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  • S. Korean FM to visit Myanmar for ASEAN security meeting

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:39:53 GMT - south korea - World - SN:151 - ID:861825

    SEOUL, Aug 6 (MENA) - South Korea's foreign minister will fly to Myanmar this week to join a set of meetings led by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including a regional security forum, Yonhap quoted officials as saying ....

  • Clashes renewed in east Lebanon's Arsal after ceasefire extension announced

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:39:18 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:150 - ID:861812

    BEIRUT, Aug 6 (MENA) - Clashes renewed on Wednesday in Arsal on the axis of Ras Sirij, Ain Atta and Wadi Reayan between the elements of the Lebanese army and gunmen of different nationalities, the Lebanese National News Agency reported. Earlier, ....

  • Sisi, Jordanian king discuss Gaza situation over phone

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:38:28 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:149 - ID:861839

    AMMAN, Aug 6 (MENA) - Jordanian King Abdullah II discussed with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El Sisi over phone the latest conditions in the Gaza Strip and efforts exerted to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza and to make sure the current ....

  • Wide-scale security campaign launched nationwide

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:23:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:861680

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - A wide scale security campaign has been launched nationwide to arrest criminals and outlaws and restore stability and security in the country. As many as 103 unlicensed firearms have been seized over the past 24 hours. As ....

  • 18 terrorists killed, 3 arrested during clashes in Yemen

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:22:57 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:861749

    SANAA, Aug 06 (MENA) - Eighteen terrorists were killed on Wednesday while three others arrested in armed fights with Yemeni army in the southeastern Yemeni governorate of Hadramout. The detainees included one Saudi suspect, Yemeni Defense ....

  • Italy slams attacks on Lebanese army in Arsal

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:20:28 GMT - Italy - Arab world - SN:146 - ID:861650

    ROME, Aug 6 (MENA) - Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Federica Mogherini has condemned the attacks against the Lebanese army in the Arsal region and expressed her condolences to the families of the numerous victims, said a statement on ....

  • WHO: Ebola death toll reaches 932

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:18:51 GMT - Nigeria - World - SN:145 - ID:861769

    ABUJA, Aug 6 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday that the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has risen to 932, ABC News reported. The new figures come Wednesday as authorities in Nigeria confirmed the death ....

  • Venezuela ready for taking part in Gaza reconstruction- FM

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:10:27 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:143 - ID:861750

    CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Visiting Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua has voiced his country's readiness to partake in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following the huge damage caused by the Israeli offensive in the enclave. Speaking at a ....

  • Situation deteriorating in eastern Ukraine:Russia envoy to UN

    Date: 2014-08-06 17:02:57 GMT - Russia - World - SN:144 - ID:861748

    MOSCOW, Aug 6 (MENA) - The humanitarian situation in Ukraine's east, particularly in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, is catastrophic "by any humane measure", Russia's Ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin said on Wednesday. "By any human measure, the ....

  • Maliki warns against interference in new Iraq government

    Date: 2014-08-06 16:41:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:861595

    BAGHDAD, Aug 6 (MENA) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri el-Malilki warned against any meddling into the formation of the new government. "That will open the gates of hell in Iraq," Malilki said in a televised speech. He rejected any bid by countries to ....

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