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  • Libyan parliament summons Zidan to discuss Tripoli violence

    Libyan parliament summons Zidan to discuss Tripoli violence

    Date: 2013-11-17 16:29:00 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:392382

    The Libyan General National Congress (GNC) agreed on Sunday to call interim Prime Minister Dr. Ali Zidan and the justice, defense and interior ministers and the head of the General Intelligence and Tripoli security chief to discuss the events that ....

  • AL chief emphasizes importance of strengthening Arab-African cooperation

    AL chief emphasizes importance of strengthening Arab-African cooperation

    Date: 2013-11-17 13:02:07 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:391863

    Secretary-General of the Arab League Nabil el-Arabi said on Sunday that improving ties between the Arab and African countries in the various fields is important in areas connected with conflict settlement and attaining development goals. In a ....

  • Ex-Libyan electricity minister arrested at Salloum checkpoint

    Ex-Libyan electricity minister arrested at Salloum checkpoint

    Date: 2013-11-17 12:55:05 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:391842

    Ex-Libyan electricity minister Omran Ibrahim Mahmoud Omar who is blacklisted was arrested at Salloum border checkpoint while trying to return to Libya. Omar will be deported in line with a prosecutor general's order. ....

  • British government condemns violence in Tripoli

    British government condemns violence in Tripoli

    Date: 2013-11-17 12:34:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:391167

    The British government condemned Saturday the widespread violence in Libyan capital Tripoli, prodding all parties to exercise self restraint, Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa Hugh Robertson said. "The British Government condemns ....

  • 4 soliders killed in bomb blast in Baghdad

    4 soliders killed in bomb blast in Baghdad

    Date: 2013-11-17 11:08:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:391287

    One soldier was killed and three others injured when an explosive charge went off targeting a military patrol in northern Baghdad. A security source said the bomb, that was planted on the roadside in Tarmiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, went ....

  • Libyan FM asserts need for building strong partnership among Arab, African countries

    Libyan FM asserts need for building strong partnership among Arab, African countries

    Date: 2013-11-17 09:56:29 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:391354

    Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammad Abdel Aziz voiced his appreciation for efforts exerted by the Arab League and the African Union Commission for the sake of boosting joint cooperation and partnership. Addressing the opening session of the ....

  • Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque

    Jewish settlers storm Al-Aqsa mosque

    Date: 2013-11-17 09:38:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:391294

    Scores of Jewish settlers stormed early Sunday the precincts of Al-Aqsa mosque from Bab el-Maghreba gate amid tight security measures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces. Deputy Chief of Al-Aqsa Guards Authority Youssef Mekheimar said Rabbi ....

  • Israel lets 220 trucks loaded with goods into Gaza via Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Israel lets 220 trucks loaded with goods into Gaza via Karam Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2013-11-17 09:32:31 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:391269

    Israeli occupation forces allowed the entry of 220 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karam Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing. In a press release on Sunday, Head of the Coordination Committee for entry of goods in the Gaza ....

  • Arab, African FMs meet to prepare for joint summit

    Arab, African FMs meet to prepare for joint summit

    Date: 2013-11-17 09:13:54 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:391222

    Arab and African foreign ministers convened here Sunday in preparation for the 3rd Afro-Arab summit, due to open on Tuesday. Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Araby attends the meeting. The Kuwaiti, Libyan and Kuwait foreign ministers are ....

  • Kuwaiti Emir keen on activating Afro-Arab cooperation – FM

    Kuwaiti Emir keen on activating Afro-Arab cooperation – FM

    Date: 2013-11-17 08:56:35 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:391182

    Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's initiative to hosting the 3rd Africa-Arab Summit reflects his keenness to activating joint cooperation for the best interests of the people in the two regions, KUNA quoted Deputy Premier and ....

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