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Waha Oil Company warns against expansion of fire at 19 tanks in Sedra city

Date: 2014-12-28 10:45:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:1626589

TRIPOLI, Dec 28 (MENA) - Waha Oil Company has warned that the fire, that broke out in five oil tanks, could be extended to 19 other tanks in their surroundings at Sedra harbor in Sirte City, central Libya. A source at the company said the ....

Two Libyan army officers killed in clashes in Benighazi

Date: 2014-12-28 09:39:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1626637

TRIPOLI, Dec 28 (MENA) - Two officers of the Libyan army were killed and a third was injured in clashes with Benghazi Revolutionaries Shura Council. In statements to MENA on Sunday, a military source in the Libya Saeqa troops said two officers ....

Kuwaiti FM arrives in Baghdad

Date: 2014-12-28 09:01:17 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1626605

BAGHDAD, Dec 28 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Khaled al Hamad al Sabah arrived here Sunday on an official visit to Iraq. The visit will take up means to boost bilateral ties, a number of pending files and supporting Iraq in its war ....

Iraqi president gives up his UK passport in compliance with Iraqi constitution

Date: 2014-12-28 08:58:32 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1626437

BAGHDAD, Dec 28 (MENA) - Iraqi President Fouad Massoum on Sunday renounced his UK passport in implementation of the Iraqi constitution articles. This came in a message sent by Massoum to the British Embassy in Baghdad. The Iraqi president ....

Iraqi FM, UK diplomat discuss ways of confronting Daesh

Date: 2014-12-28 08:47:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1626393

BAGHDAD, Dec 28 (MENA) – Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al Jaafari met on Sunday with Deputy UK Ambassador to Iraq Belinda Lewis to discuss boosting bilateral relations, especially in confronting Daesh terrorist group. During the meeting, Jaafari ....

Yemeni transport min. denies privatization of Aden port

Date: 2014-12-28 07:40:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:1625909

ADEN, Dec 28 (MENA) - Yemeni Transport Minister Badr Ba-Salma denied rumors on the privatization of Aden port or any other sector affiliated to the ministry. The Yemeni Transports Ministry is looking for large navigation companies that can accredit ....

Houthi appointed as Yemeni chief-of-staff deputy

Date: 2014-12-28 07:14:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1625793

SANAA, Dec 28 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour appointed a Houthi leader as deputy chief-of-staff. The observers of the Yemeni situation see that appointing Yehya Mohamed el Shami aims at absorbing the rage of the Houthis over some ....

MB group excluded other parties during ruling Egypt: Egyptian politicians

Date: 2014-12-27 22:55:55 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:1625297

AMMAN, Dec 27 (MENA) – A number of Egyptian politicians said on Saturday that although Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt were not ready to rule the county, they ran for presidential elections and won it then excluded other parties from the political ....

Nidaa Tounes has no links with Ben Ali regime - Leader

Date: 2014-12-27 22:48:48 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:1625325

AMMAN, Dec 27 (MENA) - Nidaa Tounes's Executive Office member Mahdi Abdul Jawad on Saturday said his party had no links with the country's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime. During a conference on "Islamists and Governance" held ....

Israeli elections to result in more fragmented parl't - Fatah official

Date: 2014-12-27 22:02:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:1625217

RAMALLAH, Dec 27 (MENA) - Palestinian Fatah Revolutionary Council member Uri Davis said on Saturday the upcoming Israeli elections would result in more fragmented parliament. He added that the next Israeli government would adopt more radical and ....