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  • Hamas shells Dimona with 3 rockets

    Date: 2014-07-09 19:06:30 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:130 - ID:819891

    GAZA CITY, July 9 (MENA) - The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said it shelled the southern town of Dimona with three M75 rockets, in reference to the Gaza-produced rockets with a range of about 80 kilometres (50 miles). In ....

  • Attempt to smuggle 10,000 laser pens foiled

    Date: 2014-07-09 19:05:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:819864

    PORT SAID, July 9 (MENA) - Customs authorities here foiled on Wednesday an attempt to smuggle 10,000 laser pens into the state. They were deposited in a children toy container. The shipment was seized. (MENA) MI/AH ....

  • Libyan lawmaker's son released

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:44:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:819844

    TRIPOLI, July 9 (MENA) - The son of a lawmaker in Tripoli was released by his abducters on Wednesday. The child, Ibrahim Abu Salah Shalaby, has been handed over to his family, said a security source. No ransume was paid, said the ....

  • Saudi king receives call from UN chief

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:43:52 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:819848

    JEDDAH, July 9 (MENA) – Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz received a phone call from United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. The call tackled the latest development at the regional and international arenas. (MENA) AB/SR ....

  • 16 thousand firecrackers seized with worker in Luxor's railway station

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:43:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:126 - ID:819825

    LUXOR, July 9 (MENA) – A worker was arrested Wednesday in Luxor's railway station with 16 thousand fireworks in possession for the purpose of trafficking. The suspect confessed that he brought the firecrackers from Beni Suef to Luxor for selling ....

  • Nigeria suspended from international football by Fifa

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:27:10 GMT - Nigeria - Sports - SN:125 - ID:819838

    ABUJA, July 9 (MENA) - Nigeria has been suspended from all international football by Fifa amid allegations of government interference in its football federation, the BBC reported Wednesday. The ban means no Nigerian team - including club sides - ....

  • 11 Brotherhoods in custody for 15 days over violence in Suez

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:26:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:124 - ID:819791

    SUEZ, Egypt, July 9 (MENA) – As many as 11 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood group were remanded in custody for 15 days over implicating in violence in the Red Sea's canal city of Suez. They arrested with Molotov Cocktail, firecrackers, funds, ....

  • Mail Online apologises to Clooney

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:16:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:123 - ID:819833

    LONDON, July 9 (MENA) - US actor George Clooney has received an apology from the Mail Online website after he accused it of printing an inaccurate story about his forthcoming marriage to Amal Alamuddin. The story, which said the star's potential ....

  • Troops foil attempt to detonate bomb in North Sinai

    Date: 2014-07-09 18:10:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:819821

    ARISH, Egypt, July 9 (MENA) - An attempt to detonate an explosive charge in Sheikh Zuwaid area in North Sinai was foiled Wednesday, a security source said. No casualties were reported. Police combed the area in search for any other explosives. ....

  • 5 MB members arrested in Daqahliya

    Date: 2014-07-09 17:57:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:819812

    MANSOURA, Egypt, July 9 (MENA) - Five Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members were arrested Wednesday in Daqahliya with riot-inciting leaflets in their possession. They are charged with staging illegal protests, blocking roads and chanting slogans ....

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