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Kuwaiti emir visits Al Imam Al Sadeq Mosque

Date: 2015-06-26 12:22:12 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:2868117

KUWAIT CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah visited Al Imam Al Sadeq Mosque that was attacked during the weekly prayers on Friday. Minister of Information and Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Salem al Humoud ....

Syrian FM to visit Moscow Monday

Date: 2015-06-26 12:16:18 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:2867933

MOSCOW, June 26 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem is scheduled to visit Moscow Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. In statements, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said the Syrian top diplomat's ....

Tunisian hotel attacked, casualties reported

Date: 2015-06-26 12:14:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2868277

TUNIS, June 26 (MENA) - A hotel in the tourist Tunisian city of Sousse came under attack earlier Friday. A shootout is currently taking place following the terrorist attack on Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba, the Tunisian media said quoting ....

Kuwaiti interior ministry follows up Sawaber mosque blast

Date: 2015-06-26 11:35:46 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:2867749

KUWAIT CITY, June 26 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Interior Ministry on Friday said several worshipers were killed and others injured in a blast that hit Al Imam Al Sadeq Mosque in al Sawaber neighborhood in Kuwait city during Friday prayers. In a press ....

Body of Iraqi missing pilot found in Arizona - defense ministry

Date: 2015-06-26 10:30:24 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:2867117

BAGHDAD, June 25 (MENA) - The body of missing Iraqi pilot Rasid Mohammed Siddiq was found in the US state of Arizona, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said Friday. In a statement, the ministry mourned the pilot's death, affirming determination to ....

Israel cancels 500 Gazans’ access to Al Aqsa Mosque for prayers

Date: 2015-06-26 08:15:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:2866177

GAZA CITY, June 26 (MENA) - Israel said it was revoking permits for 500 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to enter East Jerusalem (Al-Quds) for Friday prayers, Palestinian sources told. Israel claimed the decision was because of rocket fire from ....

OIC condemns attack on UAE ambassador in Mogadishu

Date: 2015-06-25 18:26:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:2864841

JEDDAH, June 25 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani has strongly condemned the terrorist attack targeting the motorcade of UAE ambassador in Mogadishu which left twelve people dead and several ....

Sudanese FM meets Algerian amb. in Khartoum

Date: 2015-06-25 15:15:47 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:2863969

KHARTOUM, June 25 (MENA) - Sudanese Foreign Minister Ibrahim Ghandour met on Thursday with Algerian Ambassador here Mannawar Rabie. During the meeting, Rabie handed Ghandour a message to the Sudanese President Omar al Bashir from his Algerian ....

Kuwait, Cuba sign visa exemption agreement

Date: 2015-06-25 15:12:42 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:2864081

KUWAIT CITY, June 25 (MENA) - Kuwait and Cuba signed on Thursday a visa exemption agreement for holders of diplomatic, service, private and official passports. Kuwaiti Foreign Undersecretary Khaled Suleiman Garallah and Cuban Ambassador here ....

Daesh beheads 12 'Syrian rebels' in Damascus

Date: 2015-06-25 15:05:03 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:2863973

DAMASCUS, June 25 (MENA) - Daesh terrorist group has released a new propaganda video claiming to show the murder of 12 captives near the Syrian capital, according to the BBC. The men, wearing orange jumpsuits, are seen kneeling in a field before ....