Arab world

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  • Saudi air strike targets Daesh fighters near borders with Iraq

    Date: 2015-01-05 16:17:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:1678857

    BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - An Iraqi security source has said Saudi air force launched an air strike on Daesh infiltrators on Saudi-Iraqi borders. A spokesman at Arar crossing with Saudi Arabia said the Saudi air force launched the attack in Saudi ....

  • Iraqi interior minister says to boost security, combat crime in Baghdad

    Date: 2015-01-05 15:38:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:65 - ID:1678237

    BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - Interior minister Mohammed Ghabban on Monday said his ministry is keen on boosting security and combating terrorism and crime in the capital Baghdad. "The security of Baghdad is one of the ministry's top priorities," he ....

  • Visa restrictions on Syrians seeking to cross into Lebanon 'not appropriate', says envoy

    Date: 2015-01-05 14:57:14 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1678233

    BEIRUT, Jan 5 (MENA) - Syria’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Abdul Karim Ali said the decision by the Lebanese government to impose new restrictions on Syrians seeking to cross into Lebanon "is not appropriate." He said Damascus had not been informed ....

  • Welcoming Sisi occupies Kuwaiti newspapers

    Date: 2015-01-05 14:56:02 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:1678253

    KUWAIT CITY, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Kuwaiti newspapers, issued Monday, were occupied with the visit of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The headlines of newspapers welcomed Sisi. El Nabaa newspaper said that Sisi's visit, which came amid ....

  • Jordanian, Bahraini kings discuss recent Arab, regional developments

    Date: 2015-01-05 14:19:21 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1678221

    MANAMA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa on Monday received a telephone call from his Jordanian counterpart King Abdullah II. The two kings discussed ways to boost bilateral relations in various fields, recent Arab and ....

  • Aircraft targets oil tanker in Libya -- report

    Date: 2015-01-05 14:08:56 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1677301

    TRIPOLI, Jan 5 (MENA) - An unknown aircraft has shelled a Greek oil tanker in a Libyan port, Arabiya News Channel reported. No further details were given by the report.(MENA) AH/RG ....

  • AL chief receives invitation to attend activities of Constantine as Arab cultural capital

    Date: 2015-01-05 14:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1677577

    CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Arab League Secretary General Nabil el Araby received an invitation from the Algerian government to attend the activities of Constantine as the Arab cultural capital slated for April. The invitation was handed by the ....

  • Libya bans entry of Sudanese, Palestinian, Syrian nationals

    Date: 2015-01-05 13:26:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1677333

    TRIPOLI, Jan 5 (MENA) - The Libyan interior ministry has banned entry of Sudanese, Palestinian and Syrian nationals. The ministry's media office said Monday the decision came after reports of involvement of some of the nationals of these countries ....

  • 54 terrorists killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-01-05 13:24:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:1677305

    BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - As many as 54 members of the Daesh group have been killed in two provinces in Iraq, said a security source on Monday. The troops killed 26 terrorists in Salaheddine and 28 in Anbar, said the source. Vehicles used by the ....

  • 4 wounded in Sanaa blast

    Date: 2015-01-05 08:26:25 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1675401

    SANAA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Four people were wounded in a blast targeting a house inhabited by supporters of Houthis in the Yemeni capital. Material damage was inflicted on the house and several nearby houses, a security source said. The blast might ....

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