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5 Libyans killed in rocket attack
Date: 2014-08-01 13:51:48 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:61 - ID:853460
TRIPOLI, Aug 1 (MENA) - Five family members were killed Friday as a rocket fell on their house in southern Tripoli. Another child was injured in the attack, a security source said. Three of those killed are women, the source noted. There has ....
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Presidential committee raises over N80bn to support terror victims
Date: 2014-08-01 13:39:57 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:60 - ID:853273
ABUJA, Aug 1 (MENA)- The Nigerian Presidential Committee, mandated to help the victims of Boko Harram 's terrorist attacks, has announced raising more than N80bn. The committee was formed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan. Chairman of ....
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6 die, 420 injured in Algeria quake
Date: 2014-08-01 13:38:35 GMT - Algeria - Arab world - SN:59 - ID:853369
ALGIERS, Aug 1 (MENA) - Six persons have died and 420 others have been wounded due to an earthquake that hit Algeria earlier Friday, said Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf. Two people died of heart attack and the others threw themselves from ....
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Jordain official denies reports on plane course change from Israel to Jordan
Date: 2014-08-01 13:37:18 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:58 - ID:853344
AMMAN, Aug 1 (MENA) - A Jordanian aviation official denied on Friday claims that planes heading for the Israeli Ben-Gurion Airport have transformed their destination to the Jordanian Queen Alia International Airport due to the deteriorating security ....
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Egypt says invitation for Palestinian, Israeli delegations still on
Date: 2014-08-01 13:36:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:853376
CARO, Aug 1 (MENA) - An Egyptian official source denied on Friday claims that Egypt had cancelled its hosting of Gaza ceasefire talks between Palestinian and Israeli delegations. "The invitation is still on," the source told MENA. He also expected ....
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Qatari emir, Saudi king discuss latest developments in Gaza
Date: 2014-08-01 12:57:57 GMT - Qatar - Arab world - SN:56 - ID:853347
DOHA, Aug 1 (MENA) - Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani phoned Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel-Aziz to discuss the latest developments in the Gaza Strip, QNA news agency reported Friday. The call tackled efforts exerted to stop the Israeli ....
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40 European vessels leave Mauritania waters
Date: 2014-08-01 12:50:23 GMT - Mauritania - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:853227
NOUAKCHOTT, Aug 1 (MENA) - As many as 40 European fishing vessels have left Mauritanian waters in line with a deal inked between Nouakchott and the EU. The deal allows other 30 vessels to continue fishing in Mauritanian waters, a well-placed ....
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Abbas forms Palestinian delegation to Cairo
Date: 2014-08-01 12:32:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:54 - ID:853294
RAMALLAH, Aug 1 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has formed a Palestinian delegation that will head for Egypt on Saturday to discuss ways to continue the ceasefire, WAFA news agency reported. The delegation will be led by Fatah ....
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Israeli soldier 'captured'
Date: 2014-08-01 12:28:17 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:53 - ID:853268
GAZA CITY, Aug 1 (MENA) - Israel suspects one of its soldiers has been kidnapped by militants as a three-day ceasefire unraveled just hours after it began, The Independent reported Friday. The Israeli occupation forces named the serviceman as ....
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Lebanese Telecommunications Minister denies news of Hezbollah fiber optic network
Date: 2014-08-01 12:25:09 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:853231
BEIRUT, Aug 1 (MENA) – Lebanese Telecommunications Minister Boutros Harb denied on Friday reports about Hezbollah extending a fiber optic network that works parallel to a national grid being established in areas of north Lebanon. After inspecting ....
