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Bomb plot by Daesh in Beirut foiled
Date: 2015-06-27 16:10:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:2875517
BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) – Lebanon's general security agency foiled Saturday an attempt by Daesh terrorists to carry out a car bomb attack in Beirut. According to the state-run news agency, two suspects were arrested over coordinating with a Daesh ....
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Vatican-Palestine accord historic: diplomat
Date: 2015-06-27 15:29:46 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2874809
RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) – Palestine's Ambassador to the Holy See Issa Kassissieh hailed as historic an agreement signed by the Vatican and Palestine. The treaty, which made official the Vatican's de facto recognition of Palestine since 2012, ....
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Tunisian PM, political figures meet on Sousse attack
Date: 2015-06-27 15:27:05 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:2874805
TUNIS, June 27 (MENA) – Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid held a meeting Saturday with representatives of political parties to discuss measures adopted in the fight against terrorism after an attack in Sousse. Representatives from Nidaa Tounes, ....
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Allawi to MENA: Political sectarianism hinders Iraqi reconciliation, Egypt backbone of nation
Date: 2015-06-27 15:24:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:2874397
BAGHDAD, June 27 (MENA) - Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said political sectarianism is the biggest danger on Iraq and stands as a hurdle in achieving comprehensive reconciliation in the country. Interviewed by MENA correspondent in Baghdad, ....
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Tunisia's mufti urges people to unite against terrorism
Date: 2015-06-27 15:15:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:2874801
TUNIS, June 27 (MENA) - Tunisia's Mufti Hamad Said called on the people to unite and form a comprehensive national front to fight terrorism. In a statement, Said condemned a terrorist attack that took place in Tunisia, adding that this accident ....
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Terrorist attack to increase unity of Kuwaitis - Arab ministers
Date: 2015-06-27 12:21:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2873981
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Arab Interior Ministers Council expressed Saturday solidarity with Kuwait in fighting terrorism. The terrorist attack that targeted a Shiite mosque in Sawaber, Kuwait City will increase the unity of the Kuwait people, the ....
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Syria strongly condemns terrorist attack in Tunisia
Date: 2015-06-27 11:57:05 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:2873409
DAMASCUS, June 27 (MENA) - Syria strongly condemned the terrorist attack which targeted Tunisia on Friday, calling on the international community to take a serious stance and a responsible act for eradicating the plague of terrorism, the SANA ....
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Mauritanian president condoles with Kuwaiti emir
Date: 2015-06-27 11:20:33 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2873429
NOUAKCHOTT, June 27 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz described the terrorist attack that targeted a Shiite mosque in Kuwait as a heinous act. This came in a cable of condolences sent by the Mauritanian president to Kuwaiti ....
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Russia, Syria to urge Syrian dialogue restart
Date: 2015-06-27 11:15:34 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2873401
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Syrian counterpart Walid Muallem are due to meet in Moscow on Monday where they will due to call for an urgent restart of a political dialogue between Damascus and the Syrian ....
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Kuwait-bound plane in state of emergency
Date: 2015-06-27 08:52:36 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2872605
LONDON, June 27 (MENA) - A plane travelling from New York to Kuwait City has declared a state of emergency and has diverted to the UK, Sky News reported Saturday. Flight KU118, which departed from JFK airport bound for the Kuwaiti capital, has ....