Arab world

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  • Leader of Libya's militia group injured

    Date: 2014-10-28 12:16:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1216353

    TRIPOLI, Oct 28 (MENA) - A leading member of Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room, Osama Hadi Belhaj, was wounded in the ongoing clashes in the western mountain region in the capital Tripoli. Belhaj was moved to intensive care unit in Mitiga ....

  • Sudan backs unified army in Libya: defense min.

    Date: 2014-10-28 11:51:15 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:1216297

    KHARTOUM, Oct 28 (MENA) - Sudan's Defence Minister Abdul-Rahim Mohamed Hussein has voiced his country's support for a unified Libyan army grouping all components of the Libyan people. In press statements following a meeting with visiting Libyan ....

  • Tunisia parliamentary polls prove religious groups do not represent people -- diplomat

    Date: 2014-10-28 11:48:47 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:1216333

    CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - Mokhles Qotb, a former assistant foreign minister, on Tuesday congratulated the Tunisian people on their parliamentary polls, which, he said, reflected their awareness of the importance of changing course to rebuild a modern ....

  • Forum on Arab national security kicks off at AL HQ

    Date: 2014-10-28 11:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:1216269

    CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - A forum on the Arab national security kicked off on Tuesday at the Arab League general secretariat premises to discuss means of standing against challenges facing the Arab region and risks of division on religious and ....

  • Libya PM starts Sudan visit

    Date: 2014-10-28 11:41:38 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1216281

    TRIPOLI, Oct 28 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister, Abdullah el-Thinni arrived in Khartoum late Monday on a three-day visit at an invitation by the Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. In press statements at Khartoum Airport, Sudan's Foreign Minister ....

  • Iran hails Iraq army's recent win against Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-28 10:48:08 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1215373

    TEHRAN, Oct 28 (MENA) - A senior Iranian official has hailed a recent victory by the Iraqi army against the Daesh militants, saying the triumph proves that Iraq and Syria can contain the terrorist group on their own, Iran's Press TV reported. The ....

  • Sisi to "Okaz": Egyptian army fully prepared to safeguard homeland, borders..3 Riyadh

    Date: 2014-10-28 09:44:54 GMT - Arab Capitals - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:1215329

    Answering a question on the future of the Gulf region in view of escalating threats against it, Sisi said the Egyptian army is fully ready from the moral and combat sides. The Egyptian army is alert, active and has practical abilities to carry out ....

  • Hariri rejects calls for Sunni revolution, backs Lebanese Army

    Date: 2014-10-28 08:27:09 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:1214433

    BEIRUT, Oct 28 (MENA) - Former Lebanese prime minister Saad Hariri said calls for a "Sunni revolution" in Lebanon are an attack on the country's formula of co-existence. “Calls for a Sunni revolution in Lebanon are calls that have nothing to do ....

  • 2 fresh coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-10-27 20:16:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:1213397

    RIYADH, Oct 27 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry reported on Monday two new cases of coronavirus in Riyadh and Jeddah cities. The number of cases infected with the virus hit 779, the ministry said in a statement. As many as 331 of those infected ....

  • Abbas calls for ‘urgent’ Security Council session

    Date: 2014-10-27 19:52:35 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:1213245

    RAMALLAH, Oct 27 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for holding an urgent session of the UN Security Council to press for stopping Israeli violations and settlement expansion in Al-Quds (Occupied East Jerusalem), said Abbas' ....

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