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Daesh fails to penetrate Karbala security cordon: Iraqi Defense Ministry

Date: 2014-12-12 13:54:39 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:1523385

BAGHDAD, Dec 12 (MNEA) - The Iraqi Defense Ministry said Friday that the terrorist group of Daesh failed to penetrate a security cordon imposed on the city of Karbala to protect visitors marking the death of Imam Hussein. A statement said that ....

70 people killed, wounded in Sudan accident

Date: 2014-12-12 13:04:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1523073

KHARTOUM, Dec 12 (MENA) - Twenty-seven persons were killed and 43 others injured when two tourist buses collided on the road to the White Nile state. Security sources said the accident was due to over-speed. Ambulances rushed to the scene and ....

Lawsuit filed against Marzouki

Date: 2014-12-12 12:14:39 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1522861

TUNIS, Dec 12 (MENA) - A lawsuit has been filed against Tunisian interim President Moncef Marzouki and head of his electoral campaign Adnan Manser. They are accused of hiding evidence about the assassination plot against presidential runner and ....

Lebanese Maronite Patriarch meets Russian deputy FM

Date: 2014-12-12 11:30:32 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:1522593

BEIRUT, Dec 12 (MENA) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met Friday with Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai as part of Moscow’s new bid to restart the peace process for Syria. “Developments in Lebanon and the region were discussed in ....

Syrian army launches artillery shelling attack on Ein al-Fijeh village

Date: 2014-12-12 11:13:34 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:1522417

DAMASCUS, Dec 12 (MENA) – The Syrian army launched on Friday a heavy artillery shelling attack on Ein al-Fijeh village in an apparent violation of a truce signed in late November. The artillery barrage violates a truce signed on November 25, ....

Nida Tunis secretary general says premier post to be discussed after presidential vote

Date: 2014-12-12 11:06:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1522429

TUNIS, Dec 12 (MENA) - Taïeb Baccouche, the Secretary General of Nida Tunis, has said that his nomination for prime minister of the coming Tunisian government is sheer rumors, stressing the topic will be brought up after the presidential polls are ....

Salam meets French President

Date: 2014-12-12 10:53:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1522197

BEIRUT, Dec 12 (MENA) - Lebanese Minister Tammam Salam, currently on a visit to France, met on Friday with French President François Hollande. He was accompanied by Lebanese Defense Minister Samir Mokbel and Foreign Affairs and Expatriates ....

Two Daesh militants killed in Baquba bombardment

Date: 2014-12-12 10:51:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1522009

BAGHDAD, Dec 12 (MENA) - Two Daesh militants were killed in a bombardment carried out by an Iraqi helicopter in Baquba, 65 km from Baghdad, a local TV channel reported on Friday. It said the helicopter hit a weapons-loaded vehicle, killing the ....

Libya fighting has displaced tens of thousands, says ICRC

Date: 2014-12-12 08:58:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1521629

TRIPOLI, Dec 12 (MENA) - Fighting in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi and in the west of the country has displaced tens of thousands and disrupted medical and health services, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. "Services at the ....

Tunisia dismantles terrorist cell, says interior ministry

Date: 2014-12-12 08:38:00 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1521381

TUNIS, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Tunisian interior ministry on Friday said it has dismantled a terrorist cell in the western city of Kasserine. In a statement, the ministry said the cell was grouping 10 militants. It said the cell was supporting, ....