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  • Ex-interior minister accuses al-Qaeda of penetrating into Libya

    Ex-interior minister accuses al-Qaeda of penetrating into Libya

    Date: 2014-04-19 07:35:36 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:676005

    Libya's former interior minister Fawzi Abdel Aal said Friday al-Qaeda is penetrating into the country. On a post on Facebook, Abdel Aal cited the recent kidnap of two Arab diplomats. He accused some members of the Libyan General National ....

  • Algeria's Benflis says to form political party

    Algeria's Benflis says to form political party

    Date: 2014-04-19 07:31:35 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:675996

    Former Algerian Prime Minister Ali Benflis announced on Friday that he would not retire politics. Addressing an event in Algiers, Benflis, who lost in the recent presidential polls, said he will establish a political party. He said that the ....

  • UNSC condemns attacks on UN mission in S.Sudan

    UNSC condemns attacks on UN mission in S.Sudan

    Date: 2014-04-19 07:10:30 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:675966

    The United Nations Security Council expressed anger over recent attacks by armed groups in South Sudan that targeted civilians as well as a UN peacekeeping base, killing 58 people and wounding about 100 others. In a statement on Friday, the ....

  • Bouteflika wins 4th term as president

    Bouteflika wins 4th term as president

    Date: 2014-04-18 17:31:14 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:675632

    Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has won a fourth term with 81 percent of the vote, Algerian Minister of Interior Affaris Tayeb Belaiz said Friday. Bouteflika, 77, won the post for more five years after being in power for 15 years. ....

  • Israeli forces open fire at Aqsa support rally

    Israeli forces open fire at Aqsa support rally

    Date: 2014-04-18 15:54:17 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:675508

    Israeli occupation forces opened fire and tear gas at a protest staged in the Gaza strip to show solidarity with Al-Aqsa mosque. The Palestinians protested following Friday prayers against Israeli attacks and violations against the mosque. ....

  • Brahimi says Homs once again a

    Brahimi says Homs once again a "theatre of death"

    Date: 2014-04-17 18:47:40 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:674227

    International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi said on Thursday that a deal between trapped fighters and civilians in Homs city and the Syrian authorities had broken down, as government forces appeared close to retaking the besieged opposition area, the ....

  • UN chief condemns attacking civilians in S. Sudan

    UN chief condemns attacking civilians in S. Sudan

    Date: 2014-04-17 17:39:34 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:674146

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon strongly condemned Thursday the attack on civilians and United Nations peacekeepers in the UNMISS Protection of Civilians site in Bor, capital of Jonglei State in South Sudan, the UN spokesperson said in a ....

  • AL chief discusses with Canadian FM regional developments

    AL chief discusses with Canadian FM regional developments

    Date: 2014-04-17 17:38:16 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:674143

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi discussed with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird the latest regional developments, with special emphasis on the Palestinian cause. Arabi told reporters after the meeting that "Canada has always ....

  • AL chief, member of Syrian national coalition discuss Syria  developments

    AL chief, member of Syrian national coalition discuss Syria developments

    Date: 2014-04-17 17:37:04 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:674141

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met here Thursday with a senior member of the opposition Syrian National Coalition Haytham al-Maleh to discuss the latest developments of the Syrian crisis. In statements to reporters following the ....

  • Contacts lost with Tunisian diplomat in Libya

    Contacts lost with Tunisian diplomat in Libya

    Date: 2014-04-17 14:59:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:673817

    A well-placed source at the Tunisian embassy in Libya said that communication was lost with one of the Tunisian diplomats in the capital Tripoli. The embassy launched an extensive search campaign for the lost diplomat, the source told MENA's ....

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