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Lebanon army arrests two persons over terror charges

Date: 2014-11-05 19:56:43 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:1274381

BEIRUT, Nov 5 (MENA) - Lebanon's army troops arrested two men in the southern city of Sidon over terrorism charges. The two suspects are accused of belonging to armed groups and plotting terrorist attacks, the Lebanese army announced in a ....

Palestinian official calls for holding Arab conf. over Al-Aqsa

Date: 2014-11-05 19:44:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:1273845

RAMALLAH, Nov 5 (MENA) - A Palestinian official called for holding an Arab and Islamic conference for protecting Al-Aqsa Mosque. "A conference must be convened to face Israeli escalations against the mosque," Ahmed Qurei, a member of the ....

Jordan FM, U.S. Secretary of State discuss Israeli escalation in Quds

Date: 2014-11-05 19:40:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:135 - ID:1274265

AMMAN-PARIS, Nov 5 (MENA) – Jordanian Minister of Foreign and Expatriates Affairs Nasser Judeh on Wednesday discussed with the U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, the Israeli escalation in Jerusalem and violations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Petra ....

Tunisians urged not to travel to Yemen

Date: 2014-11-05 19:39:02 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:1274189

TUNIS, Nov 5 (MENA) - The Tunisian Foreign Ministry has advised Tunisians not to travel to Yemen during this period because of the deteriorating security situation there. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry urged ....

Kerry condemns killing of Israeli in attack

Date: 2014-11-05 19:27:17 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:1274157

PARIS, Nov 5 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry condemned an attack in Jerusalem Wednesday that left one dead as “an atrocity,” while also admitting that peace efforts had gotten bogged down by what he termed “serious complications.” “I ....

4 killed, 11 injured in terrorist attack in Tunisia

Date: 2014-11-05 19:23:36 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:1274005

TUNIS, Nov 5 (MENA) - Tunisia's Defense Ministry on Wednesday said that four servicemen and 11 others were injured when gunmen attacked a bus carrying soldiers and their families. The attack took place near El-Kef city where the army bus was ....

4 get different jail terms for traveling to war-torn countries

Date: 2014-11-05 18:50:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:124 - ID:1273865

RIYADH, Nov 5 (MENA) - A Saudi court decided Wednesday to jail four defendants for one to three years. They were also banned from travelling over charges of traveling to a number of war-torn countries to take part in fighting. They also ....

Lebanon ex-president extends thanks to Saudi Arabia over support to army

Date: 2014-11-05 18:44:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:122 - ID:1273537

BEIRUT, Nov 5 (MENA) – Former Lebanese President Michel Suleiman voiced thanks on Wednesday to Saudi Arabia over a multimillion-dollar grant to Lebanese Army. The ex-president, who commanded the armed forces from 1998 to 2008, made the remarks ....

Israel FM Liberman blames Abbas for attack

Date: 2014-11-05 18:42:18 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1273589

GAZA CITY, Nov 5 (MENA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman stated that the attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday was a result of "incitement" by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “A leadership such as the Palestinian Authority, that ....

1 dead, 70 injured in train accident in Algeria

Date: 2014-11-05 18:08:03 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:1273449

ALGIERS, Nov 5 (MENA) – A woman was killed and 70 other people were injured Wednesday morning in a train accident in the Algerian province of Boumerdes, according to a final toll of the country's civil defense department. Prime Minister ....