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  • Arab info. ministers to discuss 17 items in AL meeting Thursday

    Arab info. ministers to discuss 17 items in AL meeting Thursday

    Date: 2015-05-17 14:06:15 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2606361

    Members of the Executive Bureau of the Council of Arab information ministers will discuss on Thursday 17 items related to Arab media issues, methods to develop the media and strategic visions, the Arab League (AL) said in a statement on ....

  • Abbas attends canonization of 2 Palestinian nuns in Holy See

    Abbas attends canonization of 2 Palestinian nuns in Holy See

    Date: 2015-05-17 13:56:38 GMT - Vatican - Arab world - SN:32 - ID:2606373

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has attended the canonization of two Palestinian nuns at the St. Peter Square, the Vatican. Sisters Marian Bawardy and Marie Ghattas were among four sisters made saints Sunday at a Mass attended by the ....

  • Riydah Conf. for Saving Yemen of special importance - Yemeni president

    Riydah Conf. for Saving Yemen of special importance - Yemeni president

    Date: 2015-05-17 13:51:45 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2606297

    Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi underlined the importance of the "Riyadh Conference for Saving Yemen", which is being held in Saudi Arabia in light of the challenges which are besetting the Yemeni people as the result of the coup of the ....

  • AL welcomes Vatican decision recognizing Palestine

    AL welcomes Vatican decision recognizing Palestine

    Date: 2015-05-17 11:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2605069

    The Arab League welcomed the Vatican's decision recognizing the Palestinian state. The number of states recognizing the Palestinian state has reached 136, Assistant Secretary General of Arab League for Palestine Mohamed Sobieh said in statement ....

  • Unidentified armed men abduct Tripoli hospital head

    Unidentified armed men abduct Tripoli hospital head

    Date: 2015-05-17 11:01:50 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2603377

    Unidentified armed men stormed on Sunday Tripoli central hospital and kidnapped manager of the hospital Dr. Abdel Galil Gharibi and dragged him to an unknown destination, a source at the hospital said. Earlier, the United Nations mission said ....

  • AL participates in Riyadh Conference for Saving Yemen, Building Federal State

    AL participates in Riyadh Conference for Saving Yemen, Building Federal State

    Date: 2015-05-17 11:00:03 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2604565

    Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ambassador Ahmed Ben Helli participates in Riyadh Conference for Saving Yemen and Building Federal State hosted by Saudi Arabia. Helli takes part in the conference on behalf of AL secretary-general ....

  • Israeli occupation forces fire at Palestinian fishermen

    Israeli occupation forces fire at Palestinian fishermen

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:33:05 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2603261

    Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Rafah coasts in south Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli gunboats fired on fishermen who were fishing within the areas allowed for ....

  • 580 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem

    580 trucks allowed into GS via Karam Abu Salem

    Date: 2015-05-17 08:15:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2603113

    Israeli occupation forces allowed on Sunday 580 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks carry goods for the commercial and agricultural sectors along with aid supplies and transportation, Raed ....

  • Palestinian nuns represent generation of great women - Abbas

    Palestinian nuns represent generation of great women - Abbas

    Date: 2015-05-16 17:30:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2601117

    Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas underlined the importance of the concurrence of sainthood of two Palestinian nuns by Pope Francis with the anniversary of the defeat of the Palestinian people in 1948. This matter enhances unity among the ....

  • Int'l coalition jets launch 13 raids in Iraq, kill 68 Daesh members

    Int'l coalition jets launch 13 raids in Iraq, kill 68 Daesh members

    Date: 2015-05-16 17:26:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2601089

    The Iraqi aircraft launched 105 raids on sites of Daesh terrorist group in Anbar and targeted workshops used for preparing booby-trapped vehicles as well as hotbeds of the group leaving dozens of them dead. The jets of the International Coalition ....

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