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2 Palestinians shot by Israelis troops in Nablus
Date: 2014-06-27 08:27:59 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:800239
NABLUS, June 27 (MENA) - Two Palestinians were injured at dawn Friday when Israeli troops shot them in a refugee camp in eastern Nablus in the West Bank. Meanwhile, the occupation forces continued breaking into different places here. ....
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Main suspect behind metro blast in custody for 15 days: Prosecutors
Date: 2014-06-27 08:27:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:800235
BANHA, Egypt, June 27 (MENA) – Qalubiya prosecutors ordered the main suspect of the bomb blast that took place in a Shobra el-Kheima Metro station to be held in custody for 15 days pending investigations. The suspect is facing charges of joining ....
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Massive security measures in Suez
Date: 2014-06-27 08:26:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:800259
SUEZ, Egypt, June 27 (MENA) – Security forces in Suez stepped up their presence in front of vital facilities on Friday. Police stepped up security measures in main squares in Suez and on the entrances and exits of Ahmed Hamdi Tunnel that links ....
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Egypt not to accept any outside meddling, says Egypt ambassador to US
Date: 2014-06-27 08:07:39 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:800193
WASHINGTON, June 27 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to the US Mohamed Tawfiq said Egypt will not accept any meddling in its domestic affairs. "Egypt is building its state according to its priorities and the needs of the Egyptians," the envoy said in ....
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Japan to extend $6 mil. in aid for displaced people in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-27 07:35:05 GMT - Japan - Middle East - SN:11 - ID:800178
TOKYO, June 27 (MENA) - Japan decided Friday to extend $6 million, or about 582 million yen, in aid for displaced people in Iraq in the wake of armed clashes between militants and government forces in the northern part of the country, the Foreign ....
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Moscow to block UNSC sanctions resolution against Syria
Date: 2014-06-27 07:29:56 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:10 - ID:800143
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - Russia will not allow the United Nations Security Council to pass a sanction-threatening resolution against Syria, said Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. Russia will block the adoption of a humanitarian resolution on ....
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Sudan army repel attack in North Darfur
Date: 2014-06-27 07:27:29 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:9 - ID:800141
KHARTOUM, June 27 (MENA) – Sudan's army said it has warded off an attack carried out by rebels in North Darfur state, army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled said. He said the attack launched by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-Northern Sector (SPLM- ....
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Sudan says Sisi visit to boost bilateral ties
Date: 2014-06-27 07:25:22 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:8 - ID:800148
KHARTOUM, June 27 (MENA) – A senior official at Sudan's foreign ministry said the expected visit by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Khartoum on Friday comes in light of deeply-rooted ties binding Egypt and Sudan. "During the hours-long ....
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Lavrov calls for direct talks, extended ceasefire in Ukraine
Date: 2014-06-27 06:45:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:7 - ID:800113
MOSCOW, June 27 (MENA) - In a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed the need to extend the ceasefire in Ukraine and launch direct talks between the confronting sides, based on ....
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Bourse loses EGP 7 bn last week
Date: 2014-06-27 06:45:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:6 - ID:800115
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - The Egyptian Exchange closed last week with losses amounting to EGP 7 billion and its indexes were all down. The capital market declined to EGP 473.7 billion, one percent less than last week. During the course of the ....