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Hammond concerned for Jordanian pilot

Date: 2014-12-24 20:36:46 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:183 - ID:1608369

LONDON, Dec 24 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said he is concerned for a Jordanian pilot who has been captured by militants of the terrorist group of Daesh after his plane was shot down. "Concerned for Jordanian pilot held by ISIL. We ....

OIC chief to Visit Sudan Saturday

Date: 2014-12-24 20:33:58 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:182 - ID:1608209

KHARTOUM, Dec 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ayad Bin Amin Medani will pay a visit to Khartoum on Saturday, the Sudan News Agency reported Wednesday. The three-day visit will tackle boosting the ....

Arab parliament calls for supporting Palestinian UN statehood bid

Date: 2014-12-24 19:35:17 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:178 - ID:1608189

CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Arab Parliament called on the 15 members of the UN Security Council to support a draft UN Security Council resolution that sets a timeline for an Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 lines and recognizes the Palestinian ....

13 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

Date: 2014-12-24 19:28:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:1607905

BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces have killed thirteen militants of Daesh during clashes in Baghdad and Ramadi, said a statement by Baghdad Operations Command on Wednesday. The forces also defused 25 explosives bombs in various areas ....

Power to be handed out on Tuesday- Marzouki

Date: 2014-12-24 19:26:30 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:174 - ID:1608089

TUNIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - The defeated candidate in Tunisia's presidential run-off Moncef Marzouki said Wednesday that he would hand out the power to the president-elect Beji Caid Essebsi on Tuesday. Marzouki said he would file challenges over ....

Saudi court sentences one person to death on terror charges

Date: 2014-12-24 18:52:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:170 - ID:1607989

RIYADH, Dec 24 (MENA) - A Saudi court on Wednesday sentenced one person to death and handed down prison terms to two others on charges related to terrorism. They were convicted of joining a terrorist cell and adopting al-Qaeda ideology. They ....

Israel approves building 380 new settler units in al-Quds

Date: 2014-12-24 17:57:49 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:163 - ID:1607801

RAMALLAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Israeli authorities gave final approval on Wednesday for the construction of 380 new settler units in two areas of annexed al-Quds (East Jerusalem), a local official said, according to Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. "The ....

IOC chief to visit Sudan on Saturday

Date: 2014-12-24 17:42:32 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:161 - ID:1607481

JEDDAH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Islamic Cooperation Organization Iyad bin Amin Madani will visit Sudan on Saturday to meet with Sudanese officials to discuss promoting bilateral relations. In a statement on Wednesday, he said the ....

Jordan King meets with army chief

Date: 2014-12-24 17:41:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:160 - ID:1607625

AMMAN, Dec 24 (MENA) – Jordan's King Abdullah II, the Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, on Wednesday visited the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces - The Arab Army, Petra news agency reported. The King, who was welcomed by ....

No Ebola cases in Morocco, says Health Ministry

Date: 2014-12-24 17:39:25 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:159 - ID:1607669

RABAT, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Moroccan Health Ministry said that there are no declared cases of the deadly Ebola disease in Morocco. The new declaration by the Health Ministry comes following news that a Guinean citizen is being held in quarantine ....