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2 killed, dozens injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis

Date: 2014-07-08 13:35:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:81 - ID:817585

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - An Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis has left two Palestinians killed and dozens injured, Palestinian medical sources reported. As many as 30 injured, mostly women and children, were rushed to Nasser Medical Complex in ....

Nile water level drops 2cm

Date: 2014-07-08 13:32:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:80 - ID:817611

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - The Nile River water level dropped Tuesday to 174.04 meters, two centimeters less than yesterday. Water released from the Aswan Dam reached 245 million cubic meters and the amount of water coming freshly to Lake Nasser ....

Makeshift bomb explodes in Minya; no injuries reported

Date: 2014-07-08 13:30:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:817590

MINYA, July 8 (MENA) - A makeshift bomb exploded Tuesday in the city of Maghagha, Minya with no casualties reported. Police combed the area in search for any other explosives. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....

Fitch: Egypt's fuel price hikes are positive for credit profile

Date: 2014-07-08 13:28:59 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:78 - ID:817532

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Fitch Ratings said Tuesday the recently announced fuel price hikes are an important step toward reducing subsidies that contribute to Egypt's substantial fiscal deficit - a key rating weakness. Tackling subsidies is a key ....

CAPMAS: 6.82% increase in industrial production in 2013 Q 4

Date: 2014-07-08 13:25:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:817520

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS ) said on Tuesday that the industrial production had increased during the fourth quarter of 2013 by 6.82% hitting 80.81 billion pounds, compared to 75.64 ....

31 killed, injured in Israeli raids on Gaza

Date: 2014-07-08 13:18:14 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:76 - ID:817366

GAZA, July 8 (MENA) – One member of Ezz-Eddine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, was killed and 30 other Palestinians were injured in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday. The Spokesman for the Palestinian ministry of ....

Zarif, Ashton meet on sixth day of nuclear talks

Date: 2014-07-08 12:57:02 GMT - Austria - Middle East - SN:75 - ID:817473

VIENNA, July 8 (MENA) - Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton have held a fresh round of meeting over Tehran’s nuclear energy program, Press TV has reported. Zarif and Ashton resumed discussions ....

Egypt restores 8 stolen antiquities from Denmark

Date: 2014-07-08 12:52:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:817354

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) – Egypt has managed to restore eight wooden pieces of antiquity from Denmark after vigorous efforts exerted by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its missions abroad in coordination with the Ministry of State for Antiquities. ....

Foreign Ministry condemns terrorist attack in Bahrain

Date: 2014-07-08 12:47:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:817426

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - Foreign Ministry Spokesman Badr Abdel Ati has strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted the eastern Aker village in Bahrain on July 4. Abdel Ati expressed Egypt's full solidarity with Bahrain in the face of ....

4 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid

Date: 2014-07-08 12:30:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:72 - ID:817444

GAZA CITY, July 8 (MENA) - Four Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli raid on the Gaza Strip bringing the total number of deaths in the strip on Tuesday only to five. Earlier, a Hamas militant was killed and 30 others were wounded in a series ....