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14 defendants convicted in Saudi Arabia over terror charges
Date: 2014-09-14 18:40:02 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:141 - ID:939021
RIYADH, Sept 14 (MENA) - A court in Saudi Arabia on Saturday sentenced 14 defendants to prison on charges of joining Al-Qaeda. The sentences range from 18 months to 30 years in prison for planning attacks against a foreign country. (MENA) AB/AH ....
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Lebanon PM returns to Beirut after visit to Doha
Date: 2014-09-14 18:38:34 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:939157
BEIRUT, Sept 14 (MENA) - Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Salam returned to Beirut Sunday evening, winding-up a brief visit to Doha, during which he met with Qatari Amir Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani and senior officials. They discussed ways of ....
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Fatah denies setting date for meeting with Hamas
Date: 2014-09-14 18:28:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:938985
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Member of the Central Committee of Fatah Jamal Muheisen denied Sunday setting a date and a place for a meeting with Hamas in Gaza. In statements, Muheisen said the Central Committee decided to communicate with Hamas to ....
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UK military strike on terrorists 'inevitable': former official
Date: 2014-09-14 17:50:24 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:939057
LONDON, Sept 13 (MENA) – UK former Defense Secretary Liam Fox said it is "inevitable" that the UK will take military action against Islamic State terrorists in Iraq. Speaking on the BBC, Fox argued that the IS, also known as Isis, could not be ....
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Sudan police disperse protesters in Darfur
Date: 2014-09-14 17:30:31 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:133 - ID:938953
KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (MENA) - Sudanese police on Sunday dispersed hundreds of teachers and students in Al-Fashir, the largest city in the restive western Darfur region, Sudan Tribune reported. Policemen used teargas to disperse the demonstrators who ....
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Yemen minister discuss bilateral cooperation with US, UK
Date: 2014-09-14 17:24:59 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:938625
SANAA, Sep 14(MENA) - Yemen's Foreign Minister Jamal al-Salal met Sunday with British ambassador to Yemen Jane Marriott, the Yemeni official news agency reported Al-Salal and Marriott reviewed the developments at the Yemeni arena, the settlement ....
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Kuwait's FM prays at Al-Aqsa, gets briefed on Israeli violations
Date: 2014-09-14 17:00:37 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:938621
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah prayed Sunday at Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing his country's support for Palestine, its people and its leadership. Kuwait's ....
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Sudan customs authorities release UNHCR supplies in Port Sudan
Date: 2014-09-14 16:56:19 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:126 - ID:938393
KHARTOUM, Sept 14 (MENA) - The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) received notification from the Sudanese Ministry of Finance that all UNHCR relief shipments held by the customs authority in Port Sudan (some since December 2013) were being released, UNOCHA ....
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Tunisia arrests very dangerous terrorist
Date: 2014-09-14 16:54:03 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:125 - ID:938441
TUNIS, Sept 14 (MENA) - A very dangerous terrorist has been captured in a border area in Tunisia, said the interior ministry. The man is Tunisian and was among the most wanted, said the ministry. (MENA) AH/RE ....
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Kuwait, Palestine ink deals on mutual cooperation
Date: 2014-09-14 16:52:33 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:123 - ID:938285
RAMALLAH, Sept 14 (MENA) - Kuwait and the Palestinian Authority signed Sunday an agreement to enhance cooperation and a memorandum of understanding in the political field. Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki and his Kuwaiti counterpart ....