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King Abdullah to meet UK premier

Date: 2015-06-23 14:03:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:2850677

LONDON, June 23 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron is set to meet with King Abdullah II of Jordan on Tuesday to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, especially the anti-terror war and the Palestinian issue. Bilateral ....

Saudi, UN officials discuss ways to deliver aid to Yemen

Date: 2015-06-23 14:00:34 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:2850313

RIYADH, June 23 (MENA) - Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah on Tuesday received UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen ....

FAJ slams Israel for preventing Palestinian journalist from heading to Ramallah

Date: 2015-06-23 13:32:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:2850197

CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) has condemned preventing Palestinian Deputy chairman of the journalists union in Gaza Tahsin al Astal from traveling to Ramallah by Israel. Al Astal was leading a delegation of ....

Bin Ali sentenced to 10 years in prison

Date: 2015-06-23 13:09:43 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:2850033

TUNIS, June 23 (MENA) - The criminal department in the Tunisian court sentenced to 10 years in prison each of ousted president Zein Al Abdin Bin Ali, his son-in-law Sakher al Materi, minister of state properties and real-estate affairs Reda Qarira, ....

Algerian army kills 2 terrorists in Tizi Ouzou

Date: 2015-06-23 12:47:49 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:2849885

ALGIERS, June 23 (MENA) - A force affiliated to the national Algerian army killed two terrorists in Tizi Ouzou state and manged to seize some weapons and ammunition that were in their possession. The ambush came as part of a campaign to fight ....

Libyan information minister, Russian official probe combating terrorism

Date: 2015-06-23 12:32:31 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:2849637

MOSCOW, June 23 (MENA) - Libyan Information and Culture Minister Amr al Qwery met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov to discuss a political solution to the Libyan crisis and means of fighting terrorism. In a phone call with ....

Rebel of criminal inmates in Lebanese prison

Date: 2015-06-23 12:04:47 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2849169

BEIRUT, June 23 (MENA) - A rebel took place inside the building of Romeya which is one of the biggest Lebanese prisons. A Lebanese security source told MENA that the criminal prisoners controlled the prison and expelled the security forces from ....

20 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

Date: 2015-06-23 12:03:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:2849133

BAGHDAD, June 23 (MENA) - Twenty Daesh militants were killed on Tuesday when Iraqi air forces targeted their terrorist hotbeds in Anbar province in Iraq. Five armored vehicles used by the terrorist group were also destroyed in the air raid. ....

Kuwaiti emir receives ISCI head

Date: 2015-06-23 12:02:03 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2849165

KUWAIT CITY, June 23 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah received Tuesday the Head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI) Ammar Abdel Azizi al Hakim and his accompanying delegation who are currently on an official ....

Rafah crossing exceptionally open

Date: 2015-06-23 11:11:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:2848561

RAFAH, Egypt, June 23 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing was exceptionally opened on Tuesday to allow the stranded Palestinians, humanitarian cases and aid supplies into the Gaza Strip, an official source said. The crossing will be open for three ....