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  • 59 wanted arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:49:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:92 - ID:822959

    ARISH, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) – Fifty-nine fugitives and wanted persons have been arrested in security crackdown in North Sinai, a security source said on Friday. The crackdown was carried out at entrances and exits of el-Arish city to arrest ....

  • Rights group condemns Israeli aggression on Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:44:53 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:91 - ID:822955

    ARISH, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) - The Sinai-based Egyptian Organization for crisis management and human rights slammed Friday the Israeli 'barbaric onslaught' on Gaza, deeming it as a genocide crime against Gazans. In a statement, the Organization ....

  • ETUF urges int'l action to stop Israeli 'terrorist' attacks against Palestinians

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:35:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:822947

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) called on the international community and international human rights organizations to move to stop Israeli 'terrorist' attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The ETUF ....

  • ALO slams Israeli aggression on Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:14:40 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:89 - ID:822942

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - The Arab Labor Organization (ALO) slammed Friday the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which left dozens of Palestinians dead and hundreds others injured. The ALO called on the United Nations, the ....

  • Awqaf minister hails role of Egyptian army to maintain safety of homeland

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:11:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:822941

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) – Awqaf (Endowments) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa hailed the role of the Egyptian army to safe the country. Marking the victory of October 6, 1973 corresponding to 10th of Ramadan, the minister highlighted the army's role ....

  • 6.8 magnitude quake strikes off Fukushima coast, tsunami warning issued

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:01:15 GMT - Japan - World - SN:87 - ID:822940

    TOKYO, July 11 (MENA) - A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Japan, with its epicenter located some 129 kilometers from the city of Namie in Fukishima prefecture, US Geological Survey reported. The quake was centered at a depth of about ....

  • Hamas: Destroying Israeli Jeep indicates how ground war against Gaza will be

    Date: 2014-07-11 21:00:09 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:86 - ID:822914

    GAZA CITY, July 11 (MENA) - Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said Friday Al-Qassam Brigades' shelling of an Israeli military Jeep in eastern Gaza indicates how a ground war against the strip will be. Abu Zuhri added in a brief press release this ....

  • Norway concerned about escalation in eastern Ukraine

    Date: 2014-07-11 20:46:23 GMT - Norway - World - SN:85 - ID:822916

    OSLO, July 11 (MENA) - Norway's Foreign Minister Borge Brende expressed his deep concern about the last developments in eastern Ukraine, pointing out that increasing usage of heavy weapons by pro-Russian separatists is not acceptable. Usage of ....

  • Abbas receives phone call from AL chief; Arab FMs to hold meeting on Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-11 20:44:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:84 - ID:822913

    RAMALLAH, July 11 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call Friday from Arab League chief Nabil Al Arabi. The AL chief informed Abbas that the pan-Arab body would hold a meeting at the level of foreign ministers to discuss ....

  • Azhar scholars urge int'l community to rein Israeli aggression on Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-11 20:05:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:83 - ID:822895

    CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) – Scholars of Al Azhar called Friday on the international community to stop the brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. The scholars made the call during their participation in a breaching convoy to South Sinai. ....

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