16 17:16:37 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:672115

ALGIERS, April 16 (MENA) - The Algerian Telecommunications Ministry on Wednesday did not approve granting Aljazeera satellite channel the right to cover the Algerian presidential elections that will be held on Thursday. The team of the Qatari ....

NPA to attend Arab Parliament meeting in Cairo

Date: 2014-04-16 15:24:36 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:671714

ALGIERS, April 16 (MENA) - The Algerian National Popular Assembly (NPA) will attend meetings of standing committees and the fourth round of the second annual meeting 2013 - 2014 of the first legislative chapter of the Arab Parliament, slated for ....

Spanish King wraps up visit to Kuwait

Date: 2014-04-16 13:52:10 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:671690

KUWAIT, April 16 (MENA) - Spanish King Juan Carlos and his accompanying delegation left here Wednesday, concluding a two-day official visit during which he held talks with Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, KUNA News Agency ....

Jordanian Armed Forces says not to allow any penetration of borders with Syria

Date: 2014-04-16 13:39:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:671693

AMMAN, April 16 (MENA) - The Royal Jordanian Air Force on Wednesday destroyed a number of armored vehicles when they attempted to enter into the Kingdom from Syria, Petra News Agency cited a statement issued by the Jordanian Armed Forces as ....

Sudanese -Egyptian Committee for Border Crossings meets in Khartoum

Date: 2014-04-16 12:56:26 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:671271

KHARTOUM, April 16 (MENA) - Meetings of the joint Sudanese -Egyptian Committee for the Border Crossings started work at the Sudanese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. The meeting aims at reviewing latest arrangements for operating the border land ....

FAJ slams Israel's practices

Date: 2014-04-16 12:54:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:671304

CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned the Israeli authorities' practices against the Palestinian prisoners. The FAJ asserted that torturing and oppressing prisoners are incompatible with the most fundamental ....