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  • Maliki calls upon all nations to unite in fight against terror

    Maliki calls upon all nations to unite in fight against terror

    Date: 2014-03-12 14:00:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:605387

    Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called upon all nations to unite to uproot terrorism and extremism. In the opening speech of the first international conference to combat terrorism held in Baghdad, Maliki said that Iraq has started its ....

  • Saudi Arabia viewed MB not less dangerous than Al-Qaeda

    Saudi Arabia viewed MB not less dangerous than Al-Qaeda

    Date: 2014-03-12 10:51:51 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:604825

    The Saudi decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization meant that the kingdom viewed the organization not less dangerous than the Al-Qaeda organization, the Russian Nezavisimaja Gazeta newspaper reported. The paper ....

  • Libya's defense minister takes oath to be acting PM

    Libya's defense minister takes oath to be acting PM

    Date: 2014-03-12 10:17:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:604712

    Libyan Defense Minister Abdallah al-Thinni took oath Tuesday before parliament to become the acting prime minister after the ouster of Ali Zidan. Parliament spokesman Omar Hmeidan said that 124 members had voted in support of a no-confidence ....

  • Libya's prosecutor chief prevents Zeidan from traveling abroad

    Libya's prosecutor chief prevents Zeidan from traveling abroad

    Date: 2014-03-12 07:01:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:604235

    The Libyan Prosecutor General Abdel-Kader Radwan issued a warrant Tuesday preventing the ousted Prime Minister from leaving the country. Earlier, the Libyan National Congress has voted on no-confidence against Zeidan and picked the defense ....

  • 8 Saudis get up to 6 years in prison for providing financial aid to fighters abroad

    8 Saudis get up to 6 years in prison for providing financial aid to fighters abroad

    Date: 2014-03-11 18:50:49 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:603911

    The Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) in Riyadh Tuesday sentenced eight defendants up to six years in jail on charges of receiving and delivering money from inside and outside Saudi Arabia to support fighters abroad. The defendants were also ....

  • Libya parliament sacks PM

    Libya parliament sacks PM

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:49:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:603830

    The Libyan parliament voted on Tuesday to withdraw confidence from Ali Zidan's government and decided to hold elections in three months. The General National Congress named Defense Minister Abdullah Al Thani as acting prime minister for 15 days ....

  • 2 people injured in 2 rocket blasts in Beqaa

    2 people injured in 2 rocket blasts in Beqaa

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:14:58 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:603783

    Two rockets hit Nabi Sheet area in Beqaa Valley in eastern Lebanon coming from Syria. Two people were injured, according to initial information. ....

  • AL chief, leader of Syria national coalition confer on Syria developments

    AL chief, leader of Syria national coalition confer on Syria developments

    Date: 2014-03-11 17:05:44 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:603766

    Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi met Tuesday with leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces Ahmed Asi al-Jarba to discuss the latest developments in Syria after the failure of the Geneva ....

  • GCC chief denounces Maliki statements against Saudi Arabia and Qatar

    GCC chief denounces Maliki statements against Saudi Arabia and Qatar

    Date: 2014-03-11 16:13:15 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:603688

    Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdel Latif Bin Rashed al-Zayyani on Tuesday denounced statements by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki against Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Maliki had accused the two Gulf states of supporting ....

  • No space for more Syrian refugees in Lebanon:  Min

    No space for more Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Min

    Date: 2014-03-11 15:06:16 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:603525

    Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas warned on Tuesday that his country has no space for more Syrian refugees as the current government does not have the right to take important decisions. The Syrian refugees' file needs exceptional ....

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