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  • Egypt amb. to Kuwait: efforts to resolve visa fine issue

    Date: 2014-12-24 11:53:40 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:1604165

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Kuwait ِAbdel Keriem Solaiman has said there were contacts with the Kuwaiti foreign and interior ministries to resolve the problem of the 600 dinars fine imposed on Egyptian nationals whose visas ....

  • 24 killed, 38 injured in Iraq suicide blast - source

    Date: 2014-12-24 11:52:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:1604521

    BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) - The death toll in a suicide bombing in Iraq's Madaen, about 25 km south of Baghdad, rose to 24, according to Iraqi security sources. Also, 38 people have been injured in the blast, when a bomber blew himself up near a ....

  • Two Libyan army officers killed in shelling on Abraq airbase

    Date: 2014-12-24 11:48:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:71 - ID:1604529

    TRIPOLI, Dec 24 (MENA) - Two officers of the Libyan army were killed on Wednesday in a shelling by seven Grad rockets on Al Abraq airbase. Spokesman for the Libyan Army Command Ahmed Al Mesmari said the airbase came under shelling by seven Grad ....

  • Hamas blames Israel for escalation in Gaza Strip

    Date: 2014-12-24 11:38:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1604373

    GAZA CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Palestinian Hamas Movement has blamed Israel for the current escalation in the Gaza Strip. On Wednesday, clashes erupted between Palestinian militants and Israeli occupation forces in Khan Yunis city after an Israeli ....

  • Iraqi speaker meets Iranian counterpart in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-12-24 10:34:38 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1602785

    BAGHDAD, Dec 24 (MENA) - Iraq's Parliament Speaker Salim al Jabouri met on Wednesday with Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani who arrived here earlier in the day coming from southern Iraq. The meeting was attended by heads of ....

  • Arab League Council consultative meeting kicks off

    Date: 2014-12-24 10:31:53 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1603793

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The consultative meeting of the Arab League Council kicked off on Wednesday at the level of permanent delegates in the presence of Arab League Secretary General Nabil El Arabi. The meeting, chaired by Mauritania, will ....

  • Kuwaiti emir heads for Oman

    Date: 2014-12-24 08:26:54 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1602433

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 24 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Jaber al Sabah left for Muscat on Wednesday on a private visit to Oman. Sheikh Sabah was accompanied by deputy head of the Kuwaiti National Guard Meshaal al Ahmed al Sabah. ....

  • Tunisia's interior minister: Elements of Ansar Al-Sharia are dangerous on society

    Date: 2014-12-24 07:50:27 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1602009

    TUNIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Bin Jeddou warned against the elements of Ansar Al-Sharia who are receiving training near the Tunisian borders and are dangerous on the country especially with the spread of weapons and armed ....

  • Tunisia's interior ministry calls on citizens to support security efforts

    Date: 2014-12-24 07:00:31 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1601893

    TUNIS, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Tunisian Interior Ministry has urged citizens, civil society and political parties to shoulder their responsibility and back the efforts of security forces in maintaining security and order. In a statement released on ....

  • Jordan, Saudi Arabia discuss anti-terror efforts

    Date: 2014-12-24 06:55:15 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1601817

    AMMAN/RIYADH, Dec 24 (MENA) - Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Joudeh and his Saudi counterpart Saud el Faysal discussed the latest developments in the region and anti-terror efforts, according to a statement by the Jordanian Foreign ....

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