Arab world

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  • Carter Center says electoral process in Tunisia proceeding well

    Date: 2014-10-26 12:36:34 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:1202429

    TUNIS, Oct 26 (MENA) – Head of Carter Center's mission to Tunisia Abdel Karim Al-Eryani said on Sunday that no violations have so far been witnessed that may affect the ongoing parliamentary election in Tunisia. In a press release, Eryani said ....

  • Palestinian figures condemn Sinai terror attacks

    Date: 2014-10-26 12:32:31 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:1202669

    GAZA CITY, Oct 26 (MENA) - A gathering for Palestinian figures from Gaza, the West Bank and Palestinians in diaspora extended condolences to the Egyptian people over the victims of the deadly heinous terror attack that targeted army servicemen in ....

  • Libyan MPs visit violence-hit town

    Date: 2014-10-26 12:01:25 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:1202393

    TRIPOLI, Oct 26 (MENA) – A Libyan parliamentary delegation inspected Benghazi's Benina town, airport and air base on Sunday, the scene of armed clashes between the army and militias in the past period. Twenty lawmakers have visited the town to ....

  • Arabi meets executive office members of Intl council on archives

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:57:41 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1202221

    CAIRO, Oct 26 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met on Sunday with members of the executive office of the regional branch of the International Council on Archives for talks on preserving Arab archives. The meeting took place ....

  • Iraqi army manages to control vast areas in Anbar

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:56:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:1202249

    BAGHDAD, Oct 26 (MENA) - Iraqi security forces in cooperation with volunteers managed to re-control large areas in Anbar province, after they were captured by the terrorist Daesh group, a high-level security source said. Planes of the ....

  • Tunisia polls set off everywhere except in 5 places

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:48:54 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:1201953

    TUNIS, Oct 26 (MENA) - The legislative election in Tunisia has kicked off in all polling centers except in five places in Kasserine Governorate for security reasons, President of the Tunisian Independent Higher Elections Authority (ISIE) Shafik ....

  • Kuwaiti emir issues 2 decrees to appoint new ministers

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:34:02 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1201973

    KUWAIT CITY, Oct 26 (MENA) - Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah issued two decrees to appoint new ministers. He appointed Badr Hamad al-Issa as higher education minister and Yakoub Abdel-Mohsen al-Sanea as minister of justice, ....

  • Hadi confers with UN envoy on recent developments in Yemen

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:21:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:1201865

    SANAA, Oct 26 (MENA) - Yemeni President Abd Rabuh Mansur Hadi conferred on Sunday with the United Nations assistant secretary general and envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, on the recent developments in Yemen. The get-together tackled the execution of ....

  • Fighting intensifies between Lebanese army, militants in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-10-26 11:12:44 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:1202093

    BEIRUT, Oct 26 (MENA) - Fighting intensified Sunday between the Lebanese Army and the terrorist groups in Bab al-Tabbaneh in Tripoli. Militants and soldiers clashed with machine-guns and grenades, causing heavy damage in several areas. ....

  • Afghani president arrives in Riyadh

    Date: 2014-10-26 10:37:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:1201637

    RIYADH, Oct 26 (MENA) - Afghani President Ashraf Ghani arrived Sunday in Riyadh on an official visit to Saudi Arabia. During the visit, Ghani will confer with Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdelaziz and other officials on issues of mutual interest. ....

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