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Egypt security essential for Gulf states - Official

Date: 2014-11-18 11:05:09 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1356177

AMMAN, Nov 18 (MENA) - Head of the Arab League's Federation for Combating Counterfeiting and Forgery Sheikha Nawal al-Hamoud al-Sabah said Egypt is capable of combating terror, stressing that security of the Gulf is linked with Egypt's security and ....

Palestinian presidency condemns attack on Jerusalem synagogue

Date: 2014-11-18 10:35:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1356629

RAMALLAH, Nov 18 (MENA) - The Palestinian Presidency on Tuesday condemned that the attack on a Jewish synagogue in Jerusalem and any kind of violence, calling on Israelis to stop storming of Al-Aqsa mosque and other provocations by the Jewish ....

Arab League chief heads to Denmark for Somali meeting

Date: 2014-11-18 10:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1356001

CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi headed for Denmark to attend a high-profile conference on Somalia. Somalia's president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is expected to attend the New Deal conference in Copenhagen. The conference ....

Israel forces cordon East Jerusalem neighborhood after synagogue attack

Date: 2014-11-18 08:49:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1355333

RAMALLAH, Nov 18 (MENA) - Israeli forces cordoned the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabal al-Mukabbir as tension escalated after at least six people were killed Tuesday morning in an attack on a synagogue in Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses said more ....

Sudanese information min. arrives in Cairo

Date: 2014-11-18 08:39:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1355617

CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of State at the Ministry of Information Yasser Youssef arrived in Cairo on Tuesday on a three-day visit to Egypt. Youssef is expected to hold talks with a raft of Egyptian officials over promoting media ....

Iraq parl't speaker arrives in Riyadh

Date: 2014-11-17 22:19:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:192 - ID:1354541

RIYADH, Nov 17 (MENA) - Iraqi parliament speaker Saleem Al-Jabouri arrived in Riyadh on Monday on an official visit. The visit came at an invitation from speaker of Saudi Arabia's Shura Council Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Ibrahim ....

4 Libyan soldiers killed, 15 injured in Benghazi

Date: 2014-11-17 22:17:03 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:190 - ID:1354545

TRIPOLI, Nov 17 (MENA) – Four Libyan soldiers was killed while 15 others were injured on Monday in clashes between the army and rebels of the so-called Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries in Benghazi, a military source told MENA. Al Marg ....

Israeli navy targets Palestinian boat in Rafah Sea

Date: 2014-11-17 21:37:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:184 - ID:1354465

GAZA CITY, Nov 17 (MENA) - Israeli gunboats targeted on Monday a Palestinian fishing boat off Rafah coasts, south of the Gaza Strip. Witnesses said that an Israeli gunboat heavily fired towards the vessel in the regional waters of Rafah Sea, ....

UNRWA head: Situation in Syria 'catastrophic'

Date: 2014-11-17 20:56:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:181 - ID:1354353

GAZA CITY, Nov 17 (MENA) - Commissioner-General of UNRWA Pierre Krähenbühl said on Monday that the effects of the conflict continue to be catastrophic for Syrians and for Palestine refugees alike, a press release by the UNRWA reads. "Fighting ....

Saudi court sentences 3 to death on terror charges

Date: 2014-11-17 17:01:16 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:1353101

RIYADH, Nov 17 (MENA) - A Saudi court sentenced three people to death on Monday and handed down prison terms to five more on charges related to terrorism. The defendants were charged with joining a terrorist cell and adopting al-Qaeda ....