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  • Most Syrian rebels left Syria's Yarmuk

    Most Syrian rebels left Syria's Yarmuk

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:38:01 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:34 - ID:558291

    Most of the Syrian opposition fighters have withdrawn from Syria's Yarmouk camp, which has been suffering from a crippling blockade since eight months. The move came as part of an agreement signed with Palestinian factions. "Most of the gunmen ....

  • Zayani says combating corruption

    Zayani says combating corruption "responsibility" of all people

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:35:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:558281

    Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf Abdul-Latif bin Rashid al-Zayani said that combating corruption is the responsibility of all people. This came in a statement by the secretary general of the GCC, ....

  • Emir of Kuwait receives Berri, Al-Arabi

    Emir of Kuwait receives Berri, Al-Arabi

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:32:18 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:558265

    Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah received Sunday morning Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri as well as Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi. Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Jabir Al-Sabah as well ....

  • 29 MB members arrested over violence

    29 MB members arrested over violence

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:04:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:557899

    Police have arrested 29 members of the Muslim Brotherhood over violence charges in four governorates. The suspects were captured in Cairo, Beheira, Gharbiya and Qena. They are accused of inciting illegal protest and attack on police and ....

  • Iran counter-terror initiative hailed by Lebanese official

    Iran counter-terror initiative hailed by Lebanese official

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:03:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:558196

    An Iranian initiative for countering terrorism in the region was praised by Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Sunday. Berri, who was addressing a meeting of the Parliamentary Union of the the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), ....

  • Turkish president replaces governors

    Turkish president replaces governors

    Date: 2014-02-16 12:01:05 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:28 - ID:558187

    Turkish President Abdullah Gül sanctioned a decree to transfer eight governors and send six others to other posts at the Interior Ministry. The decree was published in the Official Gazette Sunday morning. The wave of alteration among ....

  • Gov't to issue sports bill soon - spokesman

    Gov't to issue sports bill soon - spokesman

    Date: 2014-02-16 11:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:558128

    Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy Sunday received Minister of Sports Taher Abu-Zeid and Head of the Egyptian Olympic Committee Khaled Zein for talks on the latest developments in the sports sector. Beblawy stressed that the government is fully ....

  • S. Korea seeks to enhance trade ties with Iran

    S. Korea seeks to enhance trade ties with Iran

    Date: 2014-02-16 11:39:19 GMT - south korea - International - SN:26 - ID:558122

    South Korea plans to send a delegation of business and trade representatives to Iran to expand its bilateral trade with the Middle East country, the government said Sunday as quoted by Yonhap. According to the finance ministry, a business ....

  • 57 swine flu cases reported in Qalyubia

    57 swine flu cases reported in Qalyubia

    Date: 2014-02-16 11:31:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:558106

    Some 57 cases of swine flu were reported in Qalyubia including 17 positive cases that are now being hospitalized, said a medical source on Sunday. The source said in statements that 31 patients left hospitals, adding two deaths were reported in ....

  • Unknown elements set ablaze two vehicles of Beni Mazar prosecutors

    Unknown elements set ablaze two vehicles of Beni Mazar prosecutors

    Date: 2014-02-16 11:29:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:558099

    Menya Judges Club Counselor Hany Abdel Gabar said unknown elements threw a number of molotov cocktails on the vehicles of director and first deputy of Beni Mazar prosecution in Menya. In statements on Sunday, Counselor Abdel Gabar said the fuel ....

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