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Moderate quake hits Northern Sumatra
Date: 2014-08-05 13:56:48 GMT - Indonesia - World - SN:106 - ID:859712
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (MENA) - A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred at 6.36 pm today in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, Bernama News Agency reported. According to a statement by the Malaysian Meteorological ....
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Mahlab congratulates Libyan counterpart for holding first session of house of representatives
Date: 2014-08-05 13:56:10 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:105 - ID:859636
TRIPOLI, Aug 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday congratulated his Libyan counterpart Abdullah El-Thini for holding the first session of the Libyan House of Representatives in Tobruk. The move came during a meeting on the ....
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Baroness Warsi quits as Foreign Office minister over Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 13:54:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:104 - ID:859726
LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) - Foreign Office minister Baroness Warsi has resigned from the government, saying its policy on the crisis in Gaza is "morally indefensible," the BBC reported Tuesday. She wrote on her Twitter feed that she was leaving with ....
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Cairo governor promises radical solutions to street vendors problem
Date: 2014-08-05 13:51:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:103 - ID:859588
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Work is underway to complete a complex that will group street vendors in one place and maintain the civilized image of Cairo at the same time, governor Galal Moustafa el-Saeid said Tuesday. The governorate is seeking radical ....
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Landmine explodes in military vehicle in Tunisia; no casualties reported
Date: 2014-08-05 13:48:10 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:102 - ID:859647
TUNIS, Aug 5 (MENA) - An anti-tank mine exploded in Djebel Smama town of Tunisia's Kasserine providence, targeting a military vehicle on a combing operation in the area without causing casualties, the state's news agency quoted a Defense Ministry's ....
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UK military jets escort Qatar Airways plane to airport
Date: 2014-08-05 13:42:44 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:101 - ID:859644
LONDON, Aug. 5 (MENA) - Military jets have escorted a passenger plane to Manchester Airport after reports of a possible device on board, the BBC reported. The Qatar Airways plane was escorted in to land by the Royal Air Force (RAF) following ....
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FM back home from Tunisia accompanied on board with 300 stranded Egyptians
Date: 2014-08-05 13:41:52 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:100 - ID:859637
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry returned home on Tuesday from Tunisia, wrapping up a two-day visit during which he inspected the conditions of Egyptians stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian borders. Shoukry was accompanied on board ....
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Trial of 17 MB members in MB HQ violence postponed to August 16
Date: 2014-08-05 13:27:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:99 - ID:859623
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Cairo Criminal Court postponed to August 16 the trial of 17 leaders and members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group over charges of murder and inciting violence during clashes outside the group's headquarters in the ....
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Iran VP slams int'l bodies inaction towards Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 13:21:47 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:98 - ID:859621
TEHRAN, Aug 5 (MENA) – Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri has strongly criticized international bodies for their silence vis-à-vis Israeli crimes in Gaza, noting that releasing of statement in support of the defenseless Gazans was ....
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Journalists protest at Israeli offensive on Gaza
Date: 2014-08-05 13:11:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:97 - ID:859552
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) – Scores of journalists on Tuesday organized a protest at the headquarters of Syndicate of Journalists here against the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip. The protest was called for by the syndicate in coordination with the ....
