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U.S. calls for 'insulating' Lebanon from region's conflicts
Date: 2014-08-05 13:10:31 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:859592
BEIRUT, Aug 5 (MENA) - U.S. Ambassador here David Hale said Tuesday that Lebanon should be “insulated” from the region's conflicts and reiterated Washington's commitment to building the capabilities of the Lebanese army and police, Naharnet ....
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School year to start Sept. 20
Date: 2014-08-05 13:07:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:95 - ID:859479
CAIRO, Aug. 5 (MENA) - Education Ministry officials announced Sunday that the upcoming school year will begin on September 20 nationwide. The mid-year vacation will start from January 24 to February 5, and the second semester will start on ....
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Lawyer: Mubarak did not squander public funds
Date: 2014-08-05 13:06:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:94 - ID:859546
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Farid el-Deeb Lawyer for former president Hosni Mubarak said on Tuesday at court that the former president has maintained Egypt's rights to its natural gas and did not squander public funds. Deeb in his argument before Cairo ....
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Syndicate of Journalists following up developments in case of former chairman
Date: 2014-08-05 13:03:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:93 - ID:859252
CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Chairman of the Syndicate of Journalists Diaa Rashwan has contacted the prosecution office and the Interior Ministry to follow up developments concerning a 15-day detention order issued against his predecessor Mamdouh el-Wali ....
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Russia needs to step up production of military-purpose spacecraft — Deputy PM
Date: 2014-08-05 13:02:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:92 - ID:859594
MOSCOW, Aug 5 (MENA) - Russia needs to boost domestic production of military-purpose and communication spacecraft with the main focus on the import substitution strategy, ITAR-TASS quoted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin as saying on ....
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Sisi gives go-ahead signal to begin digging of new Suez Canal 3 last Ismailia
Date: 2014-08-05 12:59:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:91 - ID:859447
The document signed by the president read as follows : "On behalf of the great people of Egypt, and to fulfill the solemn promise taken before God and complement the march began by our forefathers … I, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, order the start of ....
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Daesh brings its war to Lebanon - Fisk
Date: 2014-08-05 12:59:03 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:90 - ID:859523
LONDON, Aug 5 (MENA) - British writer Robert Fisk said on Tuesday that after all the warnings and all the clichés about a war that would “spill” over Syria’s border, the savage fighters of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s Sunni Muslim “caliphate” have at last ....
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Unified Arab customs tariff committee to meet on Aug. 10
Date: 2014-08-05 12:57:49 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:89 - ID:859415
CAIRO, Aug. 5 (MENA) - The Committee of the unified inter-Arab customs tariff will hold its 28th meeting on August 10 at the Arab League in Cairo. "The meeting will discuss implementing the previous decisions of the Third Arab Economic and ....
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33 Taliban militants killed in counter-terrorism operations
Date: 2014-08-05 12:56:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:88 - ID:859505
KABUL, Aug 3 (MENA) - At least 33 Taliban militants were killed following military operations in various provinces of Afghanistan in the past 24 hours, Khaama reported. Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said the operations were jointly conducted by ....
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Obama: US companies to invest $14B in Africa
Date: 2014-08-05 12:55:54 GMT - USA - World - SN:87 - ID:859519
WASHINGTON, Aug 5 (MENA) - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking, and information technology projects across Africa, The Africa Report ....
