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Republican People's Party in Turkey announces presidential candidate

Date: 2014-06-30 19:01:58 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:123 - ID:805669

ANKARA, June 30 (MENA) - The Republican People's Party and Nationalist Movement Party have already announced their candidate for the upcoming presidential elections in Turkey, Turkish Radio and Television Corporation reported on Monday. The ....

Russia confirms delivery of 1st batch of fighter jets to Iraq

Date: 2014-06-30 18:48:13 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:805621

MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukasheviche affirmed on Monday that the first delivery of Russian Sukhoi fighter jets arrived in Iraq. "We delivered the Sukhoi-25 to Iraq," he said in statements ....

Azhar Grand Imam named Islamic Personality of Year

Date: 2014-06-30 18:47:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:121 - ID:805655

CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Dubai International Holy Quran Award (DIHQA) has named Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmad Al Tayyeb as the Islamic Personality of the Year 2014, Al Azhar said in a statement on Monday The Grand Imam was chosen for his great ....

Rainstorm destroys 60 buildings, kills 15 persons in Nigeria

Date: 2014-06-30 18:46:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:120 - ID:805654

ABUJA, June 30 (MENA) - The Nigerian Cross River Emergency Management Agency said on Monday that a rainstorm had destroyed not less than 60 residential buildings and public structures and killed no fewer than 15 persons in different parts of the ....

130 trucks of construction materials enter Gaza via Rafah

Date: 2014-06-30 18:43:45 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:119 - ID:805667

RAFAH, Egypt, June 30 (MENA) - A convoy of 130 trucks carrying thousands of tons of construction supplies donated by the Gulf state of Qatar was allowed into the Gaza Strip via Egypt's Rafah border crossing on Monday. An official at the terminal ....

Russian company negotiates construction of power plants in Iran

Date: 2014-06-30 18:39:02 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:118 - ID:805626

MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - The Russian company Technopromexport, which is part of the Rostec Corporation, has confirmed it is conducting negotiations on the construction of power plants in Iran. “We confirm that we are engaged in negotiations but ....

Iran vows to continue support for Syria

Date: 2014-06-30 18:37:45 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:117 - ID:805617

TEHRAN, June 30 (MENA) - Iran's First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said Tehran will continue its support and humanitarian aid to Syria, although he stressed the Syrian people and government's capability to reconstruct their country, Fars News ....

Hamas: Attack on Gaza will 'open gates of hell' on Israel

Date: 2014-06-30 18:36:36 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:805649

GAZA CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Hamas warned Israel on Monday against waging war on the Gaza Strip, saying this would “open the gates of hell” on Israel. The warning was issued hours before the bodies of the three kidnapped Israeli youths were found ....

Republican People's Party condemns Ittihadiya presidential palace blasts

Date: 2014-06-30 18:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:805627

CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The Republican People's Party condemned the terrorist blasts that took place in the vicinity of Ittihadiya presidential palace earlier on Monday, leaving two policemen dead and several others injured. The incidents took ....

Special Israeli cabinet meeting after bodies of 3 kidnapped teens found

Date: 2014-06-30 18:30:53 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:805613

GAZA CITY, June 30 (MENA) - A special Israeli cabinet meeting was reportedly set to convene later Monday night after the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped over two weeks ago were found by security forces in a field northwest ....