Arab world

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  • British amb leaves Sanaa after attack on embassy

    Date: 2014-11-03 06:35:29 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1252585

    SANAA, Nov 3 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Yemen Jane Marriott left Yemen a one day after an attack against the British embassy by unidentified people, according to Al-Yemen Al-Youm newspaper Monday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the ....

  • Lebanese army detonates explosive charge

    Date: 2014-11-02 22:41:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:150 - ID:1252273

    BEIRUT, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Lebanese army on Sunday carried out a controlled detonation on an explosive device in Sidon in southern Lebanon. The move has been taken after sappers could not defuse the charge which weighted 500 grams. ....

  • Tunisia praises Algeria for helping nationals flee Burkina Faso violence

    Date: 2014-11-02 22:03:59 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1252241

    TUNIS, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Tunisian Foreign Ministry on Sunday praised Algeria for helping Tunisians flee recent security and political developments in Burkina Faso. In a statement, the Tunisian ministry said Algeria responded in record time to ....

  • Saudi court jails 2 defendants over terrorism

    Date: 2014-11-02 20:20:04 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:1252073

    RIYADH, Nov 2 (MENA) - A Saudi court sentenced Sunday two persons to different terms of imprisonment. The first defendant was sentenced to seven years in prison and the other 16, and each given 30 days to appeal, the Saudi Press Agency ....

  • Venezuela to send aid to Gaza Strip

    Date: 2014-11-02 20:03:10 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:1252093

    GAZA CITY, Nov 2 (MENA) - Venezuela will send aid to the Gza Strip, an Israeli newspaper quoted the Venezuelan foreign ministry as saying. The aid will be transported by a cargo plane. It included ten tons of aid and medical equipment. The ....

  • Palestinians injured in Qalandiya checkpoint clashes

    Date: 2014-11-02 18:16:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:121 - ID:1251537

    RAMALLAH, Nov 2 (MENA) - Sixteen Palestinians suffered injuries Sunday in clashes with Israeli forces near Qalandiya checkpoint north of al-Quds (East Jerusalem). A young man, 19, was hit by live bullets, while 15 others have been struck with ....

  • Qatar, Sudan sign memo in military coop.

    Date: 2014-11-02 17:01:04 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:1250741

    DOHA, Nov 2 (MENA) - Qatar and Sudan have signed in Doha a memorandum concerning mutual military cooperation. The memo was signed by the Qatari Minister of State for Defense Affairs Hamad bin Ali al-Atiyah and the Sudanese Minister of Defense ....

  • Sudan's president: ties with Arab, African states should be boosted

    Date: 2014-11-02 15:53:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:1250409

    KHARTOUM, Nov 2 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir urged the foreign ministry on Sunday to boost relations with Sudan's fellow Arab and African countries, especially neighboring ones. During his meeting with Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali ....

  • Sudan bars opposition leader from traveling abroad

    Date: 2014-11-02 15:41:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:1250185

    KHARTOUM, Nov 2 (MENA) - Chairman of the opposition Sudanese Congress Party Ibrahim al-Sheikh said Sunday that security authorities at Khartoum International Airport barred him from traveling abroad. 'I was prevented from boarding a flight to ....

  • AL lauds Sweden for recognizing Palestine

    Date: 2014-11-02 15:07:01 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:1249885

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Arab League Council strongly praised on Sunday Sweden's decision to recognize Palestine. The AL council, in a statement issued following an extraordinary meeting, expressed appreciation for "Sweden's courageous step that ....

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