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Moussa receives Indian deputy foreign minister
Date: 2013-12-23 11:15:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:456903
Head of Egypt's constitutional drafting committee Amr Moussa received on Monday visiting Indian Deputy Foreign Minister for Middle East and North Africa Affairs Ashok Kantha. The meeting took up means of developing the Egyptian-Indian relations ....
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Russia sends equipment to secure transport of Syria chemical weapons
Date: 2013-12-23 11:12:41 GMT - Russia - International - SN:33 - ID:456895
Russia has sent 25 armored trucks and 50 other vehicles to Syria to help transport toxins that are to be destroyed under an international agreement to rid the nation of its chemical arsenal, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Monday. In a ....
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11 people killed as ice storm hits Canada, US
Date: 2013-12-23 11:08:55 GMT - Canada - International - SN:32 - ID:456884
At least 11 deaths have been blamed on the storm system in the US and Canada, the BBC reported A severe ice storm has brought snow and freezing rain to Canada's biggest city, Toronto, and to much of the east of the country. The storm has left ....
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Power linkage project agreement signed
Date: 2013-12-23 10:58:09 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:31 - ID:456854
Electricity Minister Ahmed Imam witnessed on Monday the signing of an agreement with an international company to carry out a power linkage project between the from the Gulf of Suez and Samalout. The project is meant to link power generated from ....
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Media has important role to promote water culture - Housing Minister
Date: 2013-12-23 10:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:456844
The Minister of Housing, Public Utilities and Urban Communities, Ibrahim Mahlab said Monday Egyptian media plays an important role in promoting awareness and water culture among citizens. They also have a role in detecting the negatives and ....
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12 terror suspects busted in Tikrit
Date: 2013-12-23 10:53:15 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:29 - ID:456835
Security forces arrested 12 terror suspects during a crackdown in Tikrit, 170km north of Baghdad, on Monday, a security source said. They were arrested under Article Four of the Anti-Terrorism Act, he added. All detainees were taken to a ....
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Attack kills Nato soldier in eastern Afghanistan
Date: 2013-12-23 10:49:06 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:28 - ID:456820
Nato said an attack in eastern Afghanistan has killed one of its service membersm ABC news reported. A statement from the US-led coalition said the soldier died after coming under direct fire by enemy forces on Monday. The coalition, known as ....
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US condemns 'deplorable' bombing of Bat Yam bus
Date: 2013-12-23 10:46:55 GMT - USA - International - SN:27 - ID:456813
The United States condemned the bombing of a Bat Yam bus on Sunday, calling the terrorist plot "deplorable", The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. "We strongly condemn the bombing of a bus near Tel Aviv today," State Department spokeswoman Jen ....
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More army reinforcements head for Anbar hours after of Maliki's threats
Date: 2013-12-23 10:44:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:456808
More military reinforcements have been seen heading from Baghdad to Assad military base, west of Ramadi, the main city of Anbar governorate, situated some 110 kilometers north of Baghdad, a police source in Anbar said. The build-ups come under ....
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Solidarity Ministry finishes amendments to public service law
Date: 2013-12-23 10:40:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:456799
Ministry of Social Solidarity ended on Monday drafting amendments to the public service law, which will be presented to the Legislative Committee of the Cabinet before being sent to the President for approval. The amendments give the solidarity ....