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Hamas leader hails Gaza truce talks in Cairo
Date: 2014-08-05 20:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:201 - ID:860326
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – Ezzat al-Rashq, member of Hamas political bureau, has hailed as "positive and responsible" the Gaza truce talks with Egyptian intelligence chief Mohamad Farid el-Tohami held in Cairo. In statements on Tuesday, al-Rashq said ....
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Jordan circulates revised UN resolution on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 20:34:39 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:200 - ID:860156
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - Jordan has circulated a revised UN Security Council resolution calling for a durable cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters at the UN HQ, Britain's UN Ambassador Mark Lyall Grant, the current Security ....
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OIC welcomes truce in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 20:16:19 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Middle East - SN:199 - ID:860269
JEDDAH, Aug 5 (MENA) - Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Iyad Ameen Abdullah Madani welcomed on Tuesday the 72-hour truce between Israel and Palestinian groups in Gaza which was brokered by Egypt. Madani called for ....
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JHCO sends aid convoy to Gaza Strip
Date: 2014-08-05 20:13:22 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:198 - ID:860328
Amman, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO) sent on Tuesday an aid convoy to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip under the supervision of the JHCO, HRH Prince Rashid Bin Al Hassan. Prince Rashed told Petra that the ....
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Egyptian alliance of Al Wafd forms presidential board
Date: 2014-08-05 20:10:37 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:197 - ID:860318
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – The Egyptian alliance of Al Wafd decided on Tuesday to form a presidential board. The board groups Al Wafd party leader el-Sayyed el-Badawi, the Egyptian Social Democratic Party leader Mohamed Abul-Ghar, Reform and Development ....
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Russia voices concern over Jen Psaki's poor geography knowledge
Date: 2014-08-05 20:07:10 GMT - Russia - World - SN:196 - ID:860271
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) – A shortage of “basic geography knowledge” displayed by spokesperson for US Department of State Jen Psaki raises concerns and the US official should study maps before making statements, ITAR-TASS news agency quoted a spokesman ....
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Police major, four soldiers killed in Alamin fire exchange with terrorists
Date: 2014-08-05 20:03:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:195 - ID:860320
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - A police major and four soldiers were killed in a fire exchange with terrorists in Alamin on Alexandria-Matrouh coastal road, a security source said. The area was combed to identify the criminals and arrest them, the source ....
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Military jets escort Qatar Airways plane to Manchester Airport
Date: 2014-08-05 20:01:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:194 - ID:860284
LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat after military jets were called to escort a passenger plane to Manchester Airport, the BBC News reported. The Qatar Airways plane was escorted in to land by ....
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Societal dialogue on health insurance bill kicks off
Date: 2014-08-05 19:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:193 - ID:860274
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – Minister of Health and Population Adel Adawi kicked off on Tuesday the first session of a societal dialogue on the health insurance bill. "Under the bill, the state will bear the treatment costs for the worse-off," the ....
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Launching new Suez Canal represent message to Egyptians, world: NCW
Date: 2014-08-05 19:56:08 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:192 - ID:860319
PORT SAID, Aug 5 (MENA) - Rapporteur of National Council for Women (NCW) in Port Said province Sahar Lotfi said Tuesday launching the new Suez Canal represented a message to Egyptians and the whole world that Egypt was secure and stable. The NCW ....
