Arab world

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  • Abbas says to seek resolution from UN to end Israeli occupation

    Date: 2014-09-26 19:46:56 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:101 - ID:1019633

    WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel Friday of waging a war of genocide against the Palestinians. "War criminals will not escape the punishment," Abbas told the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly on ....

  • Saudi Arabia wins membership of IAEA Board of Governors

    Date: 2014-09-26 19:31:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:1019717

    RIYADH, Sept 26 (MENA) - The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was elected as a member of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the coming two years, Saudi Press Agency reported Friday. This came in the 58th IAEA ....

  • 4 Tunisian soldiers injured near border with Libya

    Date: 2014-09-26 17:42:18 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:1019337

    TUNIS, Sept 26 (MENA) - Four Tunisian soldiers were injured Friday near the border with Libya during a clash with smugglers, the Tunisia Ministry of Defense said. In a statement, the ministry said about 30 trucks carrying subsidized commodities ....

  • 50 terrorists killed in US-led coalition raids

    Date: 2014-09-26 15:32:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:82 - ID:1019097

    BAGHDAD, Sept 26 (MENA) – Warplanes of the US-led coalition bombed the sites of Daesh in the Iraqi province of Anbar, leaving 50 terrorists dead. The news was carried by the Iraqi news agency, quoting a well-placed security source. The US-led ....

  • AL chief meets Palestinian president, German FM in New York

    Date: 2014-09-26 14:57:35 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:77 - ID:1018961

    CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Arab League (AL) Chief Nabil el-Arabi met on Friday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in New York. The meeting comes as part of ongoing talks aimed at supporting the Palestinian stance at the United Nations, ....

  • Death toll of Riyadh fire rises to 3

    Date: 2014-09-26 14:49:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:76 - ID:1018945

    RIYADH, Sept 26 (MENA) – The death toll from this morning's fire at a residential tower in Riyadh has risen to three, including a child, and the number of injuries has hit 10. So far, it was affirmed that one Egyptian national was killed, while ....

  • 9-member terrorist cell dismantled in Morocco

    Date: 2014-09-26 14:44:51 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:75 - ID:1018949

    RABAT, Sept 26 (MENA) - The Moroccan Interior Ministry said on Friday that it dismantled a nine-member terrorist cell in Nador and Melilia regions in northeastern Morocco. They were recruiting personnel to fight in Iraq and Syria, according to a ....

  • Sudan's NCP says military personnel can run for elections

    Date: 2014-09-26 13:57:57 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:70 - ID:1018289

    KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) – The ruling National Congress Party (NCP) in Sudan has stressed that its regulations do not prevent the nomination of any military personnel for any of the upcoming elections. "The party's regulations allow all citizens, ....

  • Sudan praises Arab, African groups' support at UN Human Rights Council

    Date: 2014-09-26 12:59:13 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:1017993

    KHARTOUM, Sept 26 (MENA) – Sudan has praised the strong support it got from Arab and African groups at 27th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. In statements to a local radio on Friday, Minister of Justice Mohamed Bashara Dousa ....

  • Head of tourist hajj mission asserts safety of Egyptians in Medina

    Date: 2014-09-26 12:54:37 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:1017869

    MEDINA, Sept 26 (MENA) – Chairman of the Tourist Hajj Mission Mostafa Abdel-Latif asserted on Friday the safety of all Egypt's pilgrims in Medina. No deaths or health problems have been reported so far among Egyptian pilgrims flying via travel ....

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