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Blast kills 21 at plaza in Nigeria capital
Date: 2014-06-25 19:35:55 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:166 - ID:798109
ABUJA, June 25 (MENA) – An explosion rocked a parking lot at a crowded plaza in Nigeria's capital Wednesday afternoon, killing 21 people and injuring 17 others, a spokesman for Nigeria's relief agency said, the CNN reported. The blast at Emab ....
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Unidentified migrants buried in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-06-25 19:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:798093
ARISH, Egypt, June 25 (MENA) – The bodies of 39 illegal African migrants have been buried in Arish city of North Sinai province, a medical source said. They died over the recent months while trying to illegally sneak into Israel. No body can ....
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Republican People Party denounces metro blasts
Date: 2014-06-25 19:31:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:164 - ID:798057
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - The Republican People Party condemned on Wednesday terrorist explosions that targeted metro stations early today. Six people were injured in the attacks on four metro stations (Shubra el-kheima, Kobri el-Kobba, Helmyiet ....
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Egyptian embassy in London marks June 30 revolution
Date: 2014-06-25 19:30:23 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:163 - ID:798049
LONDON, June 25 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in London organized a ceremony on Wednesday to mark the June 30 revolution. The event was attended by number of diplomats, Egyptian figures and British lawmakers. Scores of Arab and foreign ....
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Polling stations closed in Libya general elections
Date: 2014-06-25 19:04:42 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:798058
TRIPOLI, June 25 (MENA) – Polling stations have been closed in the Libyan parliamentary elections on the set time at 8:00pm. The Libyan people cast their ballots on Wednesday to elect members of the new parliament. Counting votes is planned to ....
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US senator: Obama needs Congress approval for Iraq
Date: 2014-06-25 19:01:01 GMT - USA - World - SN:161 - ID:798055
WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) – A top Senate Democrat has said US President Barack Obama needs congressional approval before initiating any military action in Iraq, the US-funded Radio Sawa reported. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine said Wednesday that the ....
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President Sisi receives warm welcome in Equatorial Guinea
Date: 2014-06-25 19:00:19 GMT - Guinea - Egypt - SN:160 - ID:797998
MALABO, June 25 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received a warm welcome Wednesday on his arrival in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to participate in the African Union summit slated for June 26 and 27. Scores of Egyptian nationals and locals ....
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Police evacuate Amsterdam main square after terrorist attack threat
Date: 2014-06-25 18:56:59 GMT - Netherlands - World - SN:159 - ID:798052
AMSTERDAM, June 25 (MENA) – Dutch police on Wednesday evacuated Amsterdam's main Dam Square, where one of the royal palaces is situated, because of a bomb threat, The Voice of Russia reported. "Following a bomb threat at the upmarket Bijenkorf ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London stable
Date: 2014-06-25 18:56:27 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:158 - ID:798053
LONDON, June 25 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed stable performance at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of Orascom Telecom, EFG-Hermes and Orascom Construction Industries ....
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Party slams blasts of metro stations
Date: 2014-06-25 18:38:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:157 - ID:798048
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) – The Conference Party has condemned blasts that hit metro stations early on Wednesday. "Such terrorist acts aim to mar the peoples’ happiness after restoring stability,” the party’s deputy president said. “These ....