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  • Libya closes 17 embassies worldwide

    Libya closes 17 embassies worldwide

    Date: 2015-03-23 20:21:07 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2228521

    The Libyan Foreign Ministry has decided to close 17 embassies worldwide, assigning other embassies to take care of its interests. The ministry will close 17 embassies in Africa, Asia, Europe, and US, an official source told MENA. No further ....

  • Saudi Cabinet reiterates support for Yemen

    Saudi Cabinet reiterates support for Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-23 20:18:40 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2228505

    The Saudi Cabinet has reiterated support for the legitimacy in Yemen and the Yemeni people. During its session on Monday under King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Cabinet also emphasized the willingness of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ....

  • In principle agreement on Ethiopia's Dam right step toward cooperation - Bashir

    In principle agreement on Ethiopia's Dam right step toward cooperation - Bashir

    Date: 2015-03-23 13:08:06 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2225293

    Sudanese President Omar el Bashir said signing the historic document of declaration of principles on Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam is a blessed step toward enhancing cooperation among the eastern Nile Basin states which will reflect positively on ....

  • OIC warns from dangerous escalations witnessed in Yemen

    OIC warns from dangerous escalations witnessed in Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-23 12:43:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2225069

    The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad bin Ameen Madani warned of the dangerous escalations witnessed by Yemen. He noted that the Houthis adoption of the military choice and refusal of international and ....

  • One Tunisian soldier killed, two wounded in landmine blast

    One Tunisian soldier killed, two wounded in landmine blast

    Date: 2015-03-23 12:16:21 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2223457

    A Tunisian soldier was killed and two wounded in a landmine blast late on Sunday, the official news agency TAP reported on Monday. "One soldier has been killed and two others slightly wounded by a landmine set by terrorists near the Algerian ....

  • Nile vital source of life for basin states - Ethiopia PM

    Nile vital source of life for basin states - Ethiopia PM

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:29:45 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:2224137

    Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stressed on Monday that the Nile river is a vital source of life for all countries overlooking its banks. Desalegn, speaking at the signing session of the document of the Declaration of Principles on ....

  • Military aircraft targets Om Rishrash area in Libya; no causalities

    Military aircraft targets Om Rishrash area in Libya; no causalities

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:18:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2223973

    A military aircraft targeted Monday Om Rishrash area in Tarhuna town, but there were no reports of causalities. The statement was made by a security source, without giving further details. ....

  • Gaafari thanks New Zealand for backing Iraq's unity, sovereignty

    Gaafari thanks New Zealand for backing Iraq's unity, sovereignty

    Date: 2015-03-23 11:17:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:2223941

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Gaafari voiced thanks for New Zealand over its decision to open an embassy in Baghdad to support Iraq's unity and sovereignty and support it in its war on terror. At a joint press conference held with his New ....

  • Oman to help evacuation of British diplomats in Yemen

    Oman to help evacuation of British diplomats in Yemen

    Date: 2015-03-23 10:14:56 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2223213

    Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said has issued directives to help the British government in evacuating its diplomats and embassy staff in the Yemeni governorate of Aden. A reliable source at the Omani Foreign Ministry on Monday said Oman is ....

  • Bashir receives Sisi

    Bashir receives Sisi

    Date: 2015-03-23 10:12:11 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2223181

    Sudanese President Omar al Bashir received on Monday Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, who arrived here earlier in the day on a day-long visit. The two leaders headed for the Presidential Palace where they will hold a trilateral summit ....

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