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Abbas arrives in Jeddah
Date: 2014-06-17 17:49:42 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:149 - ID:783438
JEDDAH, June 17 (MENA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived Tuesday in Jeddah to take part in the 41st Session of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Abbas was received by Makkah Emir Prince Mishal Bin ....
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Court turns down Beltagi's request to recuse judges in torture case
Date: 2014-06-17 17:36:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:783508
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – The Cairo Court of Appeals has turned down a request by leading Muslim Brotherhood figure Mohamad el-Beltagy to recuse the Cairo Criminal Court judges in charge of his trial. Beltagy and others are accused of kidnapping, ....
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Vienna Islamic Center praises Awqaf's Mosques political preaching ban
Date: 2014-06-17 17:33:25 GMT - Austria - Egypt - SN:147 - ID:783368
VIENNA, June 17 (MENA) – The Vienna Islamic Center hailed Tuesday the decision of Awqaf Ministry banning preachers from delivering political speeches at mosques and misusing Islamic slogans for political purposes. The center underscored such move ....
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NCHR hails release of 12 prisoners in Egypt
Date: 2014-06-17 17:29:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:146 - ID:783499
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) hailed on Tuesday Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat's decision to release 12 people, including Al Jazeera journalist Abdullah El Shamy. "We hope this move would be a preliminary ....
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Arab conference on Investment, Environment endorses El Gouna Initiative
Date: 2014-06-17 17:27:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:145 - ID:783371
HURGHADA, June 17 (MENA) – The Arab conference on Investment and Environment, which was held under the umbrella of the Arab League in El Gouna, Hurghada, put forward El Gouna Initiative on New and renewable energy. The conference was attended by ....
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US says it captured suspected leader of Benghazi attack
Date: 2014-06-17 17:23:31 GMT - USA - World - SN:144 - ID:783503
WASHINGTON, June 17 (MENA) - The United States commandos have captured the suspected ringleader of the attack on the United States mission in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, Pentagon officials were quoted by The New ....
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No new increase in pensions - source
Date: 2014-06-17 17:21:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:143 - ID:783437
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – An official source at the Social Solidarity Ministry said Tuesday that there would be no new increase in pensions at the current stage. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday signed a decision approving the June 5 ....
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Sisi says foreign ties to serve Egyptians' interests: FM
Date: 2014-06-17 17:13:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:142 - ID:783435
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed during a meeting with the new cabinet that foreign relations should serve the interests and aspirations of the Egyptian people, Foreign Minister Sameh Shokry has said. In ....
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Egypt welcomes AU decision on resuming its activities
Date: 2014-06-17 16:52:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:141 - ID:783392
CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - Egypt has welcomed a decision by the African Union Peace and Security Council allowing it to resume all its activities one year after their suspension. A statement by the Foreign Ministry said the decision came in the wake ....
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NATO cooperates with Turkey over Iraq situation -- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-06-17 16:34:35 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:140 - ID:783369
ANKARA, June 17 (MENA) - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Tuesday they cooperate fully with Turkey over the recent developments in the situation in Iraq. Rasmussen, who paid a two-day visit to Turkey after the ISIL seized many ....
