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Libyan parl't still probing UN draft on political agreement, official tells MENA
Date: 2015-04-29 10:30:17 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2481265
Members of the Libyan parliament are thoroughly studying a draft on a political agreement submitted by the UN mission in Libya, said Jalal al Shawahdi, chairman of the media committee in parliament, Wednesday. The majority of the members accept ....
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Libya FM meets Malta PM on fringe of Baku conference
Date: 2015-04-29 10:15:40 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2481105
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohamed al Dairi met Wednesday with Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat in Azerbaijan, where both are attending an international conference on rebuilding trust in the new world system. The meeting was held on the ....
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Chinese president greets Bashir on his re-election
Date: 2015-04-29 09:07:52 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2480485
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a cable of greeting to Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir on his re-election. Official sources here said the Chinese president highlighted the relations binding the two countries, terming them as "good ....
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Sanaa University Council: classes remain suspended
Date: 2015-04-29 08:38:07 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2480169
Sanaa University Council held an urgent meeting on Wednesday during which it decided to continue suspension of classes till further notice. The council is holding a weekly meeting since the onset of the Saudi-led military operation on Yemen to ....
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30 Daesh militants killed in airstrike on Ramadi
Date: 2015-04-29 08:09:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:2479969
The Iraqi air force launched airstrikes on Ramadi, Anbar province, killing 30 Daesh militants late Tuesday. It also struck a booby-trapped truck that was to target Iraqi security forces. The Anbar operations commander meanwhile denied news on ....
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Elysee: Hollande guest of honor at next GCC summit
Date: 2015-04-29 08:07:36 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:2479961
President Francois Hollande will leave for Riyadh on Monday on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia to attend the extraordinary Gulf Cooperation Summit as guest of honor, the Elysee has announced. The GCC, involving Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Oman, ....
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Israel allows 760 trucks into GS
Date: 2015-04-29 08:06:28 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2479957
Israeli authorities decided on Wednesday to allow 760 trucks loaded with commodities into the Gaza Strip through Karam Abu Salem crossing. The trucks are carrying goods for the commercial, agricultural and transportation sectors along with aid ....
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Profile: Saudi crown prince
Date: 2015-04-29 08:01:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:2479909
Saudi Arabia's new Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Crown Prince Mohamed Ben Nayef Ben Abdel Aziz Al Saud is one of the sons of Prince Nayef Ben Abdel Aziz. Prince Mohamed Ben Nayef was born in Jeddah on August 30, 1959, a son of the late ....
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Saudi King relieves CP Muqrin of his duties, names Prince Mohammad bin Nayef as new heir
Date: 2015-04-29 07:58:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2479825
Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz Al Saudi issued Wednesday a royal decree to relieve his Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz of his duties, naming Deputy Crown Prince Mohamed bin Nayef bin Abel Aziz as the new heir to the Saudi throne. Prince ....
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UN: More than 300,000 driven from homes in Yemen's conflict
Date: 2015-04-28 18:50:16 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:2478181
More than 300,000 Yemenis have been driven from their homes by a month of violence in the impoverished Arab nation, double the number only two weeks ago, amid escalating fighting with Shiite rebels and the continued Saudi-led air campaign, a United ....