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Tunisia says situation on Libya border reviewed

Date: 2014-12-07 18:38:09 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:1490385

TUNIS, Dec 7 (MENA) - Tunisian national defense minister Ghazi alGiriby said on Sunday that the situation on the border with Libya is satisfactory after a shelling on a crossing. He inspected Rass Adjir terminal after the attack. He asserted ....

Russian president envoy leaves Beirut following two-day visit

Date: 2014-12-07 18:27:07 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1490433

MOSCOW, Dec 7 (MENA) - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has completed his two-day visit to Beirut with several meetings with Lebanese political leaders, Itar-Tass reported. Bogdanov, who is Russian president's special ....

Israel strikes near Damascus

Date: 2014-12-07 18:12:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:1490145

DAMASCUS, Dec 7 (MENA) - Israeli jets bombed Sunday areas near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas, near the border with Lebanon, the Syrian news agency (SANA) reported. The agency did not give further details. (MENA) MS/AI ....

Israel installs new spy devices in occupied Shebaa

Date: 2014-12-07 15:43:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:1489237

BEIRUT, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Israeli Army upgraded its spy devices in the occupied Shebaa Farms, deploying on Sunday air and ground forces to survey the surrounding areas, Lebanon's The Daily Star reported. Also, Israeli soldiers fired heavy ....

Car bomb kills 7 Iraqi policemen, injures dozens

Date: 2014-12-07 14:49:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:1488969

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Seven of Iraqi policemen were killed, while 26 others were injured when a booby-trapped car went off near a security checkpoint in north of Baghdad. The explosion was carried out by a suicide bomber, who blew himself up ....

Kuwait Emir meets GCC chief

Date: 2014-12-07 12:44:55 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1487813

KUWAIT CITY, Dec 7 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Sunday at Al-Seif Palace here Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani. Al-Zayani briefed the Kuwaiti Emir on ....

17 Daesh militants killed in air raids over Iraq's Samaraa

Date: 2014-12-07 12:41:26 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1487269

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) - Seventeen Daesh militants were killed in air raids by the Iraqi Air Force on a field hospital in southern Samaraa, an Iraqi security source said. Six of their vehicles caught fire as a result of the air attacks, he ....

Arab investment agencies meet in Cairo

Date: 2014-12-07 12:40:37 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:1487701

CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) – Meetings of Arab investment authorities kicked off at the Arab League HQ on Sunday under the chairmanship of Yemen. The two-day meetings will discuss investment affairs in Arab countries and means to promote them, Arab ....

3 Libyan army soldiers killed, others injured in clashes in Benghazi

Date: 2014-12-07 12:30:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1487513

TRIPOLI, Dec 7 (MENA) – Three Libyan army soldiers were killed in Benghazi and several others were injured in clashes with Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries on Sunday. Field Commander Mohamed Dawood el-Qabsy was among the injured and was ....

Daesh kidnaps 12 army, police men in Iraq

Date: 2014-12-07 12:26:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1487509

BAGHDAD, Dec 7 (MENA) – Daesh militias abducted on Sunday 12 Iraqi army and police men after storming their homes in north Tikrit city, Iraqi security source said. The kidnapped soldiers were taken to an unknown destination, the source further ....