Arab world

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  • Algerian aid allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-09-27 17:50:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:1025013

    RAFAH, Egypt, Sept 2 (MENA) - Algerian aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent Gaber el-Arabi said. The aid comprised 76 tons of medical supplies, the official said in a statement. (MENA) AR/AH ....

  • 30 Egyptian trucks held in Libya

    Date: 2014-09-27 17:39:55 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:92 - ID:1024917

    TRIPOLI, Sept 27 (MENA) – Thirty Egyptian trucks are being held in the Libyan city of Ajdabiya by a family demanding the release of a Libyan prisoner detained in Egypt, a local council member told MENA. Abdel Hafeiz Mahmoud dismissed reports that ....

  • Libyan speaker urges UNSC to impose sanctions on armed groups

    Date: 2014-09-27 17:33:35 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:90 - ID:1025005

    NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - Speaker of the Libyan Parliament Aguila Salah Issa called Saturday on the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on armed groups in Libya and support the government to regain control over the capital Tripoli. Addressing ....

  • No new coronavirus cases reported in Saudi Arabia - Health Ministry

    Date: 2014-09-27 17:30:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:88 - ID:1024825

    RIYADH, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Saudi Health Ministry said no new cases of coronavirus were detected on Saturday. The ministry added that 425 cases were discharged from hospitals, while 9 others are still receiving treatment. The number of cases ....

  • Iraq denies Daesh owns large quantities of chlorine gas

    Date: 2014-09-27 17:02:27 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:1024645

    BAGHDAD, Sept 27 (MENA) - The Iraqi Defense Ministry denied Saturday reports claimed that Daesh militants have large quantities of chlorine gas. In a statement, the ministry said some terrorist organizations have used primitive and ineffective ....

  • Egypt stresses need to ensure Palestinian rights

    Date: 2014-09-27 16:36:26 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1024629

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) - Egypt confirmed the need to continue working on all levels to ensure the rights of the Palestinian people and establishing their state on the occupied territories in 1967, with its capital in Al Quds. In Egypt's speech ....

  • Kiir urges int'l community to press rebels to halt war

    Date: 2014-09-27 16:01:04 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:73 - ID:1024425

    NEW YORK, Sept 27 (MENA) - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir called on the international community to put pressure on rebels in his country to halt fighting. In his speech to the UN General Assembly, Kiir renewed his commitment to a peace ....

  • Libya's neighboring countries reiterate call for immediate halt for armed operations

    Date: 2014-09-27 15:32:13 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:1023849

    TRIPOLI, Sept 27 (MENA) – Libya's neighboring countries reiterated Saturday its call for an immediate cessation for armed operations in Libya. The neighboring countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Tunisia, and Niger, along with Arab League ....

  • Sudan pres. asks opposition leader to renounce Paris Declaration

    Date: 2014-09-27 14:17:52 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:1023625

    KHARTOUM, Sept 27 (MENA) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Saturday asked opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi to clear himself of a deal he signed in August with the Sudan Revolutionary Front as a condition for being readmitted into a national ....

  • Wanted terrorist arrested in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-09-27 13:51:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1023613

    RIYADH, Sept 27 (MENA) – Saudi Arabia's security forces arrested a wanted terrorist who was involved in several terrorist acts nationwide. The interior ministry spokesman said the terrorist was injured in a shoot-out with the police. He renewed ....

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