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  • Saudi national behind Kuwait mosque explosion

    Date: 2015-06-28 10:19:45 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:2878713

    KUWAIT CITY, June 28 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti interior ministry has revealed the identity of the suicide bomber who blew himself up at a mosque in Kuwait City on Friday. He is a Saudi national. The bomber, named Fahd Suleiyman Abdel Mohsen al Qabbaa, ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 36 Daesh militants in Al Anbar

    Date: 2015-06-28 10:16:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:2879281

    BAGHDAD, June 28 (MENA) - Iraqi forces killed 36 Daesh militants in Al Anbar province in western Iraq on Sunday, a security source said. In coordination with Iraqi Air Force, the ground troops raided a depot of weapons owned by the militant ....

  • Oman condemns terrorist attacks in Tunisia, France

    Date: 2015-06-28 10:13:14 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2879149

    MUSCAT, June 28 (MENA) - The Sultanate of Oman condemned on Sunday the terrorist attacks in Tunisia and France on Friday. In a statement, the Omani Foreign Ministry said such terrorist attacks run counter to the values of human principles, ....

  • Egypt Party deplores Kuwait, Tunisia terror attacks

    Date: 2015-06-28 10:05:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2879077

    CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) – The Egypt Party condemned on Sunday a suicide bombing that targeted a mosque in Kuwait and a terror attack hat targeted two resorts in Tunisia on Friday. In a statement, the party's spokesman Raed Omran asserted that ....

  • Aid ships fail to reach Oil Harbor in Aden due to Houthis shelling

    Date: 2015-06-28 08:16:04 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2878065

    ADEN, June 28 (MENA) - Spokesman for Aden Coalition for Popular Relief Adnan Al Kaf said three aid ships failed to reach to Oil Harbor in Aden, South Yemen, due to the continued shelling by militants of Houthis and former Yemeni president Ali ....

  • Israeli reconnaissance plane violates Lebanese airspace for 11 hours

    Date: 2015-06-27 21:43:20 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:2877313

    BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) – An Israeli reconnaissance plane violated the Lebanese airspace for 11 hours on Saturday, the Lebanese army said in a press release. The plane flew over KafarKila village in southern Lebanon and circled over different ....

  • Saudi says no new coronavirus cases identified

    Date: 2015-06-27 20:22:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:85 - ID:2876949

    RIYADH, June 27 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said on Saturday that no new coronavirus infections were identified while two cases were recovered. In a statement, the ministry said that no new deaths or infections of the deadly virus were ....

  • Saudi king offers condolences to French president

    Date: 2015-06-27 19:05:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:2876585

    JEDDAH, June 27 (MENA) – Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Saturday telephoned French President Francois Hollande after the explosion that took place near the French city of Leon. During the conversation, the King condemned the terrorist ....

  • UN chief phones Kuwaiti emir on mosque blast

    Date: 2015-06-27 19:01:57 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:2876581

    KUWAIT CITY, June 27 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on Saturday received a phone call from Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. During the call, the UN chief voiced condolences over the victims of a ....

  • Kuwait emir receives phone call from UK PM over mosque attack

    Date: 2015-06-27 18:46:20 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:2876561

    KUWAIT CITY, June 27 (MENA) – Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Saturday received a phone call from British Prime Minister David Cameron over the terrorist attack that targeted a Shiite mosque in the gulf country. Cameron ....

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