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Ukraine says rebels used long-range artillery on villages, one soldier dead
Date: 2015-06-23 15:38:06 GMT - Ukraine - International - SN:32 - ID:2851785
The Ukrainian military accused Russian-backed rebels of conducting long-range artillery attacks on villages in the east and said one of its serviceman was killed and 12 wounded in clashes in the past 24 hours. Kiev’s military spokesman Andriy ....
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US ambassador says ready to cooperate with Egypt in confronting terrorism
Date: 2015-06-23 15:05:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:2851501
US Ambassador in Cairo Stephen Beecroft on Tuesday hailed efforts exerted by Egypt's Interior Ministry to confront terrorism and support stability. During a meeting with Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar at the ministry's HQ, the ambassador ....
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90% of dredging works at New Suez Canal finalized - Mamish
Date: 2015-06-23 14:59:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:2851445
Up to 230.307 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been lifted so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project, said Head of the Suez Canal Authority Mohab Mamish on Tuesday. The figure represents 89.27 percent of the target of ....
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Pakistan calls for urgent measures as heatwave toll nears 700
Date: 2015-06-23 14:58:53 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:29 - ID:2851429
Pakistan's prime minister called for emergency measures as the death toll from a heatwave in southern Sindh province reached nearly 700. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said it had received orders from Nawaz Sharif to take ....
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Lebanese forces storm Roumieh prison to end insurgency
Date: 2015-06-23 14:57:12 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2851421
Lebanese security forces stormed Roumieh prison, the country's largest prison, after prisoners took control of two buildings on Tuesday. The forces ended the insurgency in the first building and work to regain control of the other one, a Lebanese ....
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Shourky, Lavrov discuss situation in Iraq, Syria, Libya
Date: 2015-06-23 14:54:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2851401
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov ways of bolstering bilateral relations in all fields. Spokesman for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry Badr Abdel Aati said on Tuesday that the two ....
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Education minister, WB delegation discuss cementing cooperation
Date: 2015-06-23 14:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:2851281
Education Minister Moheb el Rafie on Tuesday received a World Bank delegation to discuss ways to promote cooperation in the Educational field. The minister said a strategic plan has already been developed for the pre-university education in ....
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Saudi, UN officials discuss ways to deliver aid to Yemen
Date: 2015-06-23 14:17:33 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2851061
Advisor at the Royal Court and General Supervisor of King Salman Center for Relief and Humanitarian Work Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah on Tuesday received UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Stephen O`Brien to discuss ways to ....
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Court acquits TV anchorman Ahmed Moussa of libel charges
Date: 2015-06-23 14:01:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2850849
The Court of Appeals acquitted on Tuesday TV anchorman Ahmed Moussa of charges of insulting politician Osama el Ghazali Harb. The court annulled a previous ruling sentencing Moussa to two years in jail. ....
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Egyptian-Rwandan coop. in energy, electricity fields probed
Date: 2015-06-23 13:58:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2850813
Egyptian Ambassador in Rwanda Namira Negm met with Rwandan Minister of State for Energy Germaine Kamayirese to discuss means of promoting joint cooperation in the field of energy. The meeting took up a memorandum of understanding to be inked by ....
