Arab world

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  • German defense minister pledges aid to Tunisia

    Date: 2015-07-29 19:31:52 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:3066361

    TUNIS, June 29 (MENA) - German Defense Minister Von der Leyen has pledged 1.2 million euros in aid to Tunisia's government as well as military equipment like a floating dock used for shop maintenance and a barge, Deutsche Welle reported ....

  • Syrian Foreign Ministry blames Turkey for shedding of blood

    Date: 2015-07-29 17:21:29 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:3066105

    DAMASCUS, July 29 (MENA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry blamed directly the Turkish government for the shedding of Syrian blood, calling on the Security Council and the UN to compel states to comply with counter-terrorism resolutions, and stressing ....

  • British charge d'affaires in Kuwait summoned over visa complaints

    Date: 2015-07-29 17:17:26 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:3066269

    KUWAIT, July 29 (MENA) – The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the British charge d'affaires to discuss complaints filed by Kuwaitis who have faced difficulties seeking entry visas to the UK. The meeting between the Foreign Ministry ....

  • Egypt keen on protecting Lebanon institutions -- Ambassador

    Date: 2015-07-29 16:59:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:3065981

    BEIRUT, July 29 (MENA) - Egypt's ambassador in Beirut Mohamed Zayed said on Wednesday that it's important to enable all institutions in Lebanon to assume their duties. Meeting Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat, Zayed asserted that ....

  • UN's chief: Syrian conflict shameful symbol of int'l community’s divisions, failure

    Date: 2015-07-29 16:54:50 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:3065989

    NEW YORK, July 29 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon criticized inaction by the international community in addressing the Syrian crisis which claimed lives of at least quarter-million Syrians. "After more than four years of slaughter, the ....

  • Jordan keen on promoting ties with Kuwait - king

    Date: 2015-07-29 16:41:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:3065957

    AMMAN, July 29 (MENA)- King Abdullah II of Jordan asserted keenness on promoting relations with Kuwait. Meeting Mubarak al Khirij, the deputy speaker of the Kuwaiti parliament, the monarch appreciated Kuwaiti support for his country in all ....

  • Five Yemenis killed, wounded in landmine explosion in Aden

    Date: 2015-07-29 16:24:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:3065917

    ADEN, July 29 (MENA) - Two Yemenis were killed and three others wounded when a landmine hit their car in Basatin area in Aden on Wednesday. Yemeni media reports quoted sources as saying that the landmine was planted by the Houthis who seized large ....

  • 26 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-07-29 16:09:44 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:3065761

    BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Iraqi air forces killed on Wednesday 26 Daesh militants in Kirkuk and Anbar provinces of Iraq. Twenty other terrorists were wounded in the attacks. They were carried to hospital. Iraqi servicemen destroyed also ....

  • Power cut to include houses of all Iraqi officials - PM

    Date: 2015-07-29 15:59:28 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:3065717

    BAGHDAD, July 29 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi issued directives that the power cut will include the houses of all State officials, topped by the house of prime minister, ministers, the president and the governors. It is not ....

  • 3 Yemenis killed in car bomb blast in Sanaa

    Date: 2015-07-29 15:57:18 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:3065705

    SANAA, July 29 (MENA) - Three people were killed as a result of a car bomb explosion near a Shiite mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Wednesday. A security source told the Houthi-run Yemeni news agency that a number of people were rushed to ....

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