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  • Interior minister asserts determination to combat terror

    Date: 2014-06-30 10:30:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:804661

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Interior Minister Mohamad Ibrahim has mourned a police colonel killed in a blast near Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, expressing determination to combat terror. "This heinous act will only increase police's ....

  • Col. killed, 4 policemen injured in bomb blast in Heliopolis

    Date: 2014-06-30 10:24:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:804623

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - The Interior Ministry has confirmed the death of Colonel Ahmed Ashmawi of the explosives department in a blast on Al Ahram Street in Heliopolis earlier Monday. Four policemen were also injured when a makeshift bomb went ....

  • Remains of ancient city unearthed in Behaira

    Date: 2014-06-30 10:20:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:29 - ID:804689

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - An archaeological team has detected remains of an ancient city dating back to the Roman era, said Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el-Damati. The city is located about 25 kilometers south of Rosetta, Behaira province, ....

  • Helicopter with 14 on board crashes in Russia: officials

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:35:40 GMT - Russia - World - SN:27 - ID:804631

    MOSCOW, June 30 (MENA) - Some 14 people were missing on Monday after their helicopter crashed in the Russian Far East, officials said, the latest aviation tragedy to hit the country. The Mi-8 helicopter carrying firefighters crashed near the ....

  • Suez police chief says no political detainees in jails

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:28:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:804525

    SUEZ CITY, June 30 (MENA) - Suez police chief Maj. Gen. Khalil Harb Monday said no political detainees are held in jails in the Canal city. All prisoners are arrested by warrants issued by the prosecution, Harb said. The era of detention has ....

  • Cameron says drive for European Union reform remains on track

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:21:05 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:804609

    LONDON, June30 (MENA) - British Prime Minister David Cameron has declared that he can “do business” with European Commission president Jean Claude Juncker, insisting that Britain’s drive for European Union reform remains on track, reported the Daily ....

  • Palestinian PM lauds continued Egyptian support for Palestinian cause

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:19:30 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:804600

    RAMALLAH, June 30 (MENA) - Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah lauded on Monday the continued Egyptian support for the Palestinian cause, sating Cairo played an important role in achieving Palestine-Palestine reconciliation. Hamdallah, ....

  • Police colonel killed, 3 injured in blast near Ittihadiya palace

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:09:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:804562

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - A police colonel was killed and three people were wounded when a bomb went off at Al-Ahram street near Ittihadiya presidential palace. The senior police officer was identified as Ahmed el-Ashmawy. Ashmawy and a force ....

  • Marketplace to be established for vendors in Cairo

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:01:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:804541

    CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - A marketplace will be established for vendors in the Cairo district of Matariya, said a deputy governor on Monday. The place is expected to accommodate up to 8,000 vendors, said Mohamed Abdel-Tawwab. The project will ....

  • Ansar Sharia outposts in Benghazi attacked by Haftar forces

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:00:45 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:804523

    TRIPOLI, June 30 (MENA) - A number of sites of the militant Ansar al-Sharia group in Benghazi were attacked by forces loyal to general Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military operation codenamed as "Operation Dignity" to crush militants, a ....

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