Miscellaneous

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  • Russia to give ‘adequate’ response to NATO’s expansion

    Date: 2015-02-06 11:12:27 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:37 - ID:1907077

    MOSCOW, Feb 6 (MENA) - NATO's recent decision to set up additional command centers in six different countries will inevitably lead to "adequate" changes in Russia's military planning, the country's envoy to the alliance, Sputnik agency quoted ....

  • International East Timor independence hero submits resignation as PM

    Date: 2015-02-06 08:09:44 GMT - East Timor - Miscellaneous - SN:15 - ID:1905865

    DILI, Feb 6 (MENA) - East Timor independence hero Xanana Gusmao resigned as prime minister Friday, stepping down ahead of an expected restructuring of the government next week, ABC News reported. The former guerrilla leader spearheaded East ....

  • Beijing denies 1st domestic Ebola case

    Date: 2015-02-06 06:44:40 GMT - China - Miscellaneous - SN:7 - ID:1905481

    BEIJING, Feb 6 (MENA) - Beijing's health authorities has denied rumor that the city had reported its first Ebola infection case after an emergency plan to tackle the outbreak of the deadly disease was circulated among some residents, the Global ....

  • Kerry to visit Kiev on latest Ukrainian developments

    Date: 2015-02-04 21:00:36 GMT - USA - Miscellaneous - SN:174 - ID:1897409

    WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (MENA) – US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Kiev on Thursday to discuss the latest developments of the Ukrainian crisis. The issue of sending lethal defensive weaponry to Kiev to help fight off pro-Russia rebels is ....

  • Qalioubiya post office set on fire

    Date: 2015-01-29 10:41:16 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:45 - ID:1849505

    BANHA, Jan 29 (MENA) - Unidentified men set a post office in the Kafr Shokr village in Qalioubiya on fire Thursday, but no casualties were reported. The fire was contained by civil defense forces. The office was damaged inside out. An ....

  • Adabiya Port receives 2,047 tons of equipment

    Date: 2015-01-29 08:54:13 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:30 - ID:1848229

    SUEZ, Jan 29 (MENA) - Adabiya Port received on Thursday 2,047 tons of equipment carried by two vessels coming from Abu Dhabi and East Asia, Spokesman of Red Sea Ports Authority Abdel Rahim Mostafa said. The port also received a vessel loaded with ....

  • Greek singer Demis Roussos dies aged 68

    Date: 2015-01-26 21:12:19 GMT - United Kingdom - Miscellaneous - SN:178 - ID:1830705

    PARIS, Jan 26 (MENA) – Greek singer Demis Roussos, who sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, has died aged 68, the BBC quoted the Hygeia Hospital in Athens as saying on Monday. He was best known for his solo hits in the 1970s and 80s, ....

  • Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival kicks off

    Date: 2015-01-24 19:55:32 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:153 - ID:1815073

    LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 24 (MENA) - Luxor Egyptian and European Film Festival kicked off on Saturday in the world's greatest open-air museum of Luxor. The festival was opened by observing one minute of silence to remember late King Abdullah of Saudi ....

  • 100 cartons of food supplies, 100 mattresses, 100 cushions distributed on needy families in central Sinai

    Date: 2015-01-20 19:54:12 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:133 - ID:1786349

    ARISH, Jan 20 (MENA) - The National Population Council in North Sinai in cooperation with the Egyptian Red Crescent distributed a 100 boxes of food supplies, 100 mattresses and 100 cushions on needy families in central Sinai. This comes to face ....

  • 2 women die, 14 injured in Sharqiya road accident

    Date: 2015-01-19 17:06:55 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:105 - ID:1777449

    ZAQAZIQ, Egypt, Jan 19 (MENA) - Two women were killed and 14 people injured when a van overturned in Sharqiya. The accident took place on the Diarb Negm-Senbelawin road. (MENA) AI/RG ....

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