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Israeli occupation forces stage limited incursion into Gaza
Date: 2015-03-04 09:14:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2086681
Israeli forces staged on Wednesday a limited incursion into Rafah city in southern Gaza Strip and opened fire at fishermen off the the enclave's coasts, with no injuries reported. Four Israeli military bulldozers stationed near the border pushed ....
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S. Korea, Saudi Arabia sign agreement on maritime transport
Date: 2015-03-04 09:13:31 GMT - south korea - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2086669
South Korea and Saudi Arabia have signed an agreement on maritime transport that will, in part, help ensure a safe and steady supply of oil to South Korea from the Middle East country, the Seoul government said Wednesday. The bilateral agreement ....
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Company workers jailed over attempting to steal 100 tons of maize
Date: 2015-03-04 09:11:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2086645
Alexandria Prosecution ordered seven workers and a driver of Alexandria company to be jailed for four days over their involvement in stealing 100 tons of maize. Dekheila Harbor investigators arrested a truck laden with 100 tons of maize before ....
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Egypt is incomparable tourist destination - German official
Date: 2015-03-04 09:05:11 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2086581
Klaus Gengenbach, Vice President of German Travel Industry Club, stressed on Wednesday that Egypt is an incomparable tourist destination as it has its own irresistible magic. He expressed support for the efforts of Egyptian Tourism Ministry to ....
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Netanyahu's Congress speech is part of his elections campaign
Date: 2015-03-04 09:03:42 GMT - Iran - International - SN:12 - ID:2086569
Iran has dismissed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to the US Congress as “boring and repetitive”, characterizing it as an anti-Iranian tirade aimed at influencing the upcoming elections in Israel. “Netanyahu’s lie-spreading ....
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Cabinet convenes to probe political, economic, security files
Date: 2015-03-04 09:02:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2086557
Meeting under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab Wednesday, the Cabinet discussed a number of political, economic and security files. The meeting also tackled means of countering terrorism. Participants reviewed preparations for Egypt Economic ....
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Foreign Ministry denies any talks with Yemen's Houthis
Date: 2015-03-04 08:28:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2086261
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry denied media reports that a delegation representing Yemen's Houthis, now controlling the capital Sanaa, had met with officials at the ministry. Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel Aati renewed Egypt's support for ....
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Turkish Airlines jet veers off runway in Nepal
Date: 2015-03-04 08:05:16 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:9 - ID:2086029
A Turkish Airlines jetliner veered off the runway in Nepal on Wednesday morning due to sense fog, wounding some passengers, ABC news reported. Flight TK726 was on its way to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, from Istanbul carrying 238 passengers when ....
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Education minister denies news of cutting school trees
Date: 2015-03-04 07:57:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2085937
Education Minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr has denied news that school trees are being cut. "These news are baseless," Abul Nasr said in statements to MENA Wednesday. The Education Ministry has not made any decision to cut school trees, he ....
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Sisi meets African enviroment ministers, UN official
Date: 2015-03-04 07:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:2085921
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi meets on Wednesday with African environment ministers as well as UN Under Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Program Achim Steiner, said Presidential Spokesman Alaa youssef. ....