Miscellaneous

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  • Pope Francis calls for an end to war in Syria, Ukraine at Easter

    Date: 2014-04-20 17:44:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:125 - ID:678950

    LONDON, April 20 (MENA) - Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home, the Daily ....

  • Over 1,200 high school seniors sign petition against Michelle Obama speaking at their graduation

    Date: 2014-04-20 16:13:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:107 - ID:678772

    LONDON, April 20 (MENA) - An American high school senior forms petition with 1,200 signatures against Michele Obama speaking at their high school graduation, because it would overshadow the students' big day, Daily Mail reported. Taylor Gifford, ....

  • Egypt ranks 25th worldwide in design thanks to architect

    Date: 2014-04-20 10:59:30 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:57 - ID:678128

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - Egypt's international ranking in design and architecture has jumped to 25, out of 182 countries, after Dalia Sadany won in several categories of renowned Italian A' Design Award. Sadany won the Platinum Award for Street ....

  • American couple married 70 years die 15 hours apart

    Date: 2014-04-19 20:00:45 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:123 - ID:677350

    WASHINGTON, April 19 (MENA) - A couple who held hands at breakfast every morning even after 70 years of marriage have died 15 hours apart, ABC News reported. Helen Felumlee, of Nashport, died at 92 on April 12. Her husband, 91-year-old Kenneth ....

  • Suicides hit U.S. special ops

    Date: 2014-04-18 15:51:51 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:82 - ID:675451

    WASHINGTON, April 18 (MENA) - Admiral William McRaven, who leads the Special Operations Command, told a conference in Tampa, Fla. that members of elite units like the Navy SEALs and Army Rangers have proved prone to depression and self-harm over the ....

  • 11,000 tons of sunflower oil arrive in Alex. port

    Date: 2014-04-18 08:24:13 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:674617

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 18 (MENA) - A Russian ship arrived in Alexandria Port loaded with 11,000 tons of sunflower oil. The movement inside the port is normal, said Alexandria Port Authority Director Adel Yassin. (MENA) MHK/WN ....

  • MENA agenda for Friday, April 18

    Date: 2014-04-18 06:19:48 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:3 - ID:674445

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Al-Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shouman pays a day-long visit to Aswan to stand on the latest developments in the reconciliation file between the tribes of Beni Helal and Dabodiya. CAIRO, As many as 350 notary offices work on ....

  • Egypt partakes in Shanghai int'l horse festival

    Date: 2014-04-16 11:21:16 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:671290

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - An Egyptian delegation left for Beijing on Wednesday to take part in Shanghai International Horse Festival that will kick off tomorrow. Head of the Egyptian Agricultural Society Mohamed Hashem, who will lead the ....

  • ICARDA delegation follows up growing wheat on terraces in Sharqia

    Date: 2014-04-15 19:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:143 - ID:670022

    ZAGAZIG, April 15 (MENA) – A delegation of the "ICARDA" Organization for agricultural cooperation and the Arab Agricultural Union, visited Tuesday ARC in Sharqia, to follow up the experience of growing wheat on terraces, to study ways to transfer it ....

  • Matrouh Governor receives first charter plane carrying 170 Italian tourists

    Date: 2014-04-15 16:38:25 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:105 - ID:669860

    MARSA MATROUH, April 15 (MENA) – Matrouh Governor Badr Tantawi el-Ghandour received Tuesday the first charter plane coming from Milan, carrying 170 Italian tourists, at Matrouh International Airport, marking the beginning of the charter flights flow ....

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