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  • Nigerian president slams terrorist attacks northeastern country

    Date: 2014-06-29 19:03:35 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:106 - ID:804036

    ABUJA, June 29 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has slammed an explosion Friday in a brothel in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bauchi that killed 10 people, said a statement on Sunday. The Nigerian government will work to arrest ....

  • OIC, AL jointly call for ceasefire in Syria on occasion of Ramadan

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:58:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:804049

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 29 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League (AL) issued a joint appeal for an immediate comprehensive ceasefire in Syria on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. OIC and AL chiefs ....

  • Armed Forces set up 140 Maedet Ramadan during holy month

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:57:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:104 - ID:804061

    CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) – Defense Minister Sedki Sobhi has approved to set up 140 Maedet Ramadan (tables for the merciful for fasting people in Ramdan) nationwide. As many as 41,600 meals will be distributed every day to be distributed on people ....

  • Iran Foreign Ministry must follow up chemical injured victims file: official

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:55:42 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:103 - ID:804057

    TEHRAN, June 29 (MENA) – A member of Iranian parliament from cities of Piranshahr and Sardasht said that Foreign Ministry should follow up seriously dossier of chemical injured victims in international tribunal and community, IRNA news agency ....

  • 2 MB members arrested in Arish over assaulting Armed Forces personnel

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:53:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:102 - ID:804047

    ARISH, June 29 (MENA) - North Sinai security forces arrested Sunday two wanted members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group over assaulting Armed Forces personnel. A security source said the two MB persons are also members of the jihadist ....

  • Four Brotherhood members arrested in Sohag

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:49:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:101 - ID:804052

    SOHAG, June 29 (MENA) – Police arrested four loyalists of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group in the province of Sohag over violence charges. The Brotherhood members are accused of inciting violence and illegal protests. The Public ....

  • Azhar imam mourns advisor

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:47:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:100 - ID:804058

    CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - Azhar Imam Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb mourned on Sunday the death of his advisor Mahmoud Azab, who passed away today at the age of 63. Mahmoud was a senior official at the Family House, an initiative floated by Azhar to promote ....

  • Kuwaiti cabinet reviews worsening situation in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:45:43 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:99 - ID:804032

    KUWAIT, June 29 (MENA) – The Kuwaiti cabinet on Sunday reviewed the latest developments in the region, mainly the worsening situation in Iraq. The cabinet decided to provide urgent humanitarian assistance for displaced Iraqis via the UN ....

  • OIC establishes HQ of its independent permanent human rights commission

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:44:39 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:98 - ID:804033

    JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, June 29 (MENA) - The Forty-first session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM), held on June 18-19 decided to establish the permanent headquarters of the OIC Independent Permanent ....

  • Nile water level remains steady

    Date: 2014-06-29 18:41:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:804050

    CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 174.16 meters on Sunday, the same as the reading of Saturday. Water released from Aswan Dam reached 240 million cubic meters which is the same amount of water coming freshly to Lake ....

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