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  • Libya's prosecutor chief prevents Zeidan from traveling abroad

    Libya's prosecutor chief prevents Zeidan from traveling abroad

    Date: 2014-03-12 07:01:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:604235

    The Libyan Prosecutor General Abdel-Kader Radwan issued a warrant Tuesday preventing the ousted Prime Minister from leaving the country. Earlier, the Libyan National Congress has voted on no-confidence against Zeidan and picked the defense ....

  • 8 Saudis get up to 6 years in prison for providing financial aid to fighters abroad

    8 Saudis get up to 6 years in prison for providing financial aid to fighters abroad

    Date: 2014-03-11 18:50:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:603911

    The Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh Tuesday sentenced eight defendants up to six years in jail on charges of receiving and delivering money from inside and outside Saudi Arabia to support fighters abroad. The defendants were also ....

  • Libya parliament sacks PM

    Libya parliament sacks PM

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:49:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:603830

    The Libyan parliament voted on Tuesday to withdraw confidence from Ali Zidan's government and decided to hold elections in three months. The General National Congress named Defense Minister Abdullah Al Thani as acting prime minister for 15 days ....

  • 2 people injured in 2 rocket blasts in Beqaa

    2 people injured in 2 rocket blasts in Beqaa

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:14:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:603783

    Two rockets hit Nabi Sheet area in Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon coming from Syria. Two people were injured, according to initial information. ....

  • AL chief, leader of Syria national coalition confer on Syria developments

    AL chief, leader of Syria national coalition confer on Syria developments

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:603766

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met Tuesday with leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Ahmed Asi al-Jarba to discuss the latest developments in Syria after the failure of the Geneva ....

  • GCC chief denounces Maliki statements against Saudi Arabia and Qatar

    GCC chief denounces Maliki statements against Saudi Arabia and Qatar

    Date: 2014-03-11 16:13:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:603688

    Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel Latif Bin Rashed al-Zayyani on Tuesday denounced statements by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki against Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Maliki had accused the two Gulf states of supporting ....

  • No space for more Syrian refugees in Lebanon:  Min

    No space for more Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Min

    Date: 2014-03-11 15:06:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:603525

    Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas warned on Tuesday that his country has no space for more Syrian refugees as the current government does not have the right to take important decisions. The Syrian refugees' file needs exceptional ....

  • Tanker laden with Libyan rebel oil escapes naval escort, now out of Libya waters: TV

    Tanker laden with Libyan rebel oil escapes naval escort, now out of Libya waters: TV

    Date: 2014-03-11 14:44:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:603278

    A North Korean-flagged tanker, carrying a cargo of oil from a rebel-held terminal in eastern Libya, escaped from the warships that were escorting it to port on Tuesday, a lawmaker told a local television. Speaking to Al-Nabaa television, ....

  • 7 killed, injured in landmine explosion in Anbar province

    7 killed, injured in landmine explosion in Anbar province

    Date: 2014-03-11 14:33:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:603371

    Four soldiers were killed and three others wounded on Tuesday in a landmine explosion in the south of Fallujah, some 110 km west of Baghdad, a security source said. Security forces cordoned off the area, while ambulances rushed the injured to ....

  • Palestinian Foreign Ministry holds Israel accountable for intended murder of Palestinians

    Palestinian Foreign Ministry holds Israel accountable for intended murder of Palestinians

    Date: 2014-03-11 12:04:34 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:603014

    The Palestinian Foreign Ministry held the Israeli government fully responsible for the crimes committed by the Israeli occupants against Palestinian people. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned ....

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