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Erdogan most-affected by Egypt's June 30 revolution: Fuller
Date: 2014-08-05 18:03:14 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:176 - ID:860106
ANKARA, Aug 5 (MENA) – Former US intelligence officer Graham Fuller has said that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyib Erdogan was the most-affected by the June 30 revolution which toppled Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. In his latest book ....
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UK top diplomat rejects accusations on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 18:02:05 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:175 - ID:860169
LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) - UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond rejected Tuesday accusation by members of the Conservative Party that the government failed to take a tough stance toward Israel because of its war on Gaza. Our objective is to maintain a ....
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New Suez canal project 'beneficial for residents': Suez governor
Date: 2014-08-05 18:01:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:174 - ID:860101
SUEZ, Aug. 5 (MENA) - Suez Governor El-Arabi al-Serwi has said the new project for a waterway dug alongside the Suez Canal will be beneficial for the province's residents. He added that 60 percent of the project will be in the coastal ....
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Al-Qassam says battle with Israel not to stop until our demands are achieved
Date: 2014-08-05 18:00:50 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:173 - ID:860192
GAZA, Aug 5 (MENA) – Hamas' military wing, Ezzeddin al-Qassam Brigades, said on Tuesday that the battle with the Israeli occupation will continue and will not stop until it bows to the demands of the Palestinian people. "Our fighters are still on ....
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12 injured Palestinians in Egypt for medical treatment
Date: 2014-08-05 17:59:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:172 - ID:860140
EL-ARISH, Aug 5 (MENA) - As many as 12 injured Gazans in the Israeli aggression on the Strip have crossed the Rafah terminal into Egypt for medical treatment, an official source at the land crossing has said. A dozen of relatives accompanied the ....
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Hammond surprised by timing of Warsi resignation
Date: 2014-08-05 17:58:04 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:171 - ID:860104
LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) – UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has spoken out about the controversial resignation of Baroness Warsi, the first Muslim to sit in the cabinet. "I do find it rather surprising that she has chosen now, this particular ....
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Situation in Luhansk and Donetsk on brink of humanitarian disaster — Russian FM
Date: 2014-08-05 17:56:27 GMT - Russia - World - SN:170 - ID:860158
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) - The situation in the Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine is on the brink of humanitarian disaster, while the Ukrainian authorities refuse to admit this, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The United Nations, the ....
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Internet photos of dead wearing military uniforms not of Lebanese troops -- army
Date: 2014-08-05 17:51:35 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:169 - ID:860172
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Lebanese army asserted that the photos of dead people wearing military uniform spreading on the internet do not belong to Lebanese troops. The army also said in a press statement Tuesday that the videos of gunmen ....
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UNRWA : $187m needed for Gazans
Date: 2014-08-05 17:40:09 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:168 - ID:860191
NEW YORK, Aug 5 (MENA) - The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) said on Tuesday that it needs $187 million to help displaced people in the Gaza Strip, which has been under Israeli attacks since July 8. We are facing a great challenge ....
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Israeli army warns Hamas against violating truce
Date: 2014-08-05 17:36:43 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:167 - ID:860100
GAZA CITY, Aug. 5 (MENA) - The coming days will shed light on whether Hamas will uphold the cease-fire, a senior Israeli army commander said, adding Operation Protective Edge is not over, the Jerusalem Post reported. "If Hamas violates the truce ....