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Libyan journalist jailed for 5 years over defamation accusations

Date: 2014-11-20 18:11:52 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1375901

TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (MENA) – A Libyan court on Thursday sentenced a journalist to five years in prison over accusations of defamation. Emara el Khetaby, editor-in-chief of the independent "Al Omma" newspaper, was accused of defamation after ....

Saudi Arabian foreign minister to visit Moscow November 21

Date: 2014-11-20 17:49:40 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:1375573

MOSCOW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal will visit Moscow on November 21, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Thursday. Al-Faisal is expected to hold talks with Russian Foreign Minister ....

AL chief meets South Sudan leader Friday

Date: 2014-11-20 16:07:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:1373905

CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Arab League announced on Thursday that its secretary general Nabil el-Arabi will meet South Sudan president Salva Kiir Friday during the latter's visit to Cairo during which the South Sudanese leader will meet also with ....

Int'l support needed to tackle refugees crisis in Jordan : Majali

Date: 2014-11-20 15:51:01 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:118 - ID:1374645

AMMAN, Nov 20 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Interior Hussein Majali said that his country bears heavy burdens in sheltering huge numbers of refugees and providing all means for a decent life to them. Majali noted that his country needs support ....

UN envoy to Libya urges political solution to Libyan crisis

Date: 2014-11-20 14:32:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:1373553

TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Libya and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) Bernardino Leon, said that a political solution in Libya is difficult but not impossible. In ....

Albania PM winds up Kuwait visit

Date: 2014-11-20 14:25:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:1373429

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 20 (MENA) - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama left Kuwait on Thursday after a two-day official visit. Rama, with his accompanying delegation, conferred with his Kuwaiti counterpart Jabir al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah means of ....

Syria FM to visit Russia next week: Source

Date: 2014-11-20 14:12:47 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:1373705

MOSCOW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem will visit Moscow next week, a diplomatic source said. Muallem is expected to hold talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the Syrian crisis and possibilities of holding a ....

Bank attacked in Benghazi, 1 million LD stolen

Date: 2014-11-20 14:01:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:1373437

TRIPOLI, Nov 20 (MENA) - Al Wahda Bank in Benghazi has come under an armed attack and about one million Libyan Dinars (LD) were stolen. The treasury was looted by unidentified armed men, a security source said Thursday. The bank's monitoring ....

Syrian FM to hold talks in Moscow on November 26

Date: 2014-11-20 13:58:47 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:1373549

MOSCOW, Nov 20 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem is due to hold negotiations in Moscow on November 26, Itar Tass quoted the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesman Alexander Lukashevich as saying on Thursday. Russia has been ....

Comprehensive plan to restore security in Yemen: Official

Date: 2014-11-20 13:44:49 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:1372077

SANA’A, Nov 20 (MENA) - Sana'a Security Director Abdel Razek al-Moa'id has said a new security plan has been developed to restore security and stability in the country. He added that the plan would be implemented in coordination with vigilance ....