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  • US confirms support to Lebanon against Daesh

    Date: 2014-10-11 12:04:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1101345

    BEIRUT, Oct 11 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry stressed on Saturday his country's support to Lebanon in its war against Daesh militants and protecting minorities in the region, the National News Agency reported. This came in a letter ....

  • Media man kidnapped in Tripoli

    Date: 2014-10-11 08:41:35 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1099569

    TRIPOLI, Oct 11 (MENA) - A number of unidentified gunmen have abducted Moaz al-Thulayeb, a media man, in Salahuddin district of Tripoli. The armed group led Thulayeb to an unknown place, media sources said Saturday. The sources believed ....

  • Tragic situation in Libya's Rishvana "unacceptable" - Shura Council

    Date: 2014-10-11 08:39:43 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1099665

    TRIPOLI, Oct 11 (MENA) - The tragic situation in Rishvana is unacceptable and requires unifying efforts to suspend violence, said the Shura Council of Elders in Rishvana. In a statement issued Saturday, the Council said that the UN mission in Libya ....

  • Person hurls bomb at Lebanese army checkpoint in Tripoli, no casualties

    Date: 2014-10-11 08:37:45 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:1099577

    BEIRUT, Oct 11 (MENA) - An unidentified person hurled a bomb at a military checkpoint in Lebanon's "Talaet al-Omari" district of Tripoli on Saturday. No casualties were reported. The Lebanese army retaliated by opening fire in the area. ....

  • Radical group announces formation of new Daesh in Arabian Peninsula

    Date: 2014-10-11 07:26:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:1099161

    SANAA, Oct 11 (MENA) - A radical group that is thought to be affiliated with Al-Qaeda has announced the formation of a new Daesh group in the Arabian Peninsula". In its first online statement, the group threatened the Houthis and Yemeni army, ....

  • Libyan FM denies secret deal with Egypt military

    Date: 2014-10-11 06:59:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:1099173

    TRIPOLI, Oct 11 (MENA) - There is no such a thing as a secret deal between the Egyptian and Libyan armies, the Libyan foreign minister has said. Mohamed al-Dayri dismissed as baseless and unfounded news of a secret agreement with the Egyptian ....

  • Arab Parliament denounces storming of Aqsa Mosque by Israeli settlers

    Date: 2014-10-10 20:41:11 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:1098241

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Arab Parliament chairman Ahmed Al-Jarwan condemned the storming of Al Aqsa Mosque by Deputy Chairman of the Knesset Moshe Feiglin, Israeli settlers and occupation forces. In a press release on Friday, Jarwan said the ....

  • Moscow urges Yemeni political forces to consolidate in face of radicals threat

    Date: 2014-10-10 20:23:24 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:79 - ID:1098409

    MOSCOW, Oct 10 (MENA) - Moscow worries over extremist attacks in Yemen and urges local political forces to consolidate in the face of growing threat from radicals, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday. "With deep concern, we are following ....

  • Sanaa blast death toll rises to 53

    Date: 2014-10-10 19:32:59 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:1098205

    SANAA, Oct 10 (MENA) - The death toll from the blast that hit Houthi protesters at Tahrir Square in the Yemeni capital Sanaa has risen to 53. As many as 130 people were injured. Al Qaeda's wing in Yemen on Friday claimed responsibility for the ....

  • Mauritanian FM leaves for Cairo

    Date: 2014-10-10 17:35:36 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:1097873

    NOUAKCHOTT, Oct 10 (MENA) - Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ahmed Ould Teguedi left here on Friday for Cairo, an official source said. Heading a high-profile delegation, the minister will take part in the Gaza reconstruction conference hosted by ....

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