All News
- Service : English General
-
Abusahmain named Libya's army chief
Date: 2014-06-10 18:28:33 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:136 - ID:771484
TRIPOLI, June 10 (MENA) – Libya's General National Congress (GNC) President Nouri Abusahmain has been elected the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. Abusahmain, who received 59 votes out of 95, will continue in office until the election of ....
-
Felon arrested over shooting police officer in Benha
Date: 2014-06-10 18:27:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:135 - ID:771473
BENHA, June 10 (MENA) – Security forces in Qalubiya arrested a felon over shooting a police officer during a security campaign in Benha. The gangster, wanted on 21 charges, has formed a gang to rob people under gun threat at a wedding hall in ....
-
Iran condemns terrorist attack in Iraq’s Mosul
Date: 2014-06-10 18:18:22 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:134 - ID:771474
TEHRAN, June 10 (MENA) - Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack on the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, saying the spread of terrorist moves in Iraq is a flagrant example of the “transnational threat” of terrorism, Press TV reported Tuesday. ....
-
Fatah leader says Cairo agreement's provisions can end Palestinian divison
Date: 2014-06-10 18:11:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:133 - ID:771377
RAMALLAH, June 10 (MENA) – A senior leader of Fatah Movement and reconciliation officiator Azzam al-Ahmad said on Tuesday that the provisions of Cairo agreement have all what it takes to end the Fatah-Hamas rift. He asserted that Doha Declaration ....
-
Brahimi: There was evidence of chemical weapons use by Syrian opposition
Date: 2014-06-10 17:39:23 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:132 - ID:771431
PARIS, June 10 (MENA) – Former UN-Arab League envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi stressed that there was evidence that the Syrian opposition used chemical weapons in Khan al-Assal. In an interview with France 24 Channel on Tuesday, Brahimi said that ....
-
Ban Ki-moon condemns latest wave of violent acts in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-10 17:34:53 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:131 - ID:771428
NEW YORK, June 10 (MENA) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed concern about the developments in Iraq, RTE reported on Tuesday. He called on political leaders to unite in the face of threats. His spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Mr ....
-
Mahlab in surprise visit in downtown Cairo
Date: 2014-06-10 17:33:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:130 - ID:771430
CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – Caretaker Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab made a surprise tour of July 26th Street in downtown Cairo on Tuesday to follow up removing all encroachments on the street. Mahlab was accompanied by Interior Minister Mohamed ....
-
Ambassador Orabi urges parties to form electoral alliances
Date: 2014-06-10 17:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:129 - ID:771344
CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – Former chairman of the Conference Party, Ambassador Mohamed Al-Orabi asserted on Tuesday the importance of uniting efforts to form electoral coalitions ahead of the parliamentary elections. Al-Orabi, who joined a political ....
-
No corona deaths reported Tuesday -- Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-06-10 17:18:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:128 - ID:771376
RIYADH, June 10 (MENA) – The Saudi Ministry of Health asserted that no deaths were reported among the corona-virus cases on Tuesday. The number of Corona-virus deaths has hit 287 of 700 infected cases in Saudi Arabia, read a statement by the Saudi ....
-
AL chief voices concern over ISIS terrorist acts in Mosul
Date: 2014-06-10 17:17:21 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:127 - ID:771292
CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) – Arab League chief Nabil El-Arabi voiced Tuesday his concern over the escalation of bombings and militant attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) against Iraqi civilians in Mosul, northwest of Baghdad. In ....