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  • S. Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

    S. Korea reports one more death from MERS with no additional case

    Date: 2015-06-28 08:21:42 GMT - south korea - International - SN:4 - ID:2878437

    South Korea reported an additional death from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Sunday, bringing its death toll to 32, Yonhap news agency reported. However, the number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly disease continued to stand ....

  • Chinese premier to attend China-EU leaders' meeting

    Chinese premier to attend China-EU leaders' meeting

    Date: 2015-06-28 08:10:18 GMT - China - International - SN:2 - ID:2878305

    Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will attend the 17th China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels, the first since the change of EU leadership, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said. From June 28 to July 2 Li will visit Belgium and pay an official visit ....

  • Civilian fire injury rises to 516 in Taiwan park blaze with no death

    Civilian fire injury rises to 516 in Taiwan park blaze with no death

    Date: 2015-06-28 07:59:31 GMT - China - International - SN:1 - ID:2878249

    The number of injured caused by a blaze in a recreational water park in Taiwan rises to 516, Xinhua quoted local health department on Sunday morning. A total of 194 people have been severely wounded, with no death reported yet, said New Taipei ....

  • 90.8 percent of dredging works finalized in New Suez Canal project

    90.8 percent of dredging works finalized in New Suez Canal project

    Date: 2015-06-27 18:31:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2876665

    Up to 235.287 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Saturday. This represents 90.84 percent of a total 258 ....

  • Sisi discusses 1,000-factory project in New Cairo

    Sisi discusses 1,000-factory project in New Cairo

    Date: 2015-06-27 18:29:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2876653

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday met with members of the specialized council for economic development of the Egyptian Presidency. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said Sisi reviewed completing a necessary measures for the ....

  • No casualties in Egypt quake -- ministry

    No casualties in Egypt quake -- ministry

    Date: 2015-06-27 18:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:2876621

    No casualties have been reported following a mild earthquake that hit Egypt on Saturday, said the health ministry. The 5.2-magnitude quake was felt in Cairo and several other governorates, according to the National Institute of Astronomy and ....

  • Egypt, Rwanda mull water cooperation

    Egypt, Rwanda mull water cooperation

    Date: 2015-06-27 17:48:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2876413

    Egypt's Ambassador to Rwanda Namira Nagm met on Saturday with Minister of State in charge of Energy and Water Jermaine Kamayisere. The meeting took on ways to promote cooperation between both countries, said the Egyptian foreign ministry in a ....

  • Allawi to MENA: Political sectarianism hinders Iraqi reconciliation, Egypt backbone of nation

    Allawi to MENA: Political sectarianism hinders Iraqi reconciliation, Egypt backbone of nation

    Date: 2015-06-27 16:34:36 GMT - Iraq - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2876105

    Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said political sectarianism is the biggest danger on Iraq and stands as a hurdle in achieving comprehensive reconciliation in the country. Interviewed by MENA correspondent in Baghdad, Allawi said reconciliation ....

  • PM discusses efforts to improve railway services

    PM discusses efforts to improve railway services

    Date: 2015-06-27 16:33:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2876089

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Saturday chaired a meeting to discuss efforts to improve services of the Egyptian National Railways (ENR). Transport Minister Hani Dahi and senior officials of the railways sector attended the meeting. The ENR ....

  • Quake felt in Cairo -- agency

    Quake felt in Cairo -- agency

    Date: 2015-06-27 16:30:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2876073

    An earthquake has been felt in Cairo, said the National Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. No measure has been immediately given by the agency for the quake. ....

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