Arab world

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  • Libyan PM heads for Sudan Monday

    Date: 2014-10-26 20:53:34 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:153 - ID:1205733

    KHARTOUM, Oct 26 (MENA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thani will head Monday for Khartoum to meet with Sudanese top officials to discuss a number of issues of mutual concern. During the two-day visit, Thani is expected to meet with a ....

  • Lebanon opens schools for Tripoli residents displaced by clashes

    Date: 2014-10-26 20:15:33 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:150 - ID:1205493

    BEIRUT, Oct 26 (MENA) - The authorities in Lebanon have decided to open schools to receive residents fleeing clashes in the northern troubled city of Tripoli. The army has been fighting Islamist militants in the city.(MENA) AH/RG ....

  • High turnout for Tunisians in Paris in parliament elections

    Date: 2014-10-26 18:49:15 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:1205033

    PARIS, Oct 26 (MENA) - Tunisians flocked in a high turnout into the general consulate in Paris to vote in their country's parliamentary elections. Long queues were seen outside the consulate, awaiting to cast ballots. The vote's results are ....

  • Turnout in Tunisian parliamentary elections hit 50,84% before closing polls

    Date: 2014-10-26 18:40:33 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:1204865

    TUNIS, Oct 26 (MENA) - The Tunisian Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) on Sunday said the voters' turnout hit 50,84% only an hour before the closing of the parliamentary elections. The polling stations are planned to close their ....

  • Saudi Arabia reports new death of Corona virus

    Date: 2014-10-26 17:54:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:1204961

    RIYADH, Oct 26 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia reported on Sunday a new death of the Corona virus. The death was announced in Riyadh where two more infections of the virus were also reported, said the health ministry in a statement. As many as 331 ....

  • King of Jordan, Iraqi PM discuss means to combat terrorism

    Date: 2014-10-26 17:19:54 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:1204449

    AMMAN, Oct 26 (MENA) - King Abdallah II of Jordan has conferred on Sunday with Iraqi Prime Minister Haydar al-Abadi, currently on official visit to Jordan, on international and regional efforts exerted to combat terrorism and extremism. King ....

  • Libya Dawn rebels deny bombing Zintan airport

    Date: 2014-10-26 17:18:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:1204437

    TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (MENA) - Libya Dawn, a movement led by rebels from Misrata, denied that its aircraft had shelled Zintan airport's runway. In a brief statement, the group's media office accused forces loyal to renegade general Khalifa Heftar of ....

  • Saudi CP, Afghan president discuss boosting cooperation

    Date: 2014-10-26 16:46:12 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:110 - ID:1203877

    RIYADH, Oct 26 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime minister, and Minister of Defense Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud had talks with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on ways of boosting cooperation between the two countries. The Afghan ....

  • Army gains control of main HQ of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, Libyan academic affirms

    Date: 2014-10-26 15:10:28 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:91 - ID:1203453

    TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (MENA) - The Libyan army managed to control the main headquarters of the militant group of Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, said Libyan academic researcher Saleh el-Mabrouki. He, meanwhile, affirmed that the group lost all its ....

  • AL chief heads for Germany

    Date: 2014-10-26 14:20:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:1203469

    CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby left Cairo on Sunday heading for Germany on a three-day visit. The AL chief is to participate in a conference discussing the situation of the Syrian refugees and backing ....

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