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  • Ban praises late Georgian leader Eduard Shevardnadze

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:46:58 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:140 - ID:816390

    NEW YORK, July 7 (MENA) - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday praised former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze for contributing to efforts to overcome the divisions of the Cold War. In a statement from his spokesperson, a saddened Ban ....

  • 3 shells hit Saudi borders

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:43:18 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:139 - ID:816454

    ARAR, SAUDI ARABIA, July 7 (MENA) -Three shells have landed near a residential complex in Arar City, northern border of Saudi Arabia with Iraq. "Three shells have landed in the vicinity of a residential complex in Arar city, but no injuries were ....

  • US missile cruiser enters Black Sea - Russian Navy

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:42:01 GMT - Russia - World - SN:138 - ID:816492

    MOSCOW, July 7 (MENA) -The US missile cruiser Vella Gulf has entered the Black Sea, a source in the Russian Navy’s Main Staff told Russia's ITAR-TASS news agency. “At about 06.20pm (local time), USS Vella Gulf passed through the strait and ....

  • Gunmen spotted on Libya-Sudan borders

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:41:16 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:137 - ID:816455

    TRIPOLI, July 7 (MENA) - A group of gunmen were held Monday on the Libyan-Sudanese borders, said Head of the joint Libyan-Sudanese forces colonel Sulieman Hamed. The gunmen were driving two SUV cars coming from Kalinga mountain, he added. ....

  • 18 Egyptian deportees arrive at Cairo airport

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:39:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:136 - ID:816463

    CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) – Cairo International Airport received 18 Egyptians, who were deported from Lebanon for illegal residence. Their criminal record was checked by the airport authorities before they entered the country. (MENA) AB/DA ....

  • Time program to remove violations on Nile River banks

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:32:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:816413

    BANHA, Egypt, July 7 (MENA) - Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazi said that a time program was set to remove all the transgressions on the Nile River banks. There are 150,000 violations and 38,000 violations were removed, he ....

  • IFC invests in ACWA power to support renewable energy throughout MENA

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:21:39 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:134 - ID:816444

    CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, will invest up to $100 million in ACWA Power, which will help the company significantly increase the amount of power it generates from renewable ....

  • Hamas urges Palestinian factions to deter Israel

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:19:27 GMT - palestine - Egypt - SN:133 - ID:816414

    GAZA CITY, July 7 (MENA) – The Islamic Hamas movement called on the resistance groups to be on full alert to deter the Israeli occupation. "Blood for blood and those who set fire will burnt by it," the group said in a press statement on ....

  • Egyptian embassy in London races against time to stop sale of Sekhemka

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:14:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:132 - ID:816381

    LONDON, July 7 (MENA) – The Egyptian Embassy in London has been making extensive efforts in a bid to stop the sale of Egyptian scribe Sekhemka statue at Christie's in London. Egypt's Ambassador in London Ashraf el-Kholi headed to Christie's hall ....

  • Government will take measures to thwart any attempt to derail economic reform - Minister

    Date: 2014-07-07 18:07:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:131 - ID:816386

    CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - International Cooperation Minister Naglaa al-Ahwani stressed the government's determination to take all measures to thwart any attempt by terrorist groups to exploit the recent economic reforms. Recent economic decisions ....

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