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  • Libyan former chief of staff, his guard wounded in assassination attempt in Tripoli

    Libyan former chief of staff, his guard wounded in assassination attempt in Tripoli

    Date: 2013-08-05 10:42:20 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:229485

    Libya's former chief of staff Salem Gnaidi was wounded in an assassination attempt on his life on Sunday, according to sources at the Libyan Staff. His guard was also injured in the attack. The sources said a group of gunmen intercepted ....

  • Sudan starts investigations into banning Bashir's plane from crossing Saudi airspace

    Sudan starts investigations into banning Bashir's plane from crossing Saudi airspace

    Date: 2013-08-05 10:30:53 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:229468

    The Sudanese Civil Aviation Authority began investigations on Saudi Arabia's banning of a plane carrying President Omar Hassan Bashir from crossing its airspace to attend the inauguration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Sudan maintains ....

  • Qatari FM arrives in Cairo

    Qatari FM arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2013-08-04 10:48:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:228141

    Qatari Foreign Minister Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah arrived here on Sunday. The visit is the first by a senior Qatari official to Egypt after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi. The Qatari foreign minister is scheduled ....

  • Israeli forces close Qalandia checkpoint

    Israeli forces close Qalandia checkpoint

    Date: 2013-08-03 12:53:23 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:227184

    Israeli forces closed Saturday Qalandia checkpoint to public and private vehicles and allowed pedestrians only to pass through. After the Israeli decision, the Palestinians searched for alternative ways to reach Ramallah. The checkpoint ....

  • Mauritania opposition renews call for regime to go

    Mauritania opposition renews call for regime to go

    Date: 2013-08-03 10:10:46 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:226938

    The opposition in Mauritania is firm on toppling the regime of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who has proven complete failure in running state affairs. Opposition leader Ahmed Ould Dada accused the current regime of working to promote ....

  • Egyptian envoy says S. Sudan president voices understanding of incidents in Egypt

    Egyptian envoy says S. Sudan president voices understanding of incidents in Egypt

    Date: 2013-08-03 09:43:35 GMT - South Sudan - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:226903

    South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit met here on Friday Ambassador Omar Metwaly, the special envoy of Egypt's interim President Adly Mansour. In statements to MENA correspondent in South Sudan, Metwaly said that he handed a message from ....

  • Sabha police chief killed in bomb blast

    Sabha police chief killed in bomb blast

    Date: 2013-08-03 09:31:23 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:226888

    The police chief of Sabha has been killed in a bomb blast, according to Sky News Arabia. An explosive charge placed beneath his car went off earlier on Saturday in this district of Benghazi, the news channel said without giving any further ....

  • Dozens of Palestinians suffered suffocation due to Israeli tear gas inhalation in W.Bank

    Dozens of Palestinians suffered suffocation due to Israeli tear gas inhalation in W.Bank

    Date: 2013-08-02 18:26:25 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:226451

    Dozens of Palestinians and foreign activists suffered from suffocation on Friday due to Israeli tear gas inhalation while they took part in rallies against the Israeli occupation's practices in the West Bank. In statements Friday, the media ....

  • UN inspectors to visit Syrian sites

    UN inspectors to visit Syrian sites

    Date: 2013-08-01 11:24:43 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:224475

    Syria has agreed to allow UN investigators to visit three sites where chemical weapons have allegedly been used, the UN has said. The inspectors will go "as soon as possible", a statement from Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's office said as ....

  • Libya PM changes his mind about reshuffling the cabinet

    Libya PM changes his mind about reshuffling the cabinet

    Date: 2013-08-01 11:23:22 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:224470

    Prime Minister Ali Zidan said he has changed his mind about having a cabinet reshuffle after consulting with some advisers and members of the national congress. The current interim government will remain unchanged for the time being so as not ....

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