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King Felipe VI, Queen Letizia of Spain visit Pope
Date: 2014-06-30 20:07:28 GMT - Vatican - World - SN:134 - ID:805719
VATICAN CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Spain's new king and queen met with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Monday on their first foreign trip as monarchs, and invited the pontiff to visit Spain, reported ABC News. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, ....
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Entertainer Rolf Harris convicted of indecent assault
Date: 2014-06-30 20:03:41 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:133 - ID:805724
LONDON, June 30 (MENA) - A British court on Monday convicted veteran entertainer Rolf Harris of 12 counts of indecent assaults on four female victims between 1968 and 1986, one of whom had been as young as seven or eight when she was abused, France ....
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Egypt auctions T-bonds
Date: 2014-06-30 20:02:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:132 - ID:805697
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The Finance Ministry auctioned on Monday treasury bonds at a total value of four billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it auctioned five-year bonds (maturing on May 6, 2019) with average interest rate ....
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Awqaf minister seeks to promote coop. with Ansar Al-Sunna, Ansar Al-Shareya societies
Date: 2014-06-30 19:24:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:805647
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa held a meeting with representatives of Jamaat Ansar Al-Sunna and Ansar Al-Shareya society to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between the ministry and both groups. The attendees ....
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Youth min. meets Al-Ahram chairman
Date: 2014-06-30 19:21:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:805650
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Minister of Youth and Sports Khaled Abdel-Aziz has met with Chairman of Al-Ahram Press Establishment Ahmed El-Sayed El-Naggar. The meeting took up ways of boosting cooperation between the ministry and the Al-Ahram Press ....
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Arab rights organization greets Egypt on Revolt's 1st anniversary
Date: 2014-06-30 19:17:00 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:805646
VIENNA, June 30 (MENA) - The Arab Organization for Human Rights conveyed its greetings to the Egyptian people on Monday on the occasion of the first anniversary of the June 30 Revolution. "The Revolution led by President Abdel Fattah el Sisi ....
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Nigeria: Ban strongly condemns ongoing ‘horrific attacks’ by Boko Haram
Date: 2014-06-30 19:16:09 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:128 - ID:805691
NEW YORK, June 30 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Strongly has condemned the ongoing “horrific attacks” being carried out by Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria, reiterating the readiness of the United Nations to support the country, the UN ....
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Parties urge Sisi to amend parl't law
Date: 2014-06-30 19:15:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:127 - ID:805611
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The civil social parties' coalition has urged President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to amend the House of Representatives law. The coalition urged adopting the mixed electoral system. It also called for one MP for each ....
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Large gathering of Israeli security forces, police near Halhul junction outside Hebron
Date: 2014-06-30 19:11:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:126 - ID:805698
GAZA CITY, June 30 (MENA) - A large number of Israeli police officers and security forces were gathered at Halhul junction north of Hebron, according to The Jerusalem Post. The bodies of the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped over two ....
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Islamic Jihad Movement urges to gear up for confronting Israeli occupation
Date: 2014-06-30 19:09:15 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:125 - ID:805640
GAZA CITY, June 30 (MENA) - A leading member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement has called on all resistance factions to prepare for the next round of fighting with the Israeli occupation. In press statements on Monday, Khaled al-Batsh ....