Miscellaneous

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  • 'Death threats' made against BBC's Tony Hall investigated

    Date: 2015-03-29 09:55:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:32 - ID:2266769

    LONDON, March 29 (MENA) – The Director-General of the BBC is being protected by an elite squad of bodyguards after receiving a chilling death threat over the sacking of Jeremy Clarkson, the Daily Mail reported on Sunday. Tony Hall and his wife ....

  • 145 street encroachments removed in Arish

    Date: 2015-03-28 21:43:12 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:206 - ID:2265245

    ARISH, March 28 (MENA) – As many as 145 street encroachments were removed in the North Sinai's city of Arish on Saturday, a security source reported. Also, four supply violation cases were recorded, the source added. This was made during a ....

  • Trailer laden with 500 kg of drugs seized in Suez

    Date: 2015-03-28 21:10:08 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:201 - ID:2265125

    SUEZ, March (MENA) - Suez security forces on Saturday seized a trailer laden with 500 kg of bango before Ahmed Hamdi tunnel in Sinai. Two suspects from Dakhahlia were arrested. (MENA) M S H/A I E ....

  • Giza governor bans cleaning workers from receiving gratuity

    Date: 2015-03-28 20:41:44 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:194 - ID:2264677

    GIZA, March 28 (MENA) - Giza Governor Khaled el Adly on Saturday banned cleaning workers in the governorate from receiving money from citizens while on duty. Violators to the decision would receive deterrent penalties, said a well-placed ....

  • British Museum to open gallery dedicated to Islamic art

    Date: 2015-03-28 11:35:41 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:64 - ID:2260717

    LONDON, March 28 (MENA) - The British Museum will open a new gallery in 2018 dedicated to a broad swath of Islamic art, the museum announced, according to the New York Times. Set in a pair of currently closed galleries in the heart of the museum, ....

  • Russian tourist killed, 11 injured in microbus accident

    Date: 2015-03-24 21:34:25 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:158 - ID:2236153

    El-Tor, Egypt, March 24 (MENA) – A Russian tourist was killed and eleven others injured after their microbus overturned Tuesday on Dahab-Sharm el-Sheikh road. The identity of the Russian female tourist was not identified yet, a security source ....

  • Port Said security chief takes part in Mother's Day celebrations

    Date: 2015-03-21 22:22:14 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:143 - ID:2214541

    PORT SAID, March 21 (MENA) - Port Said Security Chief Faisal Dewedar on Saturday tasked policemen and officers to offer bouquets of roses to mothers on streets in celebration of Mother's Day. The initiative aimed to boost relations between the ....

  • US police shoot attacker at New Orleans airport

    Date: 2015-03-21 20:29:02 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:125 - ID:2214197

    WASHINGTON, March 21 (MENA) - US security staff shot a knife-wielding man three times at New Orleans international airport after he tried to storm a checkpoint, the BBC quoted officials as saying. They say the man, named as Richard White, 62, ....

  • 4 arrested in Sohag over attacking police

    Date: 2015-03-21 20:22:23 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:122 - ID:2214193

    SOHAG, March 21 (MENA) - Four people were arrested for attacking a police force that rushed to contain a quarrel between two families in a Sohag township on Saturday, said security authorities. The arrestees, including one with criminal record, ....

  • Tunisia's Rostom says culture best way to combat terror

    Date: 2015-03-21 17:11:19 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:85 - ID:2212925

    LUXOR, Egypt, March 21 (MENA) - Tunisia's actor Hicham Rostom thinks culture and arts are the best way to combat terrorism. "They have an important role in promoting emotional development," Rostom told MENA on the sidelines of Luxor African Film ....

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