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  • Egyptian Awqaf authority sole responsible of plot of land in Old Cairo

    Date: 2014-06-12 13:03:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:774443

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - The Egyptian Awqaf Authority said that it is the only body responsible of a plot of land located in Old Cairo. The authority further criticized those who encroached on this land and affirmed that this plot of land (the ....

  • 41 vessels transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:55:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:74 - ID:774444

    ISMAILIA, Egypt, June 12 (MENA) - Forty-one vessels transited the Suez Canal on Thursday, carrying a total cargo of 2.888 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 26 ships, carrying 1.630 million tons and the north-bound convoy included 15 ....

  • Humanitarian condition in South Sudan dire - ICRC

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:52:02 GMT - Switzerland - Africa - SN:73 - ID:774366

    GENEVA, June 12 (MENA) - The humanitarian situation in South Sudan is dire and could further deteriorate now that the rainy season has arrived, the International Committee of the Red Cross has warned. The rains disrupt the delivery of aid because ....

  • Russia FM calls for immediate ceasefire in Ukraine

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:32:49 GMT - Russia - World - SN:72 - ID:774440

    MOSCOW, June 12 (MENA) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says what matters is not a format of the Russia-Ukraine talks, but the immediate ceasefire, the ITAR-TASS reported. “We have been working with OSCE, with representative Heidi ....

  • Menofiya security forces foil escape attempt by 8 prisoners

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:31:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:774359

    SHEBIN EL-KOUM, Egypt, June 12 (MENA) - Menofiya security forces managed on Thursday to foil an escape attempt by eight prisoners from Qoisna prison. Relatives of the prisoners tried to help them to escape as they were being transported to prison ....

  • Palestine urges UN to press Israel not to annex "G" region in WB

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:20:28 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:774219

    RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) - The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called on the United Nations (UN) and the member states in the Security Council to pressure Israel so as to stop Judaizing and annexing region "G" in the West Bank. It also called for ....

  • Iraqi parl't cancels emergency session over lack of quorum

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:12:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:69 - ID:774354

    BAGHDAD, June 12 (MENA) – The Iraqi Council of Representatives, Iraq’s top legislative authority, failed to declare a state of emergency after fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) overran the city of Mosul, 250 miles (400 ....

  • Palestine slams Israel attack on Gaza

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:11:40 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:774360

    RAMALLAH, June 12 (MENA) – The Palestinian presidency condemned, in a statement Thursday, the Israeli shelling on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday night, which resulted in the killing of a Palestinian and the serious injury of two others, WAFA news ....

  • Russia imports 50 percent of Egypt's exports of potatoes

    Date: 2014-06-12 12:10:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:67 - ID:774351

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Russia imports 50 percent of Egypt's exports of potatoes, announced the Agriculture Ministry. The volume of potatoes exported to Russia this season stands at about 300,000 tons, added the ministry in a statement ....

  • 1,051 tourists arrive to Taba crossing during last 24 hours

    Date: 2014-06-12 11:43:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:774192

    TABA, Egypt, June 12 (MENA) - As many as 1,051 tourists of different nationalities passed through Taba crossing during the last 24 hours. The land terminal witnessed the arrival of 459 tourists and the departure of 592 others. They will visit ....

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