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S. Korea pledges US$1 mln for Nepal quake relief
Date: 2015-04-26 08:15:53 GMT - south korea - International - SN:3 - ID:2456429
South Korea on Sunday pledged US$1 million in aid for earthquake-stricken Nepal and said it may consider sending an emergency rescue squad, Yonhap reported. The decision was reached after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on Saturday devastated Nepal, ....
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Israeli policeman stabbed in Hebron
Date: 2015-04-26 08:10:58 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2456373
Israeli policeman was stabbed by a Palestinian youth in El Haram el Ibrahimi in Hebron on Sunday, Radio Israel reported. The Palestinian was shot dead after stabbing the officer. The wounded officer was ambulanced to a nearby hospital and his ....
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Bennett gives up on Foreign Ministry for Education portfolio
Date: 2015-04-26 08:07:56 GMT - Israel - International - SN:1 - ID:2456345
Bayit Yehudi Chairman Naftali Bennett asked to be Education Minister Saturday night, giving up his previous demand of the Foreign Ministry in order to ensure his party will have two more ministers, Jerusalem Post reported. Prime Minister Benjamin ....
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State of emergency, curfew imposed in N. Sinai
Date: 2015-04-25 17:00:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2454641
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a decree on Saturday imposing a state on emergency and curfew in some parts of North Sinai for three months, starting on Sunday, April 26. Presidential Spokesman Alaa Yousef said that Sisi transferred ....
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Awqaf min. slams extremists
Date: 2015-04-25 16:59:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2454681
Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa slammed extremists who read the Holy Quran and at the same time kill innocent people under the cover of Islam. In a press release, the minister wondered what wrong or harm men of police and army and other ....
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UNGA chief hails Egyptian regional, intl efforts
Date: 2015-04-25 16:58:44 GMT - United Nations - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2454677
President of the United Nations General Assembly Sam Kutesa expressed appreciation of Egypt's active and supportive role under the UN umbrella as well as its regional and international efforts. Speaking to MENA correspondent here, Kutesa ....
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Jordanian Interior Ministry: Karama borders open, safe
Date: 2015-04-25 16:57:05 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:2454625
The Jordanian Interior Ministry asserted on Saturday that the Iraqi-Jordanian borders (al Karama-Terbil) are safe and still open. A statement of the ministry said that the bodies concerned at the borders are doing their jobs as usual. The ....
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PM wraps up Indonesia visit
Date: 2015-04-25 16:56:18 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2454669
Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab left here for Cairo on Saturday after taking part in the Asian-African Conference on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The six-day gathering produced three documents, namely the Bandung Message; the ....
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Daesh militants attack Iraq-Jordan border crossing by car bombs
Date: 2015-04-25 16:55:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2454657
The terrorist Daesh group launched three car bombings targeting the Iraq’s Tarabeel crossing at borders with with Jordan. Several Iraqi security personnel were killed in the attack, an Iraqi security source said. The attackers stormed the ....
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Egypt Mufti concludes Paris visit
Date: 2015-04-25 16:53:31 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2454645
Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam wrapped up on Saturday a five-day visit to France during which he held meetings with top officials. Allam told MENA that his European tour, which took him to the Netherlands and France, aimed at correcting wrong ....
