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  • Militants break into Libyan Airlines HQ in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-09-28 09:38:04 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1027117

    TRIPOLI, Sept 28 (MENA) - An anonymous militant group stormed Sunday the Libyan Airlines headquarters in the coastal city of Benghazi, a security source in Benghazi said on Sunday. At a gunpoint, the militants looted all contents of the ....

  • Militants kill Libyan official's brother in Benghazi

    Date: 2014-09-28 08:23:11 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:1026613

    BENGHAZI, Sept 28 (MENA) - Anonymous militants assassinated the brother of the spokesman of the illegal migration authority in Benghazi on Sunday. "Anonymous militants riding a dark vehicle targeted Abo-Bakr El-orfy, brother of Waleed El-orfy, ....

  • Strenuous efforts underway to open maritime line between Libya, Tunisia

    Date: 2014-09-28 07:30:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1026445

    TRIPOLI, Sept 28 (MENA) - Strenuous efforts are being exerted to open a maritime line between Libya and Tunisia, according to well-placed source at Misrata harbor. In statements on Sunday, the source said Misrata harbor administration is exerting ....

  • Ban calls On Libyan parties to forge consensus, safeguard democratic transition

    Date: 2014-09-28 07:19:46 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1026441

    TRIPOLI, Sept 28 (MENA) - Warning that Libya is in "deep crisis," United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in the country to peacefully resolve the ongoing conflict, and safeguard the democratic transition under way ....

  • US-led alliance bombs Daesh posts near Syrian-Turkish borders

    Date: 2014-09-28 06:29:38 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:1026205

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - The US-led alliance bombed, for the first time, Daesh positions near the Turkish-Syrian borders, according to a statement by the US Central Command. British fighters began carrying out reconnaissance sorties over Iraq ....

  • Yemeni source confirms rocket attack at US embassy

    Date: 2014-09-28 05:49:43 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1026097

    WASHINGTON, Sept 28 (MENA) - A Yemeni diplomatic source confirmed on Sunday that a rocket was fired at the US embassy in Sanaa. The attack left a number of US guards wounded, the source told Fox news. No fatalities were reported thanks to the ....

  • US-led coalition launches fresh airstrikes against Daesh in Syria

    Date: 2014-09-27 22:02:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:1025733

    WASHINGTON, Sept 27 (MENA) - US-led coalition warplanes struck Daesh fighters in Syria attacking a town near the Turkish border for the first time Saturday, as well as positions in the country's east, Fox News reported Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for ....

  • UAE FM: Stability of Egypt is security of entire region

    Date: 2014-09-27 21:03:23 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:114 - ID:1025617

    NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that “stability of Egypt is the security of the entire region,” the National reported on Saturday “We look to Egypt’s restoration of cultural and human ....

  • US to bomb Daesh positions for 3 years - Syrian FM

    Date: 2014-09-27 19:31:11 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:1025333

    NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said Saturday the United States plans to launch strikes against Daesh targets in Syria over a three year period, Russia Today reported. Muallem said that Damascus had been informed of ....

  • Car bomb kills 10 in Iraq

    Date: 2014-09-27 19:03:00 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:1025309

    BAGHDAD, Sept 27 (MENA) - Iraqi police officials said Saturday a car bomb has exploded in a town south of Baghdad, killing at least 10 people and wounding 24, ABC News reported. They added that the explosion happened in the mixed Sunni-Shiite ....

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