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Kuwaiti media figure hails Sisi's planned visit to Kuwait

Date: 2015-01-02 20:36:12 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1663109

KUWAIT CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Kuwaiti media figure Aisha Al Yahya hailed on Friday a planned visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Kuwait, slated for next week. Yahya said she is happy that the Arab leader, Sisi, will visit Kuwait ....

Palestinian PM to leave for Saudi Arabia

Date: 2015-01-02 20:31:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:1663001

RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah is scheduled Saturday to leave for Saudi Arabia. The Palestinian PM on Friday said he would meet with Saudi Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin ....

Yemen PM, Iranian amb. discuss bilateral ties

Date: 2015-01-02 19:43:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:104 - ID:1662821

ADEN, Yemen, Jan 2 (MENA) - Yemen's Prime Minister Khaled Bahah on Friday met with Iranian Ambassador to Sanaa Seyyed Hossein Nam. The two sides discussed ways to improve bilateral relations in various fields. Bahah stressed that opportunities ....

97 Somali illegal migrants arrested in Yemen

Date: 2015-01-02 19:01:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:1662813

SANAA, Jan 2 (MENA) - Yemen's Hadramout security forces on Friday arrested 97 Somali migrants over entering the country illegally. A Yemeni security source said the arrested migrants were handed over to a UNHCR representative. They will to ....

Palestine to be member in ICC in 3months

Date: 2015-01-02 18:58:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:1662805

GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) – Palestinian Chief Negotiator Saeb Erekat on Friday asserted that his country will get the membership of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in March. According to Arabia television, Erekat said that settlement and ....

Lebanon demands protection for diplomatic missions in Brazil, Chile

Date: 2015-01-02 18:40:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:97 - ID:1662781

BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) - Lebanon's Foreign and Expatriates Ministry on Friday called on the Chilean and the Brazilian Foreign Ministries to provide extra protection for the country's acting missions following mugging attacks on the charges d'affaires ....

Palestinians to demand Israel to be punished before ICC: Amb. to UN

Date: 2015-01-02 17:57:40 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:1662641

NEW YORK, Jan 2 (MENA) – Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour said that his country has filed a request to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), which will come into force after six months. Speaking at a press ....

Yemeni army officer escapes assassination attempt

Date: 2015-01-02 17:09:17 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:1662493

SANAA, Jan 2 (MENA) – A Yemeni army officer survived on Friday an assassination attempt by militants in Lahij governorate in the south of the country. Gunmen on a motorcycle fired at the intelligence officer while he was getting out of a mosque ....

Bahraini Shura Council denounces interference in internal affairs

Date: 2015-01-02 17:06:17 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:1662501

MANAMA, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Bahraini Shura Council denounced in a statement Friday foreign interference in Bahrain's internal affairs, Bahrain News Agency reported. The statement stressed that the double standards adopted by some countries and ....

Saudi king receives breathing tube after infection

Date: 2015-01-02 16:43:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:1662421

RIYADH, Jan 2 (MENA) - Saudi King Abdullah is in stable condition after having a breathing tube inserted Friday, the royal court said. The king was admitted to hospital on New Year's Eve. The Saudi Press Agency carried a statement by the ....