Arab world
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20 die of Egyptian pilgrims
Date: 2014-10-04 14:25:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1067097
MECCA, Oct 4 (MENA) - The number of deaths among Egyptian pilgrims has increased to 20 after two more female pilgrims died, Assistant Interior Minister for Administrative Affairs Shaker el-Kayyal has said. They died due to natural causes of low ....
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Egyptian pilgrims' proceed to Muzdalefa - official
Date: 2014-10-04 13:56:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:1067005
MECCA, Oct 4 (MENA) – Egyptian pilgrims proceeded from Arafa Mount to Muzdalefa at a record time, executive head of Egyptian Hajj mission told MENA Saturday. Shaker el-Kayyal said all pilgrims were rehoused in their tents at Mina last ....
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Sisi greets Yemeni president on Eid
Date: 2014-10-04 10:56:45 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1066041
SANAA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday sent a cable of greetings to his Yemeni counterpart Abdrabu Mansour Hadi on the occasion marking Greater Bairam. President Sisi asserted in the cable Egypt's support for ....
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Obama administration expands its drone war in Yemen
Date: 2014-10-04 10:53:14 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:1066445
WASHINGTON, Oct 4 (MENA) - The United States has launched a program to supply tactical unmanned aerial vehicles to the US-trained Yemen Army following the failure of its own covert drone campaign to quell the insurgencies in the troubled Gulf Arab ....
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Gunmen kill Libyan colonel in Benghazi
Date: 2014-10-04 10:26:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1066265
TRIPOLI, Oct 4 (MENA) - A number of unidentified gunmen have shot dead a Libyan colonel in Benghazi. The gunmen, who were traveling in a car, opened fire at Colonel Salem Shalash al-Obeidi in Dullar neighborhood on Friday night, killing him on ....
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Jordan king calls for unity to reveal moderate values of Islam
Date: 2014-10-04 09:57:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:1065965
AMMAN, Oct 4 (MENA) - King Abdullah II of Jordan has called for unity to reveal the moderate values and tolerance of Islam. In a facebook message, the king greeted his own people and the Arab and Muslim worlds on the advent of the Eidul ....
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Jordan king, Egypt president exchange eid greetings
Date: 2014-10-04 09:56:47 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1065953
AMMAN, Oct 4 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II on Saturday exchanged Eidul Adha greetings with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah ُl-Sisi and Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa al-Maktoum. The king also wished Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber ....
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Preacher of Masjidil Haram says stability key to success
Date: 2014-10-04 07:58:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1065113
MECCA, Oct 4 (MENA) - Sheikh Masoud al-Sharim, the preacher of the Masjidil Haram, has stressed the importance of stability, believing it is key to any successful political and economic projects. Stability leads to security, Sheikhy Masoud said ....
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Salam receives delagation from Egyptian- Lebanese Friendship Association
Date: 2014-10-03 17:39:29 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:1063325
BEIRUT, Oct 3 (MENA) - Lebanon Prime Minister Tammam Salam received on Friday a delegation from the Egyptian- Lebanese Friendship Association, under Lebanese Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon. The delegation briefed Salam on the association's ....
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Israel forces use tear gas against Palestinian protesters
Date: 2014-10-03 16:31:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:78 - ID:1063161
RAMALLAH, Oct 3 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces fired on Friday tear gas at scores of Palestinian nationals and foreigners during their participation in a pro-Palestine rally in the West Bank. During their march, the protesters chanted slogans ....