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243 million people use drugs worldwide
Date: 2014-06-26 14:14:49 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:95 - ID:799092
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Around the world 243 million people have used drugs, according to a new UN report. About 200,000 drug users died in 2012, said Yuri Fedotov, director-general of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, Thursday in Vienna according ....
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African leaders pose for group photo at AU summit
Date: 2014-06-26 14:12:17 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:94 - ID:799441
MALABO, June 26 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi joined his fellow African leaders in posing for a group photo after the end of the inaugural session of the 23rd ordinary African Union Summit on Thursday. The summit, set to run ....
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AU to approve 2015 budget Friday
Date: 2014-06-26 14:04:48 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:93 - ID:799368
MALABO, June 26 (MENA) - African Union leaders are expected to ratify the union's 2015 budget of $522.121 million on Friday, MENA has learned. The AU leaders will pass the budget on the second and final day of the 23rd ordinary summit held ....
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Sisi meets Ethiopia PM
Date: 2014-06-26 14:01:06 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:92 - ID:799413
MALABO, June 26 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had talks here on Thursday with Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 23rd African Summit, currently in session in the ....
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Trial of MB cell adjourned to Saturday
Date: 2014-06-26 13:58:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:799174
MANSOURA, Egypt, June 26 (MENA) - Mansoura Criminal Court decided to postpone the trial of members of a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) cell in Mansoura to Saturday. The court, continued on Thursday amid tight security measures, the trial of 22 criminals ....
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Egypt denounces Lebanon's blasts
Date: 2014-06-26 13:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:90 - ID:799288
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - The Foreign Ministry condemned a wave of explosions that had hit Lebanon over the past few days. In statements, ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati called for showing solidarity with the Lebanese government against "blind ....
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Sisi meets Senegal president
Date: 2014-06-26 13:52:58 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:89 - ID:799386
MALABO, June 26 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had talks here on Thursday with Senegalese President Macky Sall. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 23rd African Summit, currently in session in the capital of Equatorial ....
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Sisi holds talks with Gambian president
Date: 2014-06-26 13:45:41 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:88 - ID:799365
MALABO, June 26 (MENA) - Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi had talks here on Thursday with Gambian President Yahya Jammeh. The meeting took place in an excellent cordial atmosphere, according to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ihab ....
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African summit kicks off 7 Malabo
Date: 2014-06-26 13:40:01 GMT - Equatorial Guinea - Africa - SN:87 - ID:799283
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the gathering saying: "I thank President Obiang and the Government of Equatorial Guinea for hosting this Summit." Speaking at the 23rd African Union Summit here, he added: "I am honored to be ....
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No illegal detainees in Tora prison complex - prosecution
Date: 2014-06-26 13:37:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:86 - ID:799279
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - No detainees are held in prison without a judicial order issued by the public prosecution, a surprise inspection of five prisons has showed. The prosecution conducted Thursday a surprise inspection of Tora prison complex ....