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Tunisian front-runner meets head of elections commission
Date: 2014-12-01 18:32:32 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:1451861
TUNIS, Dec 1 (MENA) - Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi has met with head of the Tunisian Independent Election Commission (ISIE) Chafik Sarsar. The meeting touched on preparations for the run-off vote and the current domestic ....
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Tunisia court turns down appeals against presidential election
Date: 2014-12-01 18:17:23 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:1451877
TUNIS, Dec 1 (MENA) – The Tunisian Administrative Court on Monday turned down all appeals against the results of the first round of the country's presidential election which took place on Nov. 23. The court said it rejected eight appeals filed by ....
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Saudi to fund Mauritanian agricultural project
Date: 2014-12-01 17:42:41 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:1451453
NOUAKCHOTT, Dec 1 (MENA) - Managing Director of the Saudi Fund for Development Yosef Bin Ibrahim Al-Bassam on Monday said the Fund will sign an agreement on funding a Mauritanian agricultural project at a cost of $ 470 million. During a meeting ....
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Tunisian soldier killed in land mine blast
Date: 2014-12-01 17:09:58 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:103 - ID:1451505
TUNIS, Dec 1 (MENA) – A Tunisian soldier was killed and another wounded on Monday when a land mine exploded in a mountainous area in western Tunsia. The Tunisian National Defense Ministry said in a statement quoted by Sky News that a land mine ....
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Saudi Arabia offers 54 million dollars to Yemen
Date: 2014-12-01 15:37:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:1450473
SANAA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohamed Saeid al-Jaber said that his country will provide a food aid worth 54 million dollars to about 45,000 Yemeni families. During his meeting Monday with Yemeni International Cooperation ....
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Netanyahu warns of early election unless ministers stop 'undermining' him
Date: 2014-12-01 15:36:24 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:1450853
GAZA, Dec 1 (MENA) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday threatened the government of an early election and called for coalition partners to stop publicly "undermining and attacking" him and state policies. In response to recent criticism ....
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Egypt is gate of peace, moderation in Arab world - UAE president
Date: 2014-12-01 14:10:08 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:1448401
ABU DHABI, Dec 1 (MENA) - UAE's President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan underlined that Egypt is the gate of peace and moderation in the Arab world. He further said that the international community should participate in promoting stability ....
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CAEU delays 99th session
Date: 2014-12-01 13:42:29 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:1449161
CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU), an offshoot of the Arab League, decided on Monday to postpone its 99th ordinary session, which was scheduled to be held on Thursday. A CAEU source told MENA on Monday that the ....
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Arab League, EU discuss strategic dialogue
Date: 2014-12-01 11:41:10 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:1447865
CAIRO, Dec 1 (MENA) - The Arab League discussed on Monday with members of the EU political and security committee a draft of strategic dialogue. The bill was proposed after a third meeting that was held in Athens in June. It suggests ....
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Jordanian king heads for Washington on work trip to meet Obama
Date: 2014-12-01 11:39:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1447869
AMMAN, Dec 1 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II left Amman Monday heading for Washington on a work trip where he will meet with US President Barack Obama on December 5. The meeting will take up means to boost bilateral ties in the different ....
