Arab world
- Service : English
- Category : Arab world
-
Libya 'destroys all chemical weapons' – minister
Date: 2014-02-05 08:33:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:538263
Libya destroyed all its Gaddafi's chemical arsenal, the country's foreign minister said on Tuesday. According to top diplomat Mohamad Abdelaziz, Libya has become empty from hazardous chemical weapons. Abdelaziz underlined help by ....
-
Janjaweed militias start pulling out from North Kordofan state
Date: 2014-02-04 18:07:21 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:63 - ID:537756
The pro-government Janjaweed militias started Tuesday withdrawing from Sudan's North Kordofan state as a 72-hour deadline announced by governor Ahmed Mohamed Haroun for them to leave ends. Haroun made the announcement on Sunday in the wake of ....
-
Syrian opposition to attend next round of Geneva talks
Date: 2014-02-04 17:33:58 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:537682
The Syrian opposition will attend the second round of negotiations in Geneva, the leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Ahmad Jarba, was quoted by the Voice of Russia as saying. The National Coalition's ....
-
Ashrawi welcomes Nato forces in future state
Date: 2014-02-04 17:20:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:537641
Member of the PLO Hanan Ashrawi welcomed the proposal of Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas to deploy NATO-led forces in the future Palestinian state. Ashrawi, who is member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation ....
-
Rocket fired in Baghdad's Green Zone
Date: 2014-02-04 16:47:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:536970
A rocket attack was launched today against Iraq's Green zone in the capital Baghdad. The amount of damage has not been identified yet, according to a source. A Katyusha rocket was fired on brigade 57 known as Baghdad brigade in the Green zone ....
-
South Sudan is in urgent need of $1.27 billion: UN
Date: 2014-02-04 16:45:17 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:537587
The United Nations appealed Tuesday to provide South Sudan with 1.27 billion dollars to alleviate the people's suffering in the nascent nation that is hit by a seven-week conflict. Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer said: "The ....
-
Israel allows 1,000 tons of cement into Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-02-04 15:32:41 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:537442
Israel has approved the entry of 1,000 tons of cement to the Gaza Strip in the wake of bad weather conditions that destroyed several houses on December 11-14, Palestinian sources said Tuesday. The Palestinian and Israel sides held a meeting on ....
-
US nationals warned against traveling to Israel, West Bank, Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-02-04 14:47:09 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:537343
The US State Department has warned its nationals against traveling to Israel, the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The Department, in a statement published on its website, warned government officials from using public transportation in Israeli ....
-
Curfew imposed on some areas in Anbar province
Date: 2014-02-04 13:11:01 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:537105
Iraqi security forces imposed on Tuesday a curfew on some areas of the city of Ramadi in Iraq’s Anbar province, west of the capital Baghdad. The curfew aims at launching a manhunt in the Sunni heartland of Anbar province to arrest insurgents in ....
-
Palestinian minister eyes to promote economic cooperation with Egypt
Date: 2014-02-04 13:04:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:537089
Palestinian Minister of National Economy Jawad Naji has urged to promote economic cooperation with Egypt. "We are looking forward to enhancing economic and trade cooperation with Egypt in the coming period," Naji told MENA reporter here. He ....