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Underground water in Sinai enough for reclamation -- Minister

Date: 2014-08-05 14:47:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:116 - ID:859589

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Egyptian government will be focusing in the coming stage on digging wells in Sinai to secure the water needed to reclaim four million feddans in the peninsula, as part of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's program to build a ....

AL chief calls for Arab, int'l support for Gaza reconstruction

Date: 2014-08-05 14:45:09 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:115 - ID:859794

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Arab League Secretary General Nabil el-Arabi has urged Arab countries and Arab and international institutions to support reconstruction efforts in Gaza that was destroyed in brutal attacks by Israel. The destruction caused ....

We must help Gaza recover from recent fighting - Israeli Chief of Staff

Date: 2014-08-05 14:41:00 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:114 - ID:859796

GAZA CITY, Aug 5 (MENA) - Israeli army Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said Tuesday "Israel must help Gaza recover from the recent fighting there", Israeli Channel 10 reported. "Now we must help rehabilitate Gaza", he added. "We are doing ....

Britsh PM regrets Baroness Warsi resignation over Gaza

Date: 2014-08-05 14:28:07 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:113 - ID:859711

LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has thanked resigned minister Baroness Warsi for her "excellent work", adding that he wanted an "unconditional ceasefire" in Gaza, the BBC reported. "Our policy has always been ....

FM: All Egyptians stranded at Tunisian-Libyan border will be back home within 48 hours

Date: 2014-08-05 14:26:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:859790

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said on Tuesday that all Egyptians stranded at the Tunisian-Libyan borders will be back home within 48 hours. At a press conference he held at Cairo airport upon return from Tunis, he added that ....

Qatari Emir, Saudi min. discuss promoting coop.

Date: 2014-08-05 14:04:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:859595

RIYADH, Aug 5 (MENA) - Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad met Tuesday with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Mutaib bin Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz to discuss cooperation, the Saudi news agency reported. The meeting tackled ways to enhance ....

EU welcomes Gaza truce

Date: 2014-08-05 14:03:09 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:859699

GAZA CITY, Aug. 5 (MENA) - The EU welcomed Tuesday the announcement of a 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and called on all parties to respect its terms. "There must be an immediate end to the loss of civilian lives. The firing of ....

Italian humanitarian aid to Gaza

Date: 2014-08-05 14:01:27 GMT - Italy - Middle East - SN:109 - ID:859597

ROME, Aug. 5 (MENA) - An Italian planeload of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza worth a total of 350,000 euros will leave from a United Nations base in the southern city of Brindisi on Tuesday. Italy's Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli ....

Slovakia calls on nationals to leave Libya immediately

Date: 2014-08-05 14:00:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:108 - ID:859605

TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (MENA) - The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday described the situation in Libya "as dangerous" and demanded its nationals to leave immediately, saying the government there does not control the situation in the ....

Global/PRNews(3): BMW Group And United Nations Alliance Of Civilizations (UNAOC) Announce Finalists For The 2014 Intercultural Innovation Award

Date: 2014-08-05 13:59:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:107 - ID:859772

NEW YORK and MUNICH, Aug. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group announced the 11 project finalists for the 2014 Intercultural Innovation Award today. More than 600 applications were received ....