ar
en
fr
Middle East
- Service : English General
- Category : Middle East
-
8 killed, injured in 4 bomb explosions in northern Tikrit
Date: 2013-09-07 15:26:49 GMT - Iraq - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:277812
Iraq-Explosions 8 killed, injured in 4 bomb explosions in northern Tikrit BAGHDAD, Sept 7 (MENA) – At least eight police elements were killed or injured when four explosive charges went off Saturday in northern Tikrit city, centre of ....
-
Head of Lebanese People's Congress hails Egyptian stance on Syria
Date: 2013-09-07 14:22:46 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:277582
Lebanon/Egypt Head of Lebanese People's Congress hails Egyptian stance on Syria BEIRUT, Sept 7 (MENA) – Head of Lebanese People's Congress Kamal Chatila praised the Egyptian stance Saturday over the situation in Syria. The Lebanese ....
-
Abbas due in Paris end of week
Date: 2013-09-07 14:19:48 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:32 - ID:277575
France/Palestine Abbas due in Paris end of week PARIS, Sept 7 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is due to arrive here at the end of this week. French President Francois Hollande will receive Abbas on Thursday, as the ....
-
Palestinian powers reject attack on Syria
Date: 2013-09-07 12:46:30 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:277505
Lebanon/Palestine Palestinian powers reject attack on Syria BEIRUT, Sept 7 (MENA) - The Islamic Jihad Movement and the Palestinian Scholars Council stressed any attack on Syria is an assault on the Muslim and Arab nation. During a meeting ....
-
Our Armed forces ready to defend northern borders - Jordanian border guards commander
Date: 2013-09-07 12:44:35 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:277517
Jordan/Syria/Military Our Armed forces ready to defend northern borders - Jordanian border guards commander AMMAN, Sept 7 (MENA) - Commander of the Jordanian border guards General Hussein Zuwaid said that the Armed Forces are ready to ....
-
Rafah crossing re-opened
Date: 2013-09-07 12:10:49 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:277436
Egypt/Rafah Crossing/Governorates Rafah crossing re-opened RAFAH, Egypt, Sept 7 (MENA) - Rafah border crossing was reopened on Saturday for traffic from both sides after it was shut down during the weekend, a security source in the terminal ....
-
Obama Falls Short on Wider Backing for Syria Attack
Date: 2013-09-07 11:21:02 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:15 - ID:277369
US/Syria/Politics Obama falls short on wider backing for Syria attack NEW YORK, Sept 7 (MENA) - President Obama raced home on Friday to confront one of the biggest tests of his presidency as he ramped up a campaign to persuade Congress to ....
-
Iran, Turkmenistan discuss issues of interest
Date: 2013-09-06 22:27:15 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:100 - ID:276923
Iran/Turkmenistan/Meeting Iran, Turkmenistan discuss issues of interest TEHRAN, Sept 6 (MENA) - Iran Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and his Turkmen counterpart Akja Nurberdiyeva underlined expansion of bilateral ties in all fields on ....
-
Putin says unstable situation in Egypt endangers whole region
Date: 2013-09-06 18:49:18 GMT - Russia - Middle East - SN:82 - ID:276753
Russia/Egypt/G20 Putin says unstable situation in Egypt endangers whole region MOSCOW, Sept 6 (MENA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted on Friday that the unstable situation in Egypt is endangering the whole region. In the ....
-
Youth groups stage sit-in near US embassy in Lebanon protesting possible strike on Syria
Date: 2013-09-06 18:36:44 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:81 - ID:276755
Lebanon/US Youth groups stage sit-in near US embassy in Lebanon protesting possible strike on Syria BEIRUT, Sept 6 (MENA) – A number of youth groups and political parties in Lebanon staged a peaceful sit-in on Friday near the US embassy in ....
