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  • Sisi, Arab leaders exchange greetings on Eidual Fitr

    Date: 2015-07-16 20:35:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:2998565

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday exchanged greetings with a number of Arab leaders on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. Sisi phoned the Saudi King, Bahraini King, Algerian president, Iraqi president, Tunisian ....

  • Sisi greets Saudi king on Eidual Fitr

    Date: 2015-07-16 20:32:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:98 - ID:2998505

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Thursday greeted King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia on the occasion of Eidual Fitr. During a phone conversation, Sisi expressed his best wishes to the Saudi people and Muslim world ....

  • Iraqi army kills 81 Daesh militants in military operations

    Date: 2015-07-16 20:14:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:2998409

    BAGHDAD, July 16 (MENA) – The Iraqi army on Thursday killed 81 militants of Daesh terrorist group in different areas of the country. The Iraqi army's military operations targeted Daesh sites in Baghdad, Anbar and Salahuddin. A number of the ....

  • UAE military officer killed in Yemen: Saudi-led coalition

    Date: 2015-07-16 19:29:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:95 - ID:2998329

    RIYADH, July 16 (MENA) - The Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen confirmed on Thursday the death of a UAE army officer while fighting in Yemen. In a statement, the coalition's command said Lieutenant Abdul Aziz Sarhan Saleh Al Ka’abi was ....

  • Palestinian PM urges int'l community to push forward peace process

    Date: 2015-07-16 18:46:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:2998089

    RAMALLAH, July 16 (MENA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamadallah on Thursday urged the international community, especially the European Union, to draw up new foundations for the peaceful process to guarantee a final solution to the Palestinian ....

  • Suicide bomber killed, 2 Saudi policemen injured in car bombing

    Date: 2015-07-16 18:44:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:2998069

    RIYADH, July 16 (MENA) - A car bomb exploded in the Saudi capital Riyadh, leaving a suicide bomber dead and two policemen injured, said a spokesman for Saudi Interior Ministry. The car was suspected by policemen at a security checkpoint. The ....

  • Libyan Red Crescent urges ceasefire in Sabha

    Date: 2015-07-16 18:22:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:2998041

    TRIPOLI, July 16 (MENA) - The Libyan Red Crescent Society (LRC) urged armed group in Sabha, south-western Libya to immediately cease fire after five were killed including a woman in an armed fight between Tuareg and Toubou tribes. In a ....

  • Iraq says Turaibil border crossing temporarily closed

    Date: 2015-07-16 18:21:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:2998017

    BAGHDAD, July 16 (MENA) – The closure of Turaibil border crossing with Jordan is temporary due to Daesh, Iraqi Interior Ministry's spokesman said Thursday. Saad Maan said the measure was taken as Daesh terrorist group is making use of the ....

  • Tomorrow is first day of Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2015-07-16 18:06:20 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:2998085

    PARIS, July 16 (MENA) - The French Council of the Muslim Faith and the Great Mosque of Paris announced that Friday, July 17, is the first day of Eidul Fitr. The council said it manged to observe the crescent of Shawwal month of the Arabic lunar ....

  • Friday first day of Eidual Fitr in Palestine, Yemen and Iraq

    Date: 2015-07-16 17:59:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:2998065

    ARAB CAPITALS, July 16 (MENA) - Palestine, Yemen and Iraq announced that Friday, July 17, is the first day of Eidual Fitr (Lesser Bairam). In Palestine, Mufti of Al Quds Sheikh Mohamed Hussein said moon-sighting committees were able to observe ....

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