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  • Libya asserts fair trial for Russians charged with helping Gaddafi regime

    Libya asserts fair trial for Russians charged with helping Gaddafi regime

    Date: 2014-02-11 06:24:51 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:548531

    Russians charged with supporting the former Libyan regime of Muammar Gaddafi would face fair trial in Libya, a senior official at the Libyan foreign ministry said. In statements on Monday, Al Mabrouk Al Zentani, the director of the European ....

  • Sudan FM rejects Ugandan mediation with rebels

    Sudan FM rejects Ugandan mediation with rebels

    Date: 2014-02-11 06:21:08 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:548520

    Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Karti has stressed the government's rejection of Uganda's mediation with the rebels. Sudan accuses Kampala of sheltering rebel movements, providing diplomatic facilitation to their leaders and granting them ....

  • Abbas discusses peace efforts with head of European Parliament

    Abbas discusses peace efforts with head of European Parliament

    Date: 2014-02-10 19:17:39 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:83 - ID:548271

    President Mahmoud Abbas Monday discussed at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah the peace process with president of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Abbas briefed Schulz on the latest ....

  • 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 ....

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