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  • Arab League council to meet on Wednesday

    Date: 2014-12-22 12:28:30 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1588245

    CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - The Arab League council will hold a meeting on Wednesday at the level of permanent delegates on Somalia. The council will discuss the outcome of an Arab ministerial delegation's recent visit to Mogadishu, said a diplomatic ....

  • Five killed, 15 wounded in Baghdad attacks

    Date: 2014-12-22 10:16:19 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:1587413

    BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (MENA) - Five people were killed and 15 others wounded in two separate attacks in Iraq. Iraqi security sources said two members of the Sunni Awakening or Sahwa in Arabic were killed and three civilians and two troops were wounded ....

  • Gunfire heard during Army patrol in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-12-21 22:28:00 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:135 - ID:1585541

    BEIRUT, Dec 21 (MENA) - Heavy gunfire was heard in the inner market streets leading to Abu Ali River in Lebanon's Tripoli during an Army patrol in the area, National News Agency reported Sunday. The Lebanese army responded to the fire. A ....

  • Jordan's king receives South Korean FM

    Date: 2014-12-21 22:26:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:1584973

    AMMAN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II met, on Sunday, with South Korean Foreign Minister, Yun Byung-se, currently visiting the Kingdom as part of a tour to the region, Petra news agency reported. King Abdullah and Byung-se discussed ....

  • Jordan, Libya discuss military cooperation

    Date: 2014-12-21 21:20:52 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:1585261

    AMMAN, Dec 21 (MENA) - Commander of the Jordanian Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Jordanian Armed Forces Lt. Gen. Mashaal Mohammad Al Zaben held a meeting with Libyan Defense Minister Brigadier-General Masoud Erhuma to discuss promoting ....

  • Iraqi PM departs Kuwait after brief visit

    Date: 2014-12-21 20:49:24 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:1585121

    KUWAIT CITY, Dec 21 (MENA) - Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi and his accompanying delegation departed here Sunday following a one-day visit upon an official invitation from Kuwait's Premier Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. He was ....

  • 3 Deash leaders killed in Iraq

    Date: 2014-12-21 20:48:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1585077

    BAGHDAD, Dec 21 (MENA) – Three leading members of the terrorist Daesh group were killed Sunday in Iraq, said the ministry of defense. In a statement, the ministry asserted that the army, supported by helicopters, managed to regain control over ....

  • Tunisia presidential runoff initial turnout at 59.04%

    Date: 2014-12-21 20:23:05 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1585145

    TUNIS, Dec 21 (MENA) - Turnout in the Tunisian presidential runoff hit 59.04%, said the country's independent election commission said. The commission said that 27.14 percent of Tunisian expatriates had already cast their votes in the elections ....

  • Abbas starts three-day visit to Algeria

    Date: 2014-12-21 19:32:07 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1584737

    ALGIERS, Dec 21 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday began an official visit to Algeria, in response to an invitation by the President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. During the three-day visit, Abbas is expected to meet with Algerian ....

  • Egypt's amb. in Tunis visits polling stations

    Date: 2014-12-21 19:26:35 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:109 - ID:1584781

    TUNIS, Dec 21 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador to Tunisia Ayman Musharafa on Tuesday paid a visit to a number of polling stations in the country to follow up a run-off election. In statements to MENA correspondent, Musharafa has hailed as positive ....

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