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Egypt able to overcome terrorism -- Arab labor conference

Date: 2017-04-12 19:28:06 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:6766398

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) – Participants in the 44th round of the Arab Labor Conference highlighted on Wednesday their confidence that the Egyptians, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, would be able to uproot ....

AL Chief receives Fatah’s Central Committee member

Date: 2017-04-12 19:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:6766374

CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) – Arab League Secretary General of Ahmed Aboul Gheit held a meeting Wednesday with member of Fatah Central Committee Azzam al-Ahmad. The meeting took up the latest developments in Palestine in light of the continued ....

Syrian FM to visit Moscow this week

Date: 2017-04-12 14:39:54 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:6765957

MOSCOW, April 12 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem will visit Moscow from April 13-15 for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Maria Zakharova, a foreign ministry ....

Bashir arrives in Bahrain

Date: 2017-04-12 13:19:02 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:6765761

KHARTOUM, April 12 (MENA) - Sudanese President Omar al Bashir arrived in Bahrain Wednesday coming from Kuwait. Bahraini King Sheikh Hamad bin Issa received Bashir at the airport, according to the Sudanese news agency. During his two-day ....

9 Houthi elements killed in clashes eastern Sanaa

Date: 2017-04-12 11:12:52 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:6765358

SANAA, April 12 (MENA) - Nine elements of the Houthi militias have been killed in clashes with government troops in Nahm province, eastern Sanaa. The government troops took control of new positions in northern and eastern al Makha district of ....

Parliamentarian: Legislative elections on May 4 'turning point' for Algerians

Date: 2017-04-12 09:01:30 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6765034

ALGIERS, April 12 (MENA) - Head of the opposition Future Front party Abdelaziz Belaid said the coming legislative elections, due to be held on May 4, are "turning point" for the Algerian people. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, Belaid said ....

Libyan official kidnapped in Tripoli

Date: 2017-04-11 20:59:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:6764750

TRIPOLI, April 11 (MENA) – Unidentified militants on Tuesday kidnapped an official of the Civil Status Department in Tripoli. No more information was mentioned by Al Wast News Portal. Libya is in chaos with two rival factions struggling for ....

Abul Gheit denounces Somalia's terrorist attack

Date: 2017-04-11 16:08:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:6764134

CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit condemned on Tuesday the terrorist attack that targeted Sunday Somalia's new military chief Gen. Mohamed Ahmed Jimale just moments after he was sworn in. Thirteen people ....

Saudi Arabia, Philippines discuss bilateral relations

Date: 2017-04-11 16:02:48 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:6764178

RIYADH, April 11 (MENA) - Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud and visiting Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte discussed bilateral relations and aspects of cooperation. Beside tackling the latest developments on the international arena, ....

Saafan urges adopting unified anti-unemployment Arab strategy

Date: 2017-04-11 14:13:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:6763847

CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan on Tuesday called for adopting a unified Arab strategy to support development and putting into effect vocational training courses meant to hone the skills of Arab workers and fight ....