Miscellaneous

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  • Boeing 767 makes emergency landing in Russia’s far east

    Date: 2013-08-02 11:05:09 GMT - Russia - Miscellaneous - SN:18 - ID:225786

    Russia/Plane Boeing 767 makes emergency landing in Russia’s far east MOSCOW, Aug 2 (MENA) - A Boeing 767 with over 240 people on board made an emergency landing in Russia’s far eastern city of Khabarovsk, RIA Novosti quoted a local ....

  • Turkey thanks Greece over arrest of terrorists

    Date: 2013-08-02 10:47:09 GMT - Turkey - Miscellaneous - SN:15 - ID:225743

    Turkey/Greece Turkey thanks Greece over arrest of terrorists ANKARA, Aug 2 (MENA) – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan thanked his Greek counterpart Antonios Samaras over the phone after coast guards arrested four terrorists before ....

  • Rebels in eastern Congo face UN deadline to hand in weapons

    Date: 2013-08-02 10:23:53 GMT - Democratic Republic of Congo - Miscellaneous - SN:12 - ID:225690

    Congo/UN Rebels in eastern Congo face UN deadline to hand in weapons KINSHASA, Aug 2 (MENA) - The deadline set by the UN for rebels in an unstable part of the Democratic Republic of Congo to hand in their weapons to UN peacekeepers or risk ....

  • Oil slick spotted near Hurghada beach hotel

    Date: 2013-08-01 12:56:55 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:28 - ID:224559

    Egypt/Oil Slick Oil slick spotted near Hurghada beach hotel HURGHADA, Egypt, August 1 (MENA) - Environmentalists have controlled an oil slick spotted near a beach hotel in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. Cleaning up operations ....

  • Shipment of radioactive isotopes arrives at Cairo airport

    Date: 2013-07-31 17:25:52 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:49 - ID:223742

    Egypt/Airport Shipment of radioactive isotopes arrives at Cairo airport CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - A shipment of radioactive isotopes for petroluem research arrived at Cairo airport on Wednesday. Weighing 221 kilograms, the shipment ....

  • New head of Cairo Appeals Court 's technical office named

    Date: 2013-07-31 15:31:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:34 - ID:223577

    Egypt/Appointment New head of Cairo Appeals Court 's technical office named CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - The head of the Cairo Appeals Court appointed on Wednesday Counselor Mahmoud Alaa el-Din as head of the technical office in succession of ....

  • 45 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-07-31 15:26:49 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:32 - ID:223639

    Egypt/Suez Canal 45 vessels transit Suez Canal ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 31 (MENA) - Forty-five ships transited the Suez Canal on Wednesday, carrying a total cargo of 2.586 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 22 ships, ....

  • Son of Wasat party leader asks for permission to bring food to his jailed father

    Date: 2013-07-31 13:49:04 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:22 - ID:223416

    Egypt/Prison Son of Wasat party leader asks for permission to bring food to his jailed father CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - The son of Wasat party leader Abul-Ela Madi has asked for permission to bring food to his father who is being held under ....

  • Morocco pardons 48 Spanish prisoners

    Date: 2013-07-31 09:13:55 GMT - Morocco - Miscellaneous - SN:13 - ID:222967

    Morocco/Spain Morocco pardons 48 Spanish prisoners RABAT, July 31 (MENA) - King Mohammed VI ordered the release of 48 Spanish citizens imprisoned in Morocco in response to a request by King Juan Carlos of Spain, a spokesman for the ....

  • 39 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2013-07-29 16:31:59 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:56 - ID:220888

    Egypt/Suez Canal 39 vessels transit Suez Canal ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 29 (MENA) - Thirty-nine ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday, carrying a total cargo of 2.276 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 21 ships, carrying 1.191 ....

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