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Double suicide attack on Lebanese cafe kills 7

Date: 2015-01-10 18:33:37 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:1713145

BEIRUT, Jan 10 (MENA) - A double suicide bomb attack on a cafe in the Lebanese city of Tripoli killed seven people and wounded 20 on Saturday, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. The attack targeted a cafe in the predominantly Alawite ....

Yemen FM meets French amb.

Date: 2015-01-10 18:27:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1713125

SANAA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdullah al-Saidi met on Saturday with French ambassador in Sanaa Jean-Marc Grosgurin, SABA news agency reported. During the meeting, the minister condoled with the families of the victims of the ....

Anti-shale gas exploitation protests continue in Algeria

Date: 2015-01-10 18:24:21 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:1712993

ALGIERS, Jan 10 (MENA) - Protests have continued in Algerian Tamenrasset for the tenth day in a row against the government's decision to start developing shale gas projects. Algerian citizens in the desert areas of Ain Salah and Tamenrasset have ....

Iraq PM to start visit to Egypt on Sunday

Date: 2015-01-10 18:17:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:107 - ID:1713041

BAGHDAD, Jan 10 (MENA) - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi will start a two-day visit to Cairo on Sunday. Abadi will have talks with his Egyptian counterpart Ibrahim Mahlab on ways to promote bilateral ties, said Egypt's Ambassador to Iraq ....

Saudi minister receives phone call from Abu Dhabi CP

Date: 2015-01-10 18:02:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:1712973

RIYADH, Jan 10 (MENA) – Saudi Minister of National Guard Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz received on Saturday a phone call from Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan who inquired after King Abdullah. During the call, Al Nahyan was reassured ....

Egypt FM leaves Jordan after short visit

Date: 2015-01-10 17:54:05 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:1712957

AMMAN, Jan 10 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry left here Saturday wrapping up a several hours' visit, during which he met with King Abdullah II of Jordan and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Earlier, the Jordanian king received the ....

34 films, 28 scripts submitted in Saudi Film Festival

Date: 2015-01-10 17:53:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:1712857

DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia, Jan 10 (MENA) – The organizing committee of the 2nd round of Saudi Film Festival said on Saturday that 34 films, 28 scripts and 149 volunteers have submitted until Friday to participate in the festival. The deadline for ....

Tunisia says has no information about fate of kidnapped reporters

Date: 2015-01-10 17:42:13 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:1712633

TUNIS, Jan 10 (MENA) - Tunisia said on Saturday that it has no new information about its kidnapped reporters in Libya. Contacts are underway at all levels to determine the fate of the reporters, a senior official of the foreign ministry told the ....

130 illegal immigrants nabbed in Libya

Date: 2015-01-10 17:38:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:1712829

TRIPOLI, Jan 10 (MENA) – The Libyan security bodies foiled a bid by 130 illegal immigrants near Misrata to cross the sea to Europe. They were busted by security forces deployed at a checkpoint on the gate to Misrata district in northwestern Libya, ....

Houthi representative in military hospital in Sanaa killed

Date: 2015-01-10 17:27:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1712853

SANAA, Jan 10 (MENA) - Two gunmen killed the representative of Houthis at the military hospital and injured a public committee member in Sanaa Saturday. The gunmen fled the scene after the incident. (MENA) MHK/RG ....