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Putin calls for resumption of Middle East peace process
Date: 2014-06-25 18:36:27 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:156 - ID:798050
MOSCOW, June 25 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is glad of an opportunity to meet with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and discuss ways to resolve the complicated situation in the region, The Voice of Russia reported ....
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Kerry visits Saudi Arabia on Friday for Iraq talks
Date: 2014-06-25 18:36:12 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:155 - ID:798033
WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday for talks with King Abdullah about the crisis in Iraq. Speaking on the sidelines of talks of NATO, Kerry announced the extra stop on his current ....
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Abuja blast in Wuse district kills 21
Date: 2014-06-25 18:35:28 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:154 - ID:798024
ABUJA, June 25 (MENA) - An explosion has struck a busy shopping district in Nigeria's capital, Abuja, killing at least 21 people, the BBC News reported on Wednesday. The explosion was in the capital's Wuse district, near the popular Banex plaza ....
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Cabinet discusses budget, preparation for parliament elections
Date: 2014-06-25 18:34:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:153 - ID:797924
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab chaired a meeting Wednesday by the cabinet to review the draft budget, challenges facing economy and measures adopted in preparation for the parliamentary elections. The cabinet said there is ....
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PM receives Italian parliament delegation
Date: 2014-06-25 18:31:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:152 - ID:797939
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab received on Wednesday an all-party Italian parliamentary delegation headed by President of the Committee of Foreign Affairs of the Italian Parliament, Fabrizio Cicchitto. The meeting held in ....
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Sisi holds talks with Mauritanian, South Sudanese, Gambia counterparts
Date: 2014-06-25 18:28:56 GMT - Guinea - Egypt - SN:151 - ID:797999
MALABO, June 25 (MENA) – Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held Wednesday with his counterparts of Gambia Yahya Jammeh, Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, South Sudan Salva Kiir and the first deputy of Sudan President Bakri Hassan ....
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Cabinet approves Arab convention on cyber crimes
Date: 2014-06-25 18:27:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:150 - ID:797873
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) – Egypt has approved an Arab convention on combating cyber crimes. The approval came upon a presidential decree on Wednesday.(MENA) MAA/AH ....
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Suicide bombing hit Beirut hotel -- reports
Date: 2014-06-25 18:19:38 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:798047
BEIRUT, June 25 (MENA) - A suicide bomber exploded himself when police raided his room at a hotel in Beirut on Wednesday, said Sky News Arabia. Acting upon a tip-off that a terrorist group was inside, the police stormed the building where the ....
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Court postpones trial of 17 MB members to August 5
Date: 2014-06-25 17:42:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:797949
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court postponed to August 5 the trial of 17 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group over charges of murder and inciting violence during clashes outside the group's headquarters in the Cairo ....
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Trial of Beltagi, Hegazi on torturing policemen delayed to July 1
Date: 2014-06-25 17:41:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:147 - ID:797947
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court decided in its session on Wednesday to postpone until July 1 the trial of Brotherhood leaders Mohamed el-Beltagi and Safwat Hegazi over charges of kidnapping and torturing a policeman and a ....