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Civil disobedience in Libya creates traffic chaos in Tripoli

Date: 2014-04-07 16:52:53 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:655002

TRIPOLI, April 7 (MENA) - A state of traffic chaos has prevailed in the streets of the Libyan capital of Tripoli after some main roads were shut down in response to civil disobedience calls. Groups of militias spread at the entrances of major roads ....

Jordan's king, Vatican Pope Francis probe regional developments

Date: 2014-04-07 16:14:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:654886

AMMAN/VATICAN, April 7 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II probed on Monday with Vatican Pope Francis I the latest developments in the Middle East region, efforts exerted to achieve peace and stability as well as means of promoting bilateral ....

Cairo-Benghazi flights resumed

Date: 2014-04-07 15:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:654897

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Flights between Cairo and Benghazi have been resumed after a 24-hour hiatus due to a civil disobedience in Libya. The Libyan authorities have reached an agreement with protesting youths, who called for the disobedience, to ....

AL delegation heads for Algeria to observe presidential elections

Date: 2014-04-07 14:50:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:654707

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - An Arab League (AL) delegation will head for Algeria on Friday to observe the Algerian presidential elections slated for April 17. It will be led by Assistant AL Secretary General for Palestine and Other Occupied Lands ....

Lebanese youth minister, Egyptian amb. probe regional conditions

Date: 2014-04-07 14:13:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:654573

BEIRUT, April 7 (MENA) - Lebanese Sports and Youth Minister Abdel-Motelb Henawi met with Egyptian Ambassador here Ashraf Hamdi. The meeting took up conditions in the region, the latest developments in Lebanon and means of promoting cooperation in ....

2013 is the worst year for human conditions in Gaza - UN

Date: 2014-04-07 14:09:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:654574

GAZA, April 7 (MENA) - United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territory James Rawley called on Israel to lift the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip and operate the closed crossings. The UN official's remark came ....

AL rejects US, Israeli pressure on Abbas

Date: 2014-04-07 14:02:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:654296

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – The Arab League has rejected the pressure practiced by the US and Israel on Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in order not to go to the international organizations and to extend the deadline for the talks between the ....

Libyan cities of Tobruk, Imsaad witness partial disobedience

Date: 2014-04-07 13:58:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:654558

TRIPOLI, April 7 (MENA) - The Libyan cities of Tobruk and Imsaad have witnessed a partial civil disobedience which manifested itself through the closing of some government institutions and service facilities. Individuals from civil society ....

UN envoy to Libya: Egypt does not want to be part of political conflict in Libya

Date: 2014-04-07 13:56:45 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:654374

CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - Head of the UN Mission to Libya Tarek Metri thanked Egypt for its support for the UN in general and its mission in Libya in particular. In statements following his meeting with Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi here on Monday, ....

Saudi Cabinet condemns Cairo university bombings

Date: 2014-04-07 13:08:30 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:654439

RIYADH, April 7 (MENA) - The Saudi Cabinet has condemned the bloody terrorist attacks that took place in the vicinity of Cairo University on Wednesday. The cabinet during its meeting, which was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Saudi Crown ....