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  • 64.6% turnout in Tunisian presidential election

    Date: 2014-11-23 21:54:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:1395217

    TUNIS, Nov 23 (MENA) - Turnout in the Tunisian presidential election reached 64.6% at home and 29.68% abroad, Independent Higher Authority for the Elections (ISIE) President Shafik Sarsar said on Sunday. No violations were reported so far since ....

  • Peace, security, stability start from al-Quds - Fatah

    Date: 2014-11-23 21:00:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:1395085

    RAMALAH, Nov 23 (MENA) - Palestine's Fatah advisory council says peace, security and stability start from al-Quds. The council on Sunday warned of the danger of attacking holy sites and turning the conflict into a religious one. The council urged ....

  • Essebsi frontrunner in Tunisian polls: campaign chief

    Date: 2014-11-23 20:52:26 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:1395021

    TUNIS, Nov 23 (MENA) – A leading member of Nidaa Tounes party said Sunday party candidate Beji Caid Essebsi was leading the presidential race. Essebsi will run the second round by at least 10 percentage points, Mohsen Marzouq, head of electoral ....

  • Sudan, Darfur's rebels kick off peace talks in Ethiopia

    Date: 2014-11-23 20:20:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1394921

    KHARTOUM, Nov 23 (MENA) - Formal negotiations between the Sudanese government and two rebel groups from the Darfur region began in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa on Sunday. Representatives of two rebels groups; the Justice and Equality ....

  • Sudanese defense minister meets Qatari CoS

    Date: 2014-11-23 20:16:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:1394993

    KHARTOUM, Nov 23 (MENA) - Sudanese Defense Minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein on Sunday received Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Qatari Armed Forces Ghanim bin Shaheen al-Ghanim. The meeting dealt with joint cooperation between the Sudanese and ....

  • Hamas warns of Israeli approved 'Jewish state bill'

    Date: 2014-11-23 19:50:47 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:1394705

    GAZA CITY, Nov 23 (MENA) – The Palestinian movement of Hamas on Sunday warned of the Israeli cabinet's decision to approve the "Jewish state bill'. In a statement, Hamas said the move "sets off alarm bells over the Israeli ambitions in the ....

  • Tunisian national dialogue to debate Marzouki’s cabinet formation message

    Date: 2014-11-23 19:15:48 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:106 - ID:1394497

    TUNIS, Nov 23 (MENA) - A National Dialogue session is scheduled for Monday to consider Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki’s message to President of Nidaa Tounes Beji Caid Essebssi on the formation of a new government within one week, said Deputy ....

  • 150 Daesh militants killed in Iraq's Diyala

    Date: 2014-11-23 17:37:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:1394125

    BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (MENA) - As many as 150 Daesh militants have been killed in clashes with Iraqi forces in different areas of Diyala. Head of Diyali province Oudai al-Khadran on Sunday said security forces accompanied by volunteer battalions and ....

  • Larijani: Takfiris trying to create rift among Muslims

    Date: 2014-11-23 17:33:24 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1393905

    TEHRAN, Nov 23 (MENA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani lashed out at the western countries and their regional allies for supporting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, and said the main goal of the Takfiri ....

  • Kuwait donates $ 18m to Jordan for Syrian refugees relief

    Date: 2014-11-23 17:15:46 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:1393881

    AMMAN, Nov 23 (MENA) - The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed Sunday an agreement with the Jordanian government to allocate USD 18 million to finance relief projects of the Syrian refugees in the kingdom. The agreement came ....

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