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Jordan, Britain confer on military cooperation
Date: 2014-10-30 14:01:16 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1232133
AMMAN, Oct 30 (MENA) - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Meshal Zabin, met on Thursday with the British Assistant Chief of the Defense Staff Major-General Patrick Sanders. The two officials discussed various scopes of military ....
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Egyptian worker killed in Sirte amid shooting
Date: 2014-10-30 13:11:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1231909
TRIPOLI, Oct 30 (MENA) - An Egyptian worker was killed in eastern the Libyan city of Sirte as a result of shooting by unknown gunmen, said a security source on Thursday. The body of the victims was found bullet-riddled in the industrial district ....
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Lebanese parlt chief welcomes Sweden's recognition of Palestinian state
Date: 2014-10-30 11:19:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1230677
BEIRUT, Oct 30 (MENA) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri welcomed the Swedish government's official recognition of the Palestinian state. In a press release, Berri said the move is an acknowledgement of the national rights of the ....
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Two Holy train to reach Jeddah by end of year
Date: 2014-10-30 09:53:58 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1229829
RIYADH, Oct 30 (MENA) - Chief of Saudi Railways Organization (SRO) Mohammed Al-Suwaiket said that the train that will link Mecca with Medina is witnessing its latest manufacturing stages in the factory in Spain. In an interview with Okaz ....
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Libya militias commit mounting war crimes - Amnesty
Date: 2014-10-30 08:47:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1229441
TRIPOLI, Oct 31 (MENA) - Lawless militias and armed groups on all sides of the conflict in western Libya are carrying out rampant human rights abuses, including war crimes, according to a new briefing from Amnesty International on Thursday. ....
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Gaddafi supporters responsible for instability in Libya - former army official
Date: 2014-10-30 08:15:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1229205
TRIPOLI, Oct 30 (MENA) - A former official in the Libyan army has blamed supporters of former president Muammar Gaddafi for instability in Libya. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Libya's former Chief of Staff Abdel-Salam al-Obeidi called for ....
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Libya militias commit ‘mounting war crimes’: amnesty
Date: 2014-10-30 07:34:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1228849
LONDON, Oct 30 (MENA) - Pro-government and rebel militias vying for control of western Libya are committing war crimes including torturing detainees and targeting civilians, Amnesty International said Thursday, according to Alarabiya. Amnesty ....
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Berri seeks to extend term of Lebanese parlt
Date: 2014-10-30 07:22:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1229013
BEIRUT, Oct 30 (MENA) - Chamber of Deputies Speaker Nabieh Berri will call for a parliamentary session next week to discuss the extension of the chamber's term. Speaking to Muqstabal newspaper out Thursday, Berri said he will set today the exact ....
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Tunisia's Nidaa Tounes party wins parliamentary polls
Date: 2014-10-30 04:31:04 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1228521
TUNIS, Oct 30 (MENA) - Tunisia's secularist party Nidaa Tounes won 85 seats in the country's parliamentary polls, according to the independent higher authority of Tunisian elections on Thursday. At a press conference, the committee said the ....
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1 killed, 11 injured in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2014-10-29 22:33:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:194 - ID:1228301
TRIPOLI, Oct 29 (MENA) - A soldier was killed and 11 others injured during clashes with a militant group in Benghazi, a well-placed military source told MENA correspondent. The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals, the source said. Libya ....
