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Libya talks in Geneva 'delayed', say well-informed sources

Date: 2015-08-10 09:52:38 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:3132309

GENEVA, Aug (MENA) – Libya's political dialogue that was scheduled to kick off on Monday in Geneva has been delayed to Thursday, well-informed sources told MENA. The sources blamed the delay to the arrival of delegations that would take part in ....

26 killed, injured in blast in eastern Libya

Date: 2015-08-10 09:11:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:3132109

TRIPOLI, Aug 10 (MENA) – Seven people were killed and 19 others injured in a blast of a booby-trapped car in Derna city in eastern Libya, a security source said. Daesh claimed responsibility for the attack in a tweet published on Facebook and ....

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian after alleged stabbing attack

Date: 2015-08-09 22:54:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:3130709

GAZA CITY, Aug 9 (MENA) - Israeli forces on Sunday shot dead a Palestinian man after he allegedly stabbed an Israeli settler near Ofer checkpoint, southwest of Ramallah, Israel Radio reported. Tensions have been high since Jewish extremists ....

Iraqis stae pro-reform rallies in Baghded

Date: 2015-08-09 22:25:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:3130673

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - Hundreds of Iraqi people took to Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Sunday to support recent decisions taken by Prime Minister Haider al Abadi. The participants shouted anti-corruption slogans and waved Iraqi flags during their ....

Australia supports Iraq in anti-terror war, says Abadi

Date: 2015-08-09 16:55:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:3129573

BAGHDAD, Aug 9 (MENA) - Australia provided support for Iraq in its fight against terrorist groups, Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi said on Sunday. After a meeting with Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove, Abadi shed light on the new ....

AL slams Israeli recurrent aggression into Aqsa mosque

Date: 2015-08-09 14:03:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:3128269

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Arab League (AL) condemned on Sunday the recurrent storming of al Aqsa mosque by Israeli extremists. AL Assistant Secretary General for Palestine and Other Occupied Lands Affairs Mohamed Sobieh has warned of attempts to ....

Jordan sends relief aid to Yemen

Date: 2015-08-09 13:20:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:3127973

Amman, Aug. 9 (Petra)-- The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO ) in cooperation with the Jordan Armed Forces (JAF) on Sunday dispatched an aircraft laden with relief aid to the Yemeni people. JHCO Secretary General, Ayman Mifleh, said a ....

Syrian army kills 30 Daesh militants

Date: 2015-08-09 12:28:35 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:3127477

DAMASCUS, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Syrian army killed on Sunday 30 Daesh militants and destroyed a rocket warehouse in al Qaryatayn town in Syria, a military source said. The Syrian troops destroyed also seven military vehicles in the security ....

Egyptian army mourns UAE soldiers killed in Yemen

Date: 2015-08-09 12:26:18 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:3127461

CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – Egyptian Armed Forces mourned on Sunday three UAE soldiers who earlier lost their lives in Operation "Restoring Hope" in Yemen. In a press release, the army spokesman Mohamed Samir offered his condolences to the victims' ....

Saudi deputy CP: 3 UAE soldiers killed in Yemen to be treated as Saudi martyrs

Date: 2015-08-09 11:51:07 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:3126909

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug 9 (MENA) – Saudi Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman had ordered that three UAE soldiers, who were killed during Saudi-led operations in Yemen, receive the same ....