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  • Palestinians in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:54:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:122 - ID:855028

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - An official Palestinian delegation led by senior official Azzam al-Ahmed arrived in Cairo Saturday via Jordan to hold indirect negotiations with Israel on a possible ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The delegation also comprises ....

  • Pro-Gaza rally staged outside White House

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:51:06 GMT - USA - World - SN:121 - ID:855034

    WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (MENA) - Pro-Palestinian protesters staged a rally on Saturday outside the White House. The rally was part of a large national movement Saturday in the US where groups were calling for an end to the violence in the Middle East ....

  • Egypt supports Algeria move to stop Israeli aggression on Gaza: FM

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:48:12 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:855031

    ALGIERS, Aug. 2 (MENA) – Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri stressed on Saturday his country's support for an Algerian move with the United Nations to impose an immediate cessation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza. In a phone call with ....

  • Egyptian-Chinese strategic dialogue launched in Cairo; FMs participate

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:855023

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - The two-day Egyptian-Chinese strategic dialogue's sessions kicked off in Cairo on Saturday. Egypt's Foreign Ministry Sameh Shokri, his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, Investment Minister Ashraf Salman, Trade and Industry ....

  • FM meets Chinese counterpart Sunday

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:40:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:855065

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Sameh Shokri will meet Sunday with his visiting Chinese opposite number Yang Jiechi. The meeting will take up regional and international issues especially the situation in Gaza and Libya. The talks will also ....

  • Lebanon's army regains control over areas attacked by ISIL

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:38:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:854982

    BEIRUT, Aug 2 (MENA) - The Lebanese Army has restored control over the military and security checkpoints attacked by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), an official source told MENA. Earlier on Saturday, the al-Qaida breakaway ISIL ....

  • 'I will lead Nigerians to defeat Boko Haram' – Pres.

    Date: 2014-08-02 19:02:15 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:116 - ID:854977

    ABUJA, Aug 2 (MENA) - Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to lead Nigerians to defeat the violent Boko Haram sect, the Nigerian Daily Post reported. He said that it beat his imagination that Nigerians could make themselves available ....

  • Egypt to return 2,000 nationals from Tunisia a day -- min.

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:59:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:854979

    CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Egypt will return as of Sunday a daily average of 2,000 stranded Egyptians from Tunisia, Civil Aviation Minister Hossam Kamal has said. Cairo has agreed with authorities in Tunisia to return this average after they escaped ....

  • Firefighters contain blaze in 2 giant irrigation machines in Behira

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:49:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:854898

    DAMANHOUR, Aug 2 (MENA) - Civil defense teams contained on Saturday a blaze that broke out in two giant irrigation machines in Behira. The machines caught fire from a spark that ignited flames by the diesel saturated water covering the floors in ....

  • Officials: Clashes, bombing kill 17 Iraqi soldiers

    Date: 2014-08-02 18:42:31 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:854984

    BAGHDAD, Aug 2 (MENA) - Authorities in Iraq say clashes and a suicide bombing have killed 17 soldiers in areas around the capital, Baghdad, ABC News reported on Saturday. Hassan Fadaam, a member of the Babil provincial council, said Saturday that ....

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