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American woman returns Pharaonic artifacts to Egyptian embassy in Washington
Date: 2014-06-18 05:22:33 GMT - USA - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:783923
WASHINGTON, June 18 (MENA) - An American woman brought back a number of Pharaonic artifacts to the Egyptian Embassy here in a gesture that signals growing awareness of American people of the importance of preserving the Egyptian heritage. Deborah ....
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2 killed, 28 wounded in road accident in Beheira
Date: 2014-06-18 05:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:783909
DAMANHOUR, June 18 (MENA) - Two people were killed and 28 others wounded after a bus overturned on the Cairo/Alexandria desert road early Wednesday. The accident took place at Wadi Natroun. A medical source said eight of the wounded are in a ....
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Egyptian FM heads for Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-06-18 05:06:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:783905
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri left for Jeddah on Wednesday to take part in his first assignment since assuming post on Tuesday. The minister will take part in the 41st meeting of the Organization of Islamic ....
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Ya'alon threatens Hamas over claims of kidnapping 3 settlers
Date: 2014-06-17 21:37:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:176 - ID:783807
GAZA CITY, June 17 (MENA) – Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon threatened Tuesday Hamas movement in the West Bank of paying a high price, claiming that it was behind abducting three settlers in al-Khalil (Hebron). In a statements, Ya'alon said ....
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KSA reiterates support to Palestine
Date: 2014-06-17 21:33:55 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:175 - ID:783819
JEDDAH, June 17 (MENA) – Deputy Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud reiterated Tuesday the Kingdom's firm position supportive to the Palestinian issue till the Palestinian people restore all their occupied territories, including Al-Quds, the ....
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40 wanted arrested in N. Sinai
Date: 2014-06-17 21:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:174 - ID:783822
EL ARISH, June 17 (MENA) – Forty fugitives and wanted persons have been arrested in raids in North Sinai, a security source has said. The raids were carried out at entrances and exits of el-Arish city to arrest outlaws and supects. Some 192 ....
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UN chief names new commander for UN mission in S. Sudan
Date: 2014-06-17 21:06:28 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:173 - ID:783790
NEW YORK, June 17 (MENA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appointed on Tuesday Ethiopian Lt.-Gen. Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam to head the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Tesfamariam will succeed Maj.-Gen. Delali Johnson ....
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1851 persons cross Rafah terminal
Date: 2014-06-17 21:01:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:172 - ID:783793
RAFAH, June 17 (MENA) - As many as 1851 Palestinians crossed the Egypt-Gaza Rafah terminal on Tuesday on both directions. Some 1078 Palestinians crossed the terminal into the Gaza Strip, including 786 returned home from Saudi Arabia after ....
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Google and Facebook can be legally intercepted - UK spy boss
Date: 2014-06-17 20:45:27 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:171 - ID:783789
LONDON, June 17 (MENA) - The UK government has revealed that intelligence service GCHQ can snoop on British citizens' use of Facebook and Google without an individual warrant because the firms are based overseas. UK spy boss Charles Farr said ....
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Iraq PM sacks Nineveh ops commander, deputy
Date: 2014-06-17 20:36:29 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:170 - ID:783791
BAGHDAD, June 17 (MENA) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sacked on Tuesday Nineveh operations Commander Sobeih al-Gharawi and his deputy Abdel Rahman Hanzal, and Chief of Staff of Nineveh operations Hassan Abdel Razek and ordered legal measures ....