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Libya's Haftar says elections to be held as scheduled
Date: 2014-06-15 17:02:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:779573
TRIPOLI, June 15 (MENA) - Libya's rogue general Khalifa Haftar asserted on Sunday that parliamentary elections will be held as scheduled. Addressing a news conference, Haftar said his troops are determined to fight "terrorists." "There will be ....
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Sisi invited to attend African summit in Ouagadougou
Date: 2014-06-15 16:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:779597
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has been invited by his counterpart in Burkina Faso Blaise Compaoré to attend an extraordinary African Union summit to be held in Ouagadougou on September 6 and 7. In a invitation message to ....
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President-support coalition runs for parliament on individual seats
Date: 2014-06-15 16:54:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:779512
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – The so-called "President-support coalition" decided Sunday to run for the parliament, contesting on all seats allocated for individuals. The coalition adopted a document supporting the president and includes ten ....
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Iran ready for final nuclear deal: Rouhani
Date: 2014-06-15 16:43:39 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:112 - ID:779578
TEHRAN, June 15 (MENA) - Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has said his country is ready to reach a final deal with the P5+1 countries on Tehran’s nuclear energy program based on international regulations. "The continuation of unfair sanctions ....
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AL official warns of escalations in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-15 16:36:55 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:779495
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Deputy Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Ben Helli warned Sunday of escalating terrorist attacks by the militant group of ISIL in Iraq, stressing that Iraq is facing one of its most serious threats in modern history ....
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MB students protest in Fayyoum University
Date: 2014-06-15 16:19:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:110 - ID:779574
FAYYOUM, Egypt, June 15 (MENA) - Students of the Muslim Brotherhood organized a rally in Fayyoum University on Sunday. The protesters deplored the arrest of five colleagues earlier this week.(MENA) AH/RE ....
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Antiquities minister, BA director discuss cooperatioin agreement
Date: 2014-06-15 16:18:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:779192
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has discussed with Director of Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Ismail Serageldin ways of boosting cooperation. Their talks aim at boosting culture, improving professional and technical ....
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Sisi receives congratulations on assuming presidency
Date: 2014-06-15 16:11:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:108 - ID:779496
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received Sunday cables of congratulations on assuming the presidency from Spain's King Carlos I, King of Belgium Philippe Marie, French President Francois Hollande, Ethiopian President Mulatu ....
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Brahimi says world neglect of Syria behind Iraq unrest
Date: 2014-06-15 16:09:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:107 - ID:779570
WASHINGTON, June 15 (MENA) - Former UN and Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi said Sunday the unrest sweeping Iraq stemmed from the international community's negligence of the conflict in neighbouring Syria, The Daily Star ....
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German FM rules out dispatch of forces to Iraq
Date: 2014-06-15 16:08:17 GMT - Germany - World - SN:106 - ID:779418
BERLIN, June 15 (MENA) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier told the Sunday edition of Die Welt newspaper that the international community "must prevent the outbreak of a proxy war between the regional powers on Iraqi soil," ruling out ....