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  • Fahmy: Egypt to apply MB blacklist decision

    Fahmy: Egypt to apply MB blacklist decision

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:37:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:465669

    Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy said his ministry will apply a Cabinet decision to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. The decision is partly concerned with the other countries, especially the Arab world, as the ministry ....

  • Upcoming phase to be major challenge for Egypt - tourism minister

    Upcoming phase to be major challenge for Egypt - tourism minister

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:34:37 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:19 - ID:465667

    The upcoming phase will be a challenge for Egypt, as when it approaches stability and continues the road map, several countries and organizations will attempt to hinder this process, said Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou. The Egyptian people are ....

  • Anti-referendum leaflets seized in Matrouh

    Anti-referendum leaflets seized in Matrouh

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:465665

    Security forces arrested a Muslim Brotherhood member here with leaflets in his possession calling on citizens to boycott the upcoming public referendum on the nation’s constitution. The 20-year man was also wanted over another case as he is ....

  • Bomb thrown in Tripoli, road blocked in Beirut in protest against car bombing

    Bomb thrown in Tripoli, road blocked in Beirut in protest against car bombing

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:32:27 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:465569

    A bomb was thrown and gun fire shots were heard in Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Friday. In Beirut, two persons blocked off a road by setting fire to tires in protest against the killing of former Lebanese finance minister Mohamad Chatah in a ....

  • MB denies involvement in Mansoura attack

    MB denies involvement in Mansoura attack

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:29:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:465659

    The Muslim Brotherhood denied on Friday any involvement in a deadly bombing that the Mansoura police headquarters on Tuesday. In a press release, the MB condemned the attack. It said that the radical group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdes had claimed the ....

  • Two injured in bomb explosion in Manama

    Two injured in bomb explosion in Manama

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:24:33 GMT - Bahrain - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:465645

    Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Friday two persons were wounded after a hand bomb exposed in Manama. The ministry added the two were rushed to hospitals after they had received severe injuries from what it termed an act of terror, ABC News ....

  • 2 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic

    2 peacekeepers killed in C. African Republic

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:22:59 GMT - Central African Republic - International - SN:2 - ID:465573

    Two African Union peacekeepers were killed overnight in the Central African Republic, the ABC News reported. The two officers from the Republic of Congo were killed by unidentified assailants, African Union mission spokesman Eloi Yao said. ....

  • Jordan hopes Egypt will restore leading role in region: Jordanian MP

    Jordan hopes Egypt will restore leading role in region: Jordanian MP

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:17:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:465630

    Jordanian lawmaker Dr. Hazem Qashou asserted on Friday that Jordan hopes Egypt will restore its leading role at the Arab, African and international levels. This role is key for Cairo to keep its support for resolving main issues especially the ....

  • Pensions to be increased by 10% as of January

    Pensions to be increased by 10% as of January

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:465625

    Interim President Adly Mansour issued a presidential decree on Friday to increase pensions by 10% as of January. The decision excludes employees who retired before the legal period of time in service. ....

  • Massive protest in Ankara demand Erdogan to step down

    Massive protest in Ankara demand Erdogan to step down

    Date: 2013-12-28 08:10:01 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:12 - ID:465624

    A large number of demonstrators gathered on Friday at Jovan Park in Ankara, demanding Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan to resign over a high-level corruption scandal. One of the protest organizers told MENA that their demonstrations will ....

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