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Last AL summit recommendations conferred : Ben Helli

Date: 2014-11-05 11:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1269445

CAIRO, Nov 5 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary- General of the Arab League (AL) Ahmed Ben Helli has discussed with Kuwaiti permanent representative to AL the following up of the decisions taken in the last summit held in Kuwait. Developing the AL was ....

Saudi king relieves culture, information minister of his post

Date: 2014-11-05 10:28:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1269097

RIYADH, Nov 5 (MENA) - King Abdullah ben Abdel Aziz issued a royal decree on Wednesday relieving Information and Culture Minister Abdel Aziz ben Mohi el-Din Khoga from his post upon the latter's request. The monarch assigned Bandr ben Mohamed ....

Anti-riot police storm Sanaa central prison to quell inmates

Date: 2014-11-05 06:46:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1267277

SANAA, Nov 5 (MENA) - Anti-riot police in Yemen stormed Sanaa central prison on Tuesday night, Khabar News agency reported quoting a security source. The Yemeni police stormed Sanaa central prison and fired tear-gas bombs after clashes took place ....

Al-Quds, Aqsa Mosque to be under Palestinian authority in any settlement- min.

Date: 2014-11-04 22:41:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:1266881

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Al-Quds and al-Aqsa Mosque will be under the Palestinian sovereignty in any achieved political settlement, Palestinian Minister of Religious Affairs Mahmoud al-Habbash has said. Al-Habbash, who is also supreme judge of ....

Saudi king receives call from former Lebanese president

Date: 2014-11-04 21:34:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:1266749

RIYADH, Nov 4 (MENA) - King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received Tuesday a telephone call from former Lebanese president Michel Suleiman. During the call, they discussed bilateral ties between the two countries. (MENA) MG/AI ....

Sudan's defense min. returns home from Qatar

Date: 2014-11-04 20:42:05 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:129 - ID:1266597

KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (MENA) - Sudanese Defence Minister Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein returned Wednesday home after a several-day official visit to Qatar. The Sudanese minister's visit came after receiving an invitation from his Qatari counterpart Hamad ....

Fatah warns of religious war over Israel's Aqsa violations

Date: 2014-11-04 20:37:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:1266601

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) – A Palestinian Fatah official warned on Tuesday of a religious war due to the Israeli violations against Al Aqsa Mosque. "Israel seeks to demolish Al Aqsa Mosque, destroy the sanctity of Muslims and control Al Quds city at ....

Saudi court jails 38 over takfirri charges

Date: 2014-11-04 20:23:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:1266609

RIYADH, Nov 4 (MENA) – A court in Riyadh on Tuesday sentenced 38 Saudis to prison terms ranging from three months to 16 years and placed a travel ban on them over terror charges. The defendants were convicted with considering the Saudi ....

Palestinian president meets Danish foreign minister in Ramallah

Date: 2014-11-04 19:21:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1266325

RAMALLAH, Nov 4 (MENA) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas met on Tuesday with Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The meeting took up the latest developments in the region and the Palestinian bid to ....

Sudan, Germany discuss supporting economic projects in Khartoum

Date: 2014-11-04 18:14:47 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1265517

KHARTOUM, Nov 4 (MENA) – The Sudanese president's aide Ibrahim el-Ghandour met on Tuesday with German ambassador in Khartoum Rolf Welberts on the role of Germany's non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in supporting economic projects in ....