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One killed, 7 injured after two mortar shells landed in Baghdad

Date: 2014-04-09 17:19:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:658920

BAGHDAD, April 9 (MENA) - One civilian was killed and 7 others injured Wednesday after two mortar shells landed in northern Baghdad. They landed in Sab al Bor area in Baghdad and caused damage to a number of houses, a security source ....

Syria:UN High Commissioner for Human Rights “biased”

Date: 2014-04-09 16:41:19 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:658970

New York, April 9 (MENA) - Syria dismissed U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay’s accusations against the Syrian government about human rights violations as “false and lacking credibility”, SANA News Agency reported ....

Mansour discusses with Abbas latest developments in peace talks

Date: 2014-04-09 14:20:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:658695

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Interim President Adly Mansour met on Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in the US-sponsored peace talks with Israel, presidential ....

AL hosts AFEO meeting

Date: 2014-04-09 13:30:08 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:658508

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – The 1st General Assembly of the Arab Forum of Electricity Organizers (AFEO) kicked off on Wednesday at the Arab League (AL) headquarters, under the chairmanship of Egypt's Minister of Electricity Mohamed Shaker. The forum ....

12 killed, injured in 6 bobby-trapped car blasts in Baghdad

Date: 2014-04-09 13:11:42 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:658365

BAGHDAD, April 9 (MENA) – Six bobby-trapped car blasts in Baghdad left one person dead and 11 others injured as an initial toll, Baghdad Operations Command said on Wednesday. The Command's spokesman said that bobby-trapped cars went off in Sadr ....

18 killed, injured in 4 bobby-trapped car blasts in Baghdad

Date: 2014-04-09 12:18:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:658207

BAGHDAD, April 9 (MENA) – Two persons were killed and 16 others injured in four bobby-trapped car blasts in Al-Maamel and Al-Saadon areas in Baghdad, a police source said. Security forces cordoned off the scenes, while ambulances rushed the ....

World Food Programme warns of drought in Syria

Date: 2014-04-09 11:43:25 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:658318

GENEVA, April 9 (MENA) – The World Food Programme (WFP) warned Wednesday that a potential drought would further cripple the already fragile food security situation in Syria, where a record high of 4 million people received assistance from the UN ....

Arab FMs flock to Cairo for emegency meeting on Palestinian issue

Date: 2014-04-09 11:40:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:658263

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Arab foreign ministers continue to arrive at Cairo International Airport to take part in an emergency ministerial meeting to be held at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo later Wednesday. Kuwaiti First Deputy Premier ....

19 killed, injured in 2 bobby-trapped car blasts in Wasit

Date: 2014-04-09 11:39:04 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:658258

BAGHDAD, April 9 (MENA) – Five persons were killed and 14 others injured in two bobby-trapped car blasts in Al-Azezia, south Wasit province, a police source said. Security forces cordoned off the scene, while ambulances rushed the injured to ....

AL chief meets Moroccan FM ahead of Arab ministerial meeting

Date: 2014-04-09 10:27:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:658083

CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) - Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi met on Wednesday with Moroccan Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar ahead of an extraordinary meeting of Arab foreign ministers. The Arab ministerial meeting aims at assessing the ....