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Jordan King, US VP discuss ties, Mideast

Date: 2014-07-11 10:02:03 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:822123

AMMAN, July 11 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II and US Vice-President Joe Biden have discussed strategic ties between the two countries and the latest developments in the Middle East. During their meeting in Washington Thursday, the King warned ....

Nile River water level remains unchanged

Date: 2014-07-11 09:54:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:822132

CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 174.03 meters on Friday, the same as the reading of Thursday. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 245 million cubic meters, which is the same amount of water coming freshly to Lake ....

Massive security measures in Suez

Date: 2014-07-11 09:17:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:822020

SUEZ, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) - Suez security forces have intensified their presence at vital establishments in Suez city and at the south entrance of the Suez Canal on Friday. A security source said joint police and military forces are securing ....

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades shell Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv for 1st time

Date: 2014-07-11 09:16:24 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:822017

GAZA CITY, July 11 (MENA) - Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades announced that it shelled, for the first time, Ben-Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv with an M75 rocket. They also said that they controlled an Israeli TV channel at dawn for half ....

2,000 tourists arrive in Marsa Allam

Date: 2014-07-11 09:14:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:822023

HURGHADA, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) - As many as 2,000 tourists of different nationalities arrived at Marsa Allam airport Friday to spend a week in tourist resorts in the city. They arrived on board 15 international flights from European countries, ....

98 killed, 670 injured in Israeli aggression on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-11 09:02:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:822014

GAZA CITY, July 11 (MENA) - The number of dead raised to 98 along with 670 injured in the fourth day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Five family members were killed and 15 others injured in an Israeli shelling to a family house in ....

Israel imposes restrictions on entering of prayer performers to Aqsa

Date: 2014-07-11 08:25:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:821966

GAZA CITY, July 11 (MENA) - Israeli police imposed restrictions Friday on the entering of Muslim prayer performers to Aqsa mosque to perform Friday prayer. The police said that they will only allow men whose age is over 50 and who carry Israeli ....

Afghan poll crisis: Kerry says 'legitimacy at stake'

Date: 2014-07-11 08:20:47 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:14 - ID:821876

KABUL, July 11 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry says Afghanistan is at a "critical moment" as he tries to resolve tensions over the disputed presidential poll. Kerry said that "election legitimacy hangs in the balance" as he arrived in ....

SCA faces promising, difficult time - chief

Date: 2014-07-11 08:06:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:821862

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) - The coming period in the Suez Canal Authority's history is promising and difficult at the same time, SCA Chairman Mohab Mamish said. The SCA is getting poised to apply a comprehensive plan to develop its ....

Saudi Arabia supports Palestinian moves on Israel's Gaza escalation

Date: 2014-07-11 07:55:56 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:12 - ID:821838

RIYADH, July 11 (MENA) - Saudi Arabia said it has been coordinating efforts with Arab and Muslim delegates of the Non-Aligned Movement to adopt the Palestinian delegation's stance at the United Nations to end the ongoing Israeli military escalation ....