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AL, Jordan highlights supporting peace efforts

Date: 2014-04-06 12:28:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:652321

AMMAN, April 6 (MENA) - Arab League chief affirmed on Sunday the necessity of supporting all exerted efforts meant to achieve an independent Palestinian state with al-Quds (East Jerusalem) its capital. The remarks came during a meeting here today ....

Omani state council chief terms Omani-Egyptian relations as "distinguished"

Date: 2014-04-06 12:22:20 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:652092

MUSCAT, April 6 (MENA) - Omani State Council Chief Yahya Bin Mahfouz Al-Mantheri praised the Omani-Egyptian relations and termed them as "historical and deeply rooted" in the various fields. In statements to MENA, Al-Mantheri highlighted the role ....

7 persons killed, injured in explosive charge blast in southern Baghdad

Date: 2014-04-06 10:25:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:652091

BAGHDAD, April 6 (MENA) - Seven people were killed and injured in an explosive charge blast in a popular marketplace in southern Baghdad, an Iraqi security source. The source said the charge was planted in a village in Al-Madaan neighborhood in ....

15 policemen killed, injured in suicide bombing in central Tikrit

Date: 2014-04-06 09:17:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:651879

BAGHDAD, April 6 (MENA) - At least 15 Iraqi policemen were killed and injured in a suicide bombing in central Tikrit, the main city of Salahuddin governorate, situated some 170 kilometers north of Baghdad, an Iraqi police source said. Security ....

Palestinians in Gaza organized support march for Egypt

Date: 2014-04-06 08:31:55 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:651738

GAZA CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Scores of Palestinians, including a number of persons carrying the Egyptian nationality, organized a march in support of Egypt in Khan Yunis city, south Gaza Strip. Participants in the march, organized by the so-called " ....

Oman's annual Figh conference kicks off

Date: 2014-04-06 08:01:11 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:651689

MUSCAT, April 6 (MENA) - The annual conference on Developing Jurisprudence Sciences, organized by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs of Oman, kicked off here on Sunday with the participation of a number of ministers, scholars and ....

310 trucks allowed into Gaza via Karm Abu Salem crossing

Date: 2014-04-06 08:00:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:651693

GAZA CITY, April 6 (MENA) - Israeli authorities reopened Sunday the Karm Abu Salem commercial crossing in south-east Gaza after the weekend. " Occupation forces will allow the entry of 310 trucks laden with goods to the commercial and ....

Hamas official: We are keen on communicating with Egypt

Date: 2014-04-05 22:45:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:651503

GAZA CITY, April 5 (MENA) – Mousa Abu Marzouk, Vice-President of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) stressed on Saturday his movement's keenness on keeping communication channels with Egypt regardless who was ....

Saudi CP receives phone call from Egypt defense minister

Date: 2014-04-05 21:40:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:651464

RIYADH, April 5 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Premier and Minister of Defense, received Saturday a telephone call from Egyptian Minister of Defense and Military Production General Sidki Sobhi, Saudi Press Agency ....

Crisis of Egyptian trucks held in Libya ends

Date: 2014-04-05 20:29:29 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:651372

TRIPOLI, April 5 (MENA) - Libyan Interior Ministry spokesman Rami Kaal said Saturday the crisis of over than 50 Egyptian trucks held in Ajdabiya road ended. In statements to MENA, Kaal said that the Egyptian trucks started entering Libya after ....