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  • France to recognize Palestine as independent state: French FM

    Date: 2014-11-28 16:45:39 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:138 - ID:1432001

    PARIS, Nov 28 (MENA) - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Friday on his Twitter account that France would recognize Palestine as an independent state. "France will recognize Palestine. This recognition is not a favor, not an indulgence, ....

  • Ansar el-Sharia announces responsibility on US embassy attack

    Date: 2014-11-28 15:09:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:1431209

    SANA'A, Nov 28 (MENA) – The Ansar el-Sharia, an offshoot of the al-Qaeda, declared Friday its responsibility for the attack on the US embassy in Sana'a. In a statement posted on its Twitter page, the militant group said its fighters succeeded in ....

  • Essebsi eager to serve Tunisians

    Date: 2014-11-28 15:01:50 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:1431173

    TUNIS, Nov 28 (MENA) - Tunisian Presidential Candidate Beji Caid Essebsi said on Friday that he is eager to serve the Tunisian people and improve their living standards. He slammed the price hikes now hitting the state and called upon the ....

  • Marzouki lodges eight electoral appeals

    Date: 2014-11-28 15:01:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1431177

    TUNIS, Nov 28 (MENA) - Tunisian Presidential Candidate Moncef Marzouki lodged on Friday eight electoral appeals with an administrative court, according to the Tunisian News Agency. The move could hamper a run-off vote on December 14, said member of ....

  • 400 foreign salafi students leave yemen

    Date: 2014-11-28 13:46:34 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:1429433

    SANAA, Nov 28 (MENA) - As many as 400 foreign students have been deported by the Yemeni authorities to their home countries. The students, enrolled in a Salafi center located in Lahj province, were deported over security purposes, said Abdullah ....

  • Arab FMs to meet Saturday over Palestinian issue's latest developments

    Date: 2014-11-28 12:46:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1429913

    CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - An Arab Foreign Ministers extraordinary session is scheduled to kick off Saturday at the Arab League HQ in Cairo, with the participation of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The meeting will discuss recent developments on ....

  • Abbas briefs Algerian ambassador in Cairo on recent Palestinian development

    Date: 2014-11-28 12:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:1429917

    CAIRO, Nov 28 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday received Algerian Ambassador in Cairo Nazir Arbaoui to brief him on the recent developments on the Palestinian arena. Abbas, who is currently visiting Cairo, thanked the Algerian ....

  • Haftar: Maintaining control on Benghazi, Tripoli needs more support

    Date: 2014-11-28 11:20:29 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1429217

    ROME, Nov 28 (MENA) – Libyan general Khalifa Haftar said on Friday that maintaining control on as much as 80 percent of Benghazi city needs more support, forces, and supplies. Interviewed by Italian media, he said the battle in Tripoli was still ....

  • Kuwaiti FM to head delegation to Arab meeting

    Date: 2014-11-28 11:17:01 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1429121

    KUWAIT CITY, Nov 28 (MENA) -- Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is scheduled to head the Kuwaiti delegation to the extraordinary session of the Arab League ministerial council ....

  • Tunisian soldier killed in Banzart in northern Tunisia

    Date: 2014-11-28 10:39:01 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:1428909

    TUNIS, Nov 28 (MENA) - A Tunisian soldier was killed late last night in Banzart state in northern Tunisia. Security forces comb the area in a manhunt of the terrorists who committed the crime, Tunisian sources said. (MENA) MHK/AS ....

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