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Cairo court sets for August 5 trial of lawyer, journalist, chief editor on libel charges
Date: 2014-07-02 11:02:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:807901
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Cairo Appeals Court has set for August 5 the trial of lawyer Essam Sultan and Al Masry Al Youm journalist Sherine Rabie and executive editor in chief Mohamed Samir on libel charges. Sultan had been interviewed by Rabie, an ....
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Amos deeply concerned over humanitarian situation in Iraq
Date: 2014-07-02 11:00:09 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:807862
GENEVA, July 2 (MENA) - Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos expressed deep concern over the humanitarian situation in Iraq where more than 1.2 million people have fled their homes, fearing ....
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UN chief credits Saudi Arabia for supporting UN aid effort in Iraq
Date: 2014-07-02 10:54:46 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:39 - ID:807832
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has thanked Saudi Arabia for donating USD 500 million to support the UN's humanitarian aid effort in Iraq. "The secretary-general expresses deep gratitude to the Government of the Kingdom of ....
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240,000 tons of wheat to be purchased from Romania, Russia for subsidized bread
Date: 2014-07-02 10:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:807740
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - The General Authority for Supply Commodity (GASC) at the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade announced that Egypt will import 240,000 tons of Romanian and Russian wheat, through an international tender, for the production of ....
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Jordan recruits 3,000 border guards in response to ISIL ‘emergency’
Date: 2014-07-02 10:49:24 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:807833
WASHINGTON, July 2 (MENA) – Jordan, threatened by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, plans to recruit thousands of officers to secure the borders with Iraq and Syria, the World Tribune reported. Officials said the government has decided to ....
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Sisi greets US, Belarus on independence day
Date: 2014-07-02 10:47:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:807820
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - President Adel Fattah El Sisi greeted the United States of America and Belarus on their independence day. Sisi delegated presidential secretary Moataz Hassan to visit the US embassy to express congratulations on independence ....
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Palestine PM calls for immediate action to stop Israeli escalations
Date: 2014-07-02 10:44:42 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:35 - ID:807821
RAMALLAH, July 2 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called for an international immediate intervention to compel Israel to stop its military escalation and blame Israel for allowing settlers to target innocent Palestinian children. ....
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Cabinet convenes to discuss urgent files
Date: 2014-07-02 10:40:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:807818
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - The Cabinet held a meeting, under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab, Wednesday to discuss a number of important domestic issues, atop of which are the security situation and the economic conditions in light of the decisions taken ....
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Haftar troops renew raids on Benghazi
Date: 2014-07-02 10:39:37 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:807838
TRIPOLI, July 2 (MENA) - Troops loyal to retired General Khalifa Haftar Wednesday renewed raids on different areas of Benghazi in the east of Libya. Sky News Arabia carried the news without giving further details. (MENA) MA/RE ....
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Myanmar police fire rubber bullets to disperse clashes between Buddhists, Muslims
Date: 2014-07-02 10:38:55 GMT - Myanmar (Burma) - World - SN:32 - ID:807715
YANGON, July 2 (MENA) – Myanmar police fired rubber bullets on Wednesday to disperse crowds of Buddhists and Muslims facing off in the streets of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, euronews, quoting police, reported. Myanmar has been ....
