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  • Jordan PM arrives in Cairo on official visit

    Jordan PM arrives in Cairo on official visit

    Date: 2014-02-10 16:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:548010

    Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour arrived here Monday on an official visit for talks with Egyptian officials on regional conditions and ways to boost cooperation. Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy welcomed him at Cairo airport together ....

  • Iraqi parliament speaker escapes assassination attempt

    Iraqi parliament speaker escapes assassination attempt

    Date: 2014-02-10 16:12:33 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:547988

    Iraqi Parliament Speaker Ossama al-Nujaifi narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Mosul, 405km north of Baghdad, on Monday, a security source said. A roadside bomb went off targeting Nujaifi's motorcade in Somer neighborhood, eastern ....

  • Saudi cabinet mourns victims of Saudi hotel fire

    Saudi cabinet mourns victims of Saudi hotel fire

    Date: 2014-02-10 16:11:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:62 - ID:547980

    The Saudi Cabinet mourned the victims of a fire that broke out in a Saudi hotel in Medinah on Saturday. The cabinet during its meeting, which was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince and Defense Minister Salman bin ....

  • UN praises Lebanese president's efforts to reach stability

    UN praises Lebanese president's efforts to reach stability

    Date: 2014-02-10 13:02:55 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:547474

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed support for efforts exerted by Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to protect the unity and stability of the country. This was conveyed by Special Coordinator of the UN Secretary-General for Lebanon Derek ....

  • 11 killed, injured in bomb blast southern Baghdad

    11 killed, injured in bomb blast southern Baghdad

    Date: 2014-02-10 11:53:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:547290

    Eleven people were killed and injured in a bomb blast at a popular restaurant in el-Bayaa district, southern the capital Baghdad, on Monday, an Iraqi security source said. A bomb planted near a popular restaurant in el-Bayaa neighborhood went ....

  • Jordan-Egypt ties developed tangibly -- Official

    Jordan-Egypt ties developed tangibly -- Official

    Date: 2014-02-10 09:47:51 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:546892

    Spokesman for the Jordanian government Mohamed Momni said Monday that cooperation with Egypt has developed tangibly over the past period thanks to efforts by leaders of both countries. Egypt plays an important role at the Arab, regional and ....

  • Prisoners' families from Gaza visit their kins in Nafha prison

    Prisoners' families from Gaza visit their kins in Nafha prison

    Date: 2014-02-10 09:26:11 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:546844

    Israeli occupation forces on Monday allowed 90 members of the Palestinian prisoners' families including 14 children to visit their kins at "Nafha" prison. Spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Nasser Al-Najar said ....

  • 165 killed i Syria violence Sunday  -- activists

    165 killed i Syria violence Sunday -- activists

    Date: 2014-02-10 08:12:25 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:546630

    As many as 165 people were killed in Syria on Sunday in violence, activists were quoted by Sky News as saying on Monday. Regime troops fired barrel bombs at several residential areas in the country particularly Aleppo, said the ....

  • Hamas denies reconciliation bid with Dahlan

    Hamas denies reconciliation bid with Dahlan

    Date: 2014-02-10 07:47:52 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:546567

    Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, denied on Sunday reports saying that it is reaching reconciliation with former Fatah Central Committee member Mohammed Dahlan. In a press release, Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouq said that such reports are ....

  • 3 killed in Yemen car bomb blast

    3 killed in Yemen car bomb blast

    Date: 2014-02-10 07:40:10 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:546548

    At least three people were killed and five others injured in a car bomb blast near Yemen's Oil Ministry, CNN quoted government officials as saying on Sunday. The explosions happened near the rear entrance of the ministry, which is located in the ....

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