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Kuwait to host AIPU conference on Jan. 18
Date: 2014-01-05 16:17:52 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:115 - ID:481014
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 5 (MENA) - Kuwait will host the 20th Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) Conference, under the auspices of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, on January 18. The three-day conference will tackle all issues and problems ....
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Aswan governor hails granting Order of Merit to Prof. Yacoub
Date: 2014-01-05 16:17:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:480812
ASWAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Aswan Governor Moustafa Yousry hailed the new achievement of the Egyptian heart surgeon Professor Magdi Yacoub as he was granted the the highest British award, the Order of Merit 2014, in appreciation for his contributions and ....
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Saudi terrorist Majid died of natural causes- Lebanese Justice Minister
Date: 2014-01-05 16:14:11 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:480997
BEIRUT, Jan 5 (MENA) – Lebanese Minister of Justice Shakib Qortbawi said Sunday forensic reports confirmed that deteriorating health led to the death of Majid al-Majid, the leader of an Al-Qaeda linked group. A report by the medical examiner ....
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Jordanian king discusses with Kerry efforts to achieve peace bet. Palestinians, Israelis
Date: 2014-01-05 16:12:56 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:112 - ID:480766
AMMAN, Jan 5 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II received on Sunday the visiting US Secretary of State, John Kerry, and discussed the bilateral ties and efforts to achieve peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis, Petra news agency ....
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Agriculture experts call for urgent plan for fertilizers crisis
Date: 2014-01-05 16:12:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:480801
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - A group of experts called for an urgent plan to address the crisis of chemical fertilizers in a bid to keep the gas quantities pumped to operate fertilizer plants intact. The group also called for reconsidering the needed ....
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Iranian MP calls for probe into al-Majed’s death
Date: 2014-01-05 16:08:02 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:110 - ID:480549
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA) – A senior Iranian lawmaker has raised doubts about the death of Saudi national Majed al-Majed who masterminded the twin bombings outside Iran’s Embassy in Beirut last November, Press TV reported. Chairman of the Foreign ....
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Party leader commends security men
Date: 2014-01-05 16:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:480757
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) - Leader of the Sadat Democratic Party Effat Sadat hailed security men for defusing dozens of bombs and booby-trapped cars set up by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group. In a statement Sunday, Sadat said the ....
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Russian ship’s captain: US icebreaker expected to sail to Shokalsky on Jan 12
Date: 2014-01-05 16:06:44 GMT - Russia - World - SN:108 - ID:480785
SYDNEY, Jan 5 (MENA) – The crew of the Russian research vessel Akademik Shokalsky keeps working to keep the ship in the state of seaworthiness and waits for the arrival of the United States Coast Guard polar-class heavy icebreaker Polar Star, ....
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91, 273-day T-bills auctioned
Date: 2014-01-05 16:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:107 - ID:480763
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) -The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bills at a total value of 5 billion pounds. In an online statement, the ministry said it sold 2 billion pounds of 91-day T-bills with a 2.2 bid-to-cover ratio. The average ....
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US asks its citizens in Lebanon to avoid public places
Date: 2014-01-05 16:01:15 GMT - Lebanon - World - SN:106 - ID:480750
BEIRUT, Jan 5 (MENA) - The US Embassy in Lebanon Sunday urged its citizens in the country to exercise extreme caution following recent bombings in Beirut and other security incidents, warning that shopping malls and supermarkets were likely targets ....
