Arab world

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  • Libyan official denies closing Imsaad border crossing with Egypt

    Date: 2014-04-02 10:18:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:644822

    TRIPOLI, April 2 (MENA) - A Libyan official denied on Wednesday that the Imsaad border crossing between Egypt and Libya was closed, saying relations between the two nations are solid and deeply-rooted. Mohamed Habouni, the director of the ....

  • PA regains dignity of prisoners by joining 15 int'l agreements

    Date: 2014-04-02 10:03:12 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:644742

    RAMALLAH, April 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Minister of Prisoners Affairs Eissa Qaraq said the Palestinian Authority's decision to sign 15 international agreements and treaties has regained the dignity of the Palestinian prisoners. In a phone call ....

  • Qatari emir arrives in Khartoum

    Date: 2014-04-02 09:22:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:644647

    KHARTOUM, April 2 (MENA) - Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Ben Hamad al-Thani arrived here on a day-long official visit to Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Hassan Bashir welcomed the Qatari emir at the airport. The two leaders will hold talks on boosting ....

  • 13 army recruits killed, injured in suicide attack in Kirkuk

    Date: 2014-04-02 09:17:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:644587

    BAGHDAD, April 2 (MENA) – Five recruits in the Iraqi army were killed and nine more injured on Wednesday in a suicide attack targeted an Iraqi Army recruitment center in Kirkuk, security source said. The source added that the suicide bomber ....

  • Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development kicks off in Amman

    Date: 2014-04-02 08:26:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:644477

    AMMAN, April 2 (MENA) – The Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development kicked off on Wednesday in Amman in preparation for The United Nations High-level Political Forum on sustainable development which will be held in New York, in July under ....

  • Israel slackens to hand over remains of martyrs amid stalled talks

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:39:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:644374

    RAMALLAH, April 2 (MENA) - Israel has linked the issue of releasing remains of the Palestinian martyrs with the stalled peace talks with the Palestinian Authority and amidst Israel's rejection to release the fourth batch of pre-Oslo Palestinian ....

  • NDI refuses to monitor Algeria presidential vote

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:36:19 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:644375

    ALGIERS, April 2 (MENA) – The US National Democratic Institute (NDI) has refused to monitor the forthcoming Algerian presidential election scheduled for April 17. NDI, a nonprofit, nonpartisan and nongovernmental organization, refused to accept ....

  • 270 trucks to enter Gaza via Karm Abu Salem

    Date: 2014-04-02 07:04:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:644402

    GAZA CITY, April 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces decided on Wednesday to allow 270 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. In a press release, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry ....

  • Libyan bank employee shot dead in Sabha

    Date: 2014-04-01 22:44:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:185 - ID:644236

    TRIPOLI, April 1 (MENA) - An employee at Libya's Jumhouria Bank in Sabha city was killed on Tuesday, said an official at the bank. A group of unidentified gunmen shot the employee dead from a vehicle while he was entering the bank, added the ....

  • Lebanese army arrest 75 people including 27 Palestinians, Syrians

    Date: 2014-04-01 22:40:50 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:183 - ID:644239

    BEIRUT, April 1 (MENA) – The Lebanese Army announced Tuesday that seventy-five people were arrested in a security campaign in the northern city of Tripoli. The detainees included 27 Syrian and Palestinian nationals, read a statement by the ....

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