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  • Lebanese minister rules out holding parliamentary elections on time

    Lebanese minister rules out holding parliamentary elections on time

    Date: 2014-10-14 14:56:52 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:1124701

    Lebanese Interior Minister Nehad al-Mashnouq said the conditions in his country does not help holding parliamentary elections on time due to the involvement of security and military forces in volatile areas such as Irsal and Tripoli. In press ....

  • Yemen's Houthis seize airport, airbase in key port city

    Yemen's Houthis seize airport, airbase in key port city

    Date: 2014-10-14 14:29:13 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:1124493

    Militants loyal to the Shiite Houthi group have seized control of a civilian airport and a military airbase in Yemen's western port city of Al-Hudaydah, World Bulletin reported Tuesday. "Militants stormed Al-Hudaydah's airport and airbase without ....

  • Iraq, Jordan parliament speakers meet in Geneva

    Iraq, Jordan parliament speakers meet in Geneva

    Date: 2014-10-14 13:38:08 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:1123897

    Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Salim al-Jabouri met on Tuesday with President of the Jordanian Senate Abdel-Raouf al-Rawabdeh in Geneva. They discussed ways to develop relations between the two states in all fields. Jabouri, meanwhile, called ....

  • Salam urges additional EU development aid

    Salam urges additional EU development aid

    Date: 2014-10-14 13:31:41 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:35 - ID:1123833

    Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam urged the European Union on Tuesday to increase its development assistance to Lebanon to consolidate stability in the country, Naharnet reported. “The European Commission and EU member states should be aware ....

  • Palestinian official praises British MPs vote for recognizing Palestine

    Palestinian official praises British MPs vote for recognizing Palestine

    Date: 2014-10-14 12:51:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:1123125

    Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeinah has praised a recent vote by British MPs, who voted in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state alongside Israel. "The British recognition is a step on the right path that enhances chances ....

  • Maliki rules out Iraq division

    Maliki rules out Iraq division

    Date: 2014-10-14 12:49:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:1123305

    Vice President of Iraq Nuri al-Maliki said on Tuesday that those talking about the division of Iraq are living under an illusion. He also ruled out that the anti-Daesh international coalition is meant to bring about a change in the regional ....

  • Jordanian Interior min. warns of intellectual, ideological extremism

    Jordanian Interior min. warns of intellectual, ideological extremism

    Date: 2014-10-14 12:38:03 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:1123189

    Jordanian Interior Minister Hussein Hazza Al-Majali has warned of intellectual and ideological terrorism and extremism as main dangers facing the peoples. During a meeting with Greek Ambassador in Amman, the Jordanian minister called for more ....

  • 69 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan

    69 Syrian refugees cross into Jordan

    Date: 2014-10-14 12:23:20 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:1123029

    As many as 69 Syrian refugees crossed into Jordan from various border points during the past 24 hours, according to senior Jordanian military commander. The number of the Syrian refugees in Jordan since the outbreak of the Syrian crisis reached ....

  • Libyan IM calls on citizens to align with police forces

    Libyan IM calls on citizens to align with police forces

    Date: 2014-10-14 10:21:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:1121645

    Libyan Interior Minister Omar Salem has called on citizens to stand by and support policemen in order to achieve stability for the nation. The interior ministry works on enabling the nation's security institutions to resume their duties, said ....

  • Ban Ki-moon arrives at Gaza

    Ban Ki-moon arrives at Gaza

    Date: 2014-10-14 09:51:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:1121293

    United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived earlier Tuesday at Gaza on a short visit, reported Sky News Arabic Service. Ban Ki-moon is likely to meet with ministers of reconciliation government in Gaza, atop of them Prime Minister ....

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