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  • UAE official praises ties with Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:31:23 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Arab world - SN:94 - ID:781057

    ABU DHABI, June 16 (MENA) - Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan has confirmed his country's keenness to further develop ties and cooperation with ....

  • Int'l organizations urged to preserve archaeological sites in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:29:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:93 - ID:781264

    BAGHDAD, June 16 (MENA) - Iraqi Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Liwa Smaisim urged international organizations to preserve archaeological sites in Iraq's Nineveh and other areas in Iraq. He also called on the UNESCO and other organizations ....

  • Egypt's ambassador to UNESCO underlines role of world heritage committee

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:19:41 GMT - France - World - SN:92 - ID:781236

    PARIS/DOHA, June 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to UNESCO Mohamed Amr underlined the importance of the role played by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee to preserve culture heritage sites of great international value. Amr, who is also the head ....

  • Attempt to smuggle 4,000 cold weapons foiled at Ain Sokhna port

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:16:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:781128

    SUEZ, Egypt, June 16 (MENA) - Ain el-Sokhna customs manged to foil an attempt to smuggle 4,000 cold weapons and other banned items. The shipment was coming from China and by searching the container, the banned items were found. Earlier, Ain ....

  • Roadside bomb Kills 5 civilians in Afghanistan

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:01:54 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:90 - ID:781051

    KABUL, June 16 (MENA) - A roadside bomb planted by the Afghan Taliban killed 5 civilians from the same family in the southern Kandahar province on Monday, ABC News quoted the Afghan Interior Ministry. In a statement, the ministry condemned the ....

  • Israel faces another mass release of Palestinian prisoners after abduction of Jewish teens

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:00:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:89 - ID:780941

    WASHINGTON, June 16 (MENA) - Israel, amid efforts to restrict prisoner exchanges, faces the prospect of another massive release of Palestinian insurgents, according to WorldTribune Newspaper. Israeli sources said the government of Prime Minister ....

  • Govt in process of developing new economic policies to encourage investments - minister

    Date: 2014-06-16 14:00:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:88 - ID:780875

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian government is in the process of developing new economic policies which encourage saving and investment, affirmed Trade and Industry Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour in statements Monday. Egypt is moving ....

  • Britain may let US planes use its bases to target extremist forces in Iraq - Deputy PM

    Date: 2014-06-16 13:59:58 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:87 - ID:781052

    LONDON, June 16 (MENA) - "Britain may be prepared to let US war planes use its bases to target extremist forces in Iraq", the Guardian quoted UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Mondy. The deputy prime minister said the coalition insisted that ....

  • Trans-regional states Support takfiri groups - Rouhani

    Date: 2014-06-16 13:59:23 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:86 - ID:781116

    TEHRAN, June 16 (MENA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani lashed out at the trans-regional states for supporting the terrorist Takfiri groups which have intensified their attacks against certain countries of the region, including Syria and ....

  • Sexual harassers intended to hit victims in Tahrir Square - investigations

    Date: 2014-06-16 13:57:13 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:85 - ID:781008

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Harassers, who face charges of sexually assaulting a number of women last week during inaugural celebrations in Tahrir Square, intended to hit the women and tortured them in order to sexually assault them by force, according ....

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