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Iraqi PM agrees on reopening Tarbil border crossing with Jordan
Date: 2013-06-16 18:10:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:158427
BAGHDAD (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki agreed to reopen Tarbil border crossing with Jordan starting from Monday. Dulaimi clans's Emir Sheikh Majid Ali Suleiman said on Sunday that they were informed of the premier's decision to ....
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AL launches development fund to support Comoros
Date: 2013-06-16 17:06:22 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:158294
CAIRO (MENA) - The Cairo-based Arab League announced the launch of Comoros' development and investment fund worth 500 million US dollars. Qatar pledged to offer nearly 175 million US dollars, said Sheikh Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al Thani, ....
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Constitutional Court dissolves Kuwaiti national assembly
Date: 2013-06-16 16:51:53 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:27 - ID:158154
KUWAIT CITY (MENA) - The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court, at its session on Sunday, ordered the dissolution of the National Assembly. The court also called for holding new legislative elections, saying that the national higher elections committee ....
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Jordanian premier meets Afghanistan's FM
Date: 2013-06-16 16:49:38 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:158266
AMMAN (MENA) - Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour met on Sunday with visiting Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul to discuss bilateral relations and the latest developments in the region. During the meeting, Ensour reiterated ....
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AL welcomes president's call for holding mini Arab summit on Syria
Date: 2013-06-16 16:15:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:158189
CAIRO (MENA) - The Arab League welcomed on Sunday President Mohamed Morsi's call for holding a mini Arab summit on Syria. In statements, Deputy AL Secretary General Ambassador Ahmed bin Helli said that he welcomed any Arab or Islamic meeting ....
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Palestinian PM meets Egyptian ambassador
Date: 2013-06-16 16:08:43 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:158167
RAMALLAH (MENA) - Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah met Sunday with Egyptian Ambassador to the Palestinian Authority Yasser Osman and Head of Egyptian Mission Tareq Naif. During the meeting, the premier lauded Egypt's ....
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Nasrallah congratulates Rohani for winning Iranian presidential elections
Date: 2013-06-16 15:48:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:158112
BEIRUT (MENA) - Hezbullah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that Hassan Rohani's victory in the Iranian presidential elections revived hopes that Iran would further support resistance in Islamic and Arab nations. In a ....
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Military reinforcements en route to Kafra region
Date: 2013-06-16 15:21:05 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:158046
TRIPOLI (MENA) - A military aircraft carrying national army forces left Sunday for Kafra region in southern Libya to help realize security and regain order. Meanwhile, a group of masked men opened fire randomly at the Libyan Interior Ministry ....
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Scores of people killed, wounded in wave of blasts across Iraq
Date: 2013-06-16 12:58:05 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:157808
Scores of people have been killed and wounded in a series of blasts that rattled central and southern Iraq on Sunday morning, well-placed security sources reported. The attacks rocked the capital Baghdad and the provinces of Wasit, Babil, ....
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Saudi decision of cutting pilgrim numbers 'temporary' - minister
Date: 2013-06-16 12:51:50 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:157789
Saudi Minister of Hajj Affairs Bandar Mohamed Hajjar stressed that Saudi Arabia's decision to cut the number of pilgrims to the country is temporary due to the ongoing expansion works of Saudi's Grand Mosque. In press statements on Sunday, ....