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Kuwaiti emir receives Iraqi foreign minister

Date: 2014-11-02 12:18:32 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1248757

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah received here Sunday visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari along with his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, the two sides discussed ways of boosting bilateral ties in the ....

AL council starts emergency meeting to discuss latest Arab issues

Date: 2014-11-02 12:17:13 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1247325

The Arab League Council at the delegates' level started on Sunday an emergency meeting upon Kuwait's request to discuss a number of causes in the Arab arena. The meeting will discuss combating terrorism, in light of the terror act, which took ....

One solider killed, 2 injured in blast in Baghdad

Date: 2014-11-02 12:08:48 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:1248681

An Iraqi soldier was killed while two others were injured when a bomb exploded at a military patrol in Abu Ghraib Qada district of Baghdad, al-Sumaria News quoted an Iraqi security source as saying on Sunday. Security forces cordoned off the area ....

80 people killed, injured in Tripoli fighting

Date: 2014-11-02 09:08:57 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1247037

At least 20 people were killed and 80 others injured in clashes that have been going on in the western outskirts of Tripoli for two weeks. Municipality sources said living conditions in Kikla, one of Tripoli western districts, are tragic as a ....

Iran condemns mass execution of Iraqi Sunnis by ISIL

Date: 2014-11-02 09:04:08 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:1246957

Iran has in the strongest terms condemned the recent mass execution by ISIL Takfiri terrorists of scores of Iraqi people from the Albu Nimr tribe in the western province of Anbar, Press TV reported Sunday. “The persistence of inhumane tragedies ....

Israeli deputy speaker storms Al-Aqsa Mosque amid tight security measures

Date: 2014-11-02 08:33:19 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1246641

The Israeli deputy speaker on Sunday stormed the precincts of Al-Aqsa Mosque amid tight security protection by the Israeli occupation forces, Sky News Satellite TV reported. The Israeli occupation forces imposed restrictions on the worshipers' ....

Under pressure, Bernard-Henri Lévy leaves Tunisia – Tunisian FM

Date: 2014-11-02 08:19:25 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1246517

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mongi Hamdi confirmed the departure of French writer Bernard-Henri Lévy (BHL) who had arrived the day before in Tunisia where he was met with “go out” shouts, Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on ....

Arabi, UN special envoy to Libya confer on means to solve Libyan crisis

Date: 2014-11-01 16:20:48 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:1244233

Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi conferred Saturday with United Nations Special Envoy for Libya Bernardino Leon on the latest political and security developments in Libya within the framework of the efforts exerted to find a way out of ....

Yemeni president receives British amb. on latest developments

Date: 2014-11-01 13:03:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:1242893

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi received Saturday British envoy in Sanaa Jane Marriot on the latest developments in the country. Hadi praised UK efforts in supporting Yemen's security, stability and unity. The president underscored ....

Iraqi security forces launch military operation to purge Ramadi of Deash militants

Date: 2014-11-01 13:01:58 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1242881

Iraqi security, reinforced by international coalition jets, launched Saturday a wide range military operation to purge Al-Anbar Province's city of Ramadai, west of Baghdad, of Daesh fighters. The military operation resulted in seizing areas in ....