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  • Tunisian PM visits Morocco Thursday

    Date: 2014-11-11 14:04:38 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:74 - ID:1311685

    TUNIS, Nov 11 (MENA) - Tunisian Prime Minister Mahadi Jomaa leaves for Rabat Thursday on a two-day visit to Morocco. A statement issued on Tuesday by the Tunisian government said the prime minister will meet during the visit with his Moroccan ....

  • Iraqi MP injured in bomb attack on her residence

    Date: 2014-11-11 13:39:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1311113

    BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - Member of the Iraqi Parliament Angham al-Shimousi was injured in a terrorist attack on her residence in Maysan province, Iraqi parliament speaker Salim Al-Jabouri said on Tuesday. He added that she was undergoing ....

  • 30 drown in Yemen's Gulf of Aden

    Date: 2014-11-11 12:02:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:1310541

    GENEVA, Nov 11 (MENA) - At least 30 persons have died while they were attempting to cross the Gulf of Aden, the International Organization of Migration said in a statement on Tuesday. The world organization has dispatched a team to investigate and ....

  • 2,000 bombs dismantled in Iraq's Babel

    Date: 2014-11-11 11:57:36 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:1310333

    BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) - Babel Operations Command said on Tuesday that more than 2,000 bombs and booby trapped houses planted by Daesh terrorist group were dismantled. Commander of Babel Operations Command Abdulhussein al-Baydhani said the security ....

  • Iraqi army retakes control of Iraq's district of Baiji

    Date: 2014-11-11 11:43:50 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1310357

    BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (MENA) – Iraqi forces have controlled Baiji district, some 130 miles north of Baghdad, following fierce clashes with Daesh militants, a senior police officer said. The Iraqi forces have retaken control of security directorate, ....

  • Kuwaiti Emir receives message from Iranian president

    Date: 2014-11-11 11:37:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:1310061

    KUWAIT CITY, Nov 11 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received a message from Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The message was conveyed by Iranian Minister of Oil Bijan Zanganeh. The message tackled ways of ....

  • One Palestinian killed, two wounded in Karam Abu Salem blast

    Date: 2014-11-11 10:15:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1309005

    GAZA CITY, Nov 11 (MENA) - One Palestinian was killed and two others injured in an explosion at the Karam Abu Salem commercial crossing in southern Gaza. Muhammad Ahmad Bahloul, 17, was killed and his father Ahmad Yousef Bahloul suffered serious ....

  • Sharjah int'l book fair important intellectual event, says director

    Date: 2014-11-11 10:13:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1308989

    SHARJAH, Nov 11 (MENA) - Ahmad Bin Rakkad Al Ameri, the Director of Sharjah International Book Fair, asserted that the fair is one of the most important cultural events in the world that provides a change for all contributors to share their ....

  • Palestinian workers wounded in Karam Abu Salem

    Date: 2014-11-11 08:55:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1308197

    GAZA CITY, Nov 11 (MENA) - Palestinian workers were wounded on Tuesday when a fuel truck exploded at the Karam Abu Salem commercial crossing in southern Gaza. The explosion took place on the Palestinian side of the crossing. It occurred in an area ....

  • Algeria beefs up its military presence on borders with Mali

    Date: 2014-11-11 08:52:30 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1308001

    ALGIERS, Nov 11 (MENA) - Algeria has deployed more troops on its borders with Mali to stand up against smugglers and militants' intrusion across the borders. The Algerian "Al-Khabar" newspaper said more military reinforcements were seen on Bordj ....

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