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Putin lifts Olympic protest ban
Date: 2014-01-04 14:42:30 GMT - Russia - International - SN:39 - ID:479112
Russian President Vladimir Putin has lifted a ban on public protests during the Olympics opening next month in Sochi, four months after signing an order banning demonstrations during the winter sports event, RIA Novosti reported. Rally ....
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New MENA chief donates half of salary to new fund for distinguished journalists
Date: 2014-01-04 14:37:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:479107
New Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Middle East News Agency Alaa Hydar has decided on donate half of his salary to a new fund named “mega events” that will be allocated for raising the wages of distinguished MENA journalists who cover ....
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2 killed, 3 wounded in 2 separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:47:25 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:37 - ID:478822
One policeman and a civilian were killed and three police elements wounded in two separate incidents that took place in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. An Iraqi security source said a roadside bomb went off in southern Baghdad targeting a ....
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'Military aid for army should boost capabilities'- Lebanese FM
Date: 2014-01-04 12:41:28 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:36 - ID:478788
Military aid to the Lebanon's army should contribute to boosting its capabilities to turn it into a military deterrent force as part of a national defense plan, the country's foreign minister has said. In statements on Saturday, Adnan Mansour ....
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Manpower min., ETUF delegation discuss conditions in weaving companies
Date: 2014-01-04 12:22:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:35 - ID:478728
Manpower and Immigration Minister Kamal Abu-Eita conferred Saturday with a delegation from the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF), under Abdel-Fattah Ibrahim, and discussed conditions in the weaving companies. The minister also decided to pay ....
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14 killed, 62 injured in Friday's rallies--Health Ministry
Date: 2014-01-04 12:14:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:478715
Some 14 persons were killed and 62 others injured in rallies, which were staged in the different governorates on Friday, the Health and Population Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The injured people were reported in the governorates of ....
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Miqati, Seniora condemn torching of priest library in Tripoli
Date: 2014-01-04 12:04:04 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:478621
Lebanon's resigned Prime Minister Najib Miqati on Saturday condemned the torching of a decades-old library owned by a Greek Orthodox priest in north Lebanon's majority Sunni city of Tripoli. In statements on Saturday, Miqati said such acts ....
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Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrate in central Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:02:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:478682
Hundreds of Iraqis demonstrated on Saturday in central Baghdad to show their support for security forces and Anbar clans in their fight against terrorism. The protesters raised banners to support the Iraqi army in its fight against al-Qaeda and ....
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Fire at security vehicle contained in front of Azhar boys dorm
Date: 2014-01-04 12:01:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:32 - ID:478680
Civil defense forces extinguished a fire that erupted in a security vehicle in front of Azhar University boys dormitory after the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood elements set it on fire. One policeman was rescued from the torched vehicle. Azhar ....
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Activists end hunger strike - source
Date: 2014-01-04 11:44:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:31 - ID:478659
Political activists Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohamed Adel, who are imprisoned in Tora Prison, have ended a hunger strike, an Interior Ministry source said. The activists ended the hunger strike after being advised by the prison ....
