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  • Riyadh summit opens new leaf in Arab relations

    Riyadh summit opens new leaf in Arab relations

    Date: 2014-11-17 09:31:50 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1348493

    Bahraini Foreign Minister Ghanem Bin Fadl Buainain asserted that Riyadh summit that include leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council states opened a new leaf in the pan-Arab relations. It is important to unify the foreign policies of the Gulf ....

  • OAPP welcomes UAE decision to endorse list of terrorist groups

    OAPP welcomes UAE decision to endorse list of terrorist groups

    Date: 2014-11-17 09:12:57 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:1348273

    The Organization of Arab Peoples and Parliaments (OAPP) has welcomed a decision by the UAE to endorse a list of terrorist groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt. The list includes 84 terrorist groups. The organization said Tuesday ....

  • Lebanon will not celebrate Independence Day in absence of head of state

    Lebanon will not celebrate Independence Day in absence of head of state

    Date: 2014-11-17 09:11:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:1348257

    Lebanese Prime Minister Tamam Sallam said Lebanon will not celebrate its Indepence Day this year because of the hindrances at all state institutions especially the absence of a president. The Lebanese "Al-Nahar" newspaper said Sallam will not ....

  • Israeli security on high alert after hanging of Palestinian bus driver by settlers

    Israeli security on high alert after hanging of Palestinian bus driver by settlers

    Date: 2014-11-17 08:18:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1347737

    Israeli authorities are on high alert in al-Quds after the body of a Palestinian bus driver was found hanged by settlers after midnight Sunday. Also, Israeli troops detained six Palestinians from Bethlehem and Hebron in the West Bank, said a ....

  • Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia

    Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-11-17 08:06:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1347621

    Two person were killed and two others injured due to heavy rains that hit the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Mecca. Rescue teams were deployed to deal with any emergency. ....

  • Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar

    Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar

    Date: 2014-11-17 08:02:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1347249

    Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, said a statement by the GCC on Sunday. The decision came following a meeting held among Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, Sheikh Mohammed ....

  • Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes

    Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:59:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1347541

    A Libyan Special Forces personnel was killed Sunday in Benghazi. A Libyan military source told MENA that the soldier was killed during violent clashes with Ansar al-Sharia militia in Benghazi's Sabri district. ....

  • US ambassador to Lebanon urgs unity to confront Daesh

    US ambassador to Lebanon urgs unity to confront Daesh

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:57:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1347521

    US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said Sunday Daesh's attempt to "spread the seeds of hatred" and should be countered by interactive exchanges between people from across all regions. "Your openness to learning new things and meeting new people ....

  • Islamist militants attack Somali pres. palace

    Islamist militants attack Somali pres. palace

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:40:17 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1347405

    Islamist militants from Al-Shabab movement have attacked the Somali's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday. The movement's spokesman Abu Musab said that they fired mortar bombs at the palace while top officials where there. But, the ....

  • UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad

    UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad

    Date: 2014-11-17 07:36:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1347373

    A United Nations convoy of three vehicles proceeding from the Baghdad International Airport to the International Zone was hit with at least one explosion this morning. No UN personnel were killed or injured in the incident and all proceeded ....

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