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Liberman: UN 'waits for Israel to do its job'
Date: 2014-08-06 19:56:32 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:171 - ID:861963
GAZA CITY, Aug 6 (MENA) - Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman issued sharp criticism against the United Nations on Wednesday, after Secretary General Ban Ki Moon accused Israel of committing war crimes in Gaza, according to The Jerusalem ....
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Public needs reassurance about arms sales to Israel
Date: 2014-08-06 19:49:49 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:170 - ID:861879
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) – UK Shadow Foreign Secretary Douglas Alexander has said the British public needs reassurance about the number of UK arms being exported to Israel, UK ITV reported. The minister said the government must urgently publish a ....
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US embassy denies 'role' in ISIL creation
Date: 2014-08-06 19:48:37 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:169 - ID:861936
BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - The US embassy in Lebanon dismissed on Wednesday “claims” that Washington is the creator of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has so far seized several parts of Syria and Iraq. “Any suggestion that the ....
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Britain destroys 180 tonnes of Syrian chemicals
Date: 2014-08-06 19:41:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:168 - ID:861928
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - Britain has announced the destruction of 190 tonnes of the Syrian chemical weapons under under the verification procedures of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). "Today marked the completion of ....
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Israel agrees to extend Gaza cease-fire
Date: 2014-08-06 19:31:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:167 - ID:861940
GAZA CITY, Aug 6 (MENA) - Israel has agreed to extend a ceasefire that ended a month of fighting in Gaza beyond a Friday deadline, an Israeli official said on Wednesday, speaking on condition of anonymity, according to The Jerusalem Post. "Israel ....
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Hamas calls for popular rally to support Palestinian delegation in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-06 19:22:38 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:166 - ID:861915
GAZA CITY, Aug 6 (MENA ) – Hamas has called on all Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip to stage a popular protest to support a Palestinian delegation, who is in Cairo to negotiate a long-term ceasefire in the enclave. In a press release on ....
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Egyptian GDRs in London show mixed performance
Date: 2014-08-06 19:13:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:165 - ID:861895
LONDON, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in London Stock Exchange dropped at the close of Wednesday's trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) dropped by 0.68 percent. The GDRs of Orascom ....
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Strong earthquake hit Banda Sea, Indonesia
Date: 2014-08-06 19:11:06 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:164 - ID:861926
JAKARTA, Aug 6 (MENA) - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 on the Richter scale hit Banda Sea, Indonesia tonight, according to Bernama News Agency. The Meteorological Department said the quake at 7.45pm occurred about 411 km southwest of ....
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Government keens on developing unsafe slums till 2017- minister
Date: 2014-08-06 18:58:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:163 - ID:861854
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) – The government is keen on continuing the national plan to develop unsafe slums, the civilizational development and slum Areas Minister said Wednesday. Laila Iskandar said her ministry would complete the second phase of this ....
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Tunisia denies deporting Libyan activist, talk show host
Date: 2014-08-06 18:52:30 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:162 - ID:861851
TRIPOLI, Aug 6 (MRNA) - Tunisia Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed reports claiming the deportation of Libyan activist Mohamed Ba'yo and talk show host Nazem el Tayery. The two were reported exiled by the Tunisian government over a talk show ....
