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  • Qatar FM to visit Tunisia soon: Diplomat

    Qatar FM to visit Tunisia soon: Diplomat

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:24:51 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2426985

    Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed Attia will pay a visit to Tunisia soon, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. The visit aims to bolster ties and cooperation between the two countries, said Qatar's Ambassador ....

  • Transport minister meets Russian trade attache, companies' representatives

    Transport minister meets Russian trade attache, companies' representatives

    Date: 2015-04-21 13:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2426905

    Minister of Transport Hani Dahi met on Tuesday with the Russian economic and trade attache and representatives of the Russian companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and exporting railway and metro trains. In statements following the ....

  • North Sinai: 8 takfiris killed, 9 suspects arrested

    North Sinai: 8 takfiris killed, 9 suspects arrested

    Date: 2015-04-21 12:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2426209

    Eight takfiri elements were killed and nine terror suspects arrested in a campaign in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah cities of North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Twenty-two terror hideouts were destroyed, and four unlicensed cars and 15 ....

  • 9 Daesh elements killed in Iraq's Fallujah

    9 Daesh elements killed in Iraq's Fallujah

    Date: 2015-04-21 12:09:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2426145

    A force of the Free Officers Movement, an anti-Daesh group, killed nine Pakistanis affiliated to the Daesh terrorist group in Fallujah city of Anbar province, local security sources said on Tuesday. The Daesh group pays monthly salaries to some ....

  • Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2425865

    Former advisor to editor-in-chief Nabil el Sharqawi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Sharqawi served the Middle East News Agency from 1970 till 2003 after graduating from Cairo University's Faculty of Arts in 1968. ....

  • Planning minister takes part in Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta

    Planning minister takes part in Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:38:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2425805

    Planning Minister Ashraf el Arabi will take part in the three-day Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta, to open Wednesday, as part of Egypt's official delegation to the summit that will be led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. In a statement released on ....

  • Morsi wears blue suit for first time as a convict

    Morsi wears blue suit for first time as a convict

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2425653

    Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved on Tuesday to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the case of Ittihadiya Palace. This is the first time, since he was held in remand over several charges, the ....

  • Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe regional, int'l developments

    Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe regional, int'l developments

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:58:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2425397

    Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al Faysal met here on Tuesday for talks on bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments of mutual concern. The Egyptian top diplomat ....

  • Morsi carried from court to Borg el Arab prison by helicopter -- Source

    Morsi carried from court to Borg el Arab prison by helicopter -- Source

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2425381

    Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he stood trial before Cairo Criminal Court where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Ittihadiya Palace case. A security source told MENA that he was ....

  • Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya

    Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya

    Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2425373

    A bomb exploded outside Spain's embassy in the Libyan capital on Monday night without causing injuries, a security source told reports, an attack later claimed by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group, according to News 24. "Daesh extremists ....

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