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Turkey closes its border gate with Syria
Date: 2014-01-05 08:26:50 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:479869
ANKARA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Turkey has temporarily closed the Cilvegözü border crossing with Syria after the rise of clashes between Syrian troops and opposition forces near the Syrian village of Sarmada. Turkey's decision came to protect the Turkish ....
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22,362 verdicts executed over past 24 ours
Date: 2014-01-05 08:26:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:479911
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Security bodies managed to execute 22,362 verdicts in a nation-wide security campaign over the past 24 hours. The Interior Ministry launched the security campaign to arrest the outlaws and enforce the law on the Egyptian ....
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FM: Majed's death will not derail Iran from Beirut embassy probe
Date: 2014-01-05 08:25:11 GMT - Iran - World - SN:21 - ID:479917
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham underlined that Tehran will continue its probe into the November bombing that targeted the Islamic Republics embassy in Beirut despite the death of al-Qaeda-linked Saudi ....
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Turkish PM to visit Iran later this month
Date: 2014-01-05 08:25:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:479874
TEHRAN, Jan 5 (MENA) - Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay an official visit to Iran later January, Fars news agency reported. The visit is meant to boost bilateral relations, ....
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Ethiopian FM voices hope over success of S. Sudan talks
Date: 2014-01-05 08:24:47 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:19 - ID:479799
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom has voiced hope over the success of direct peace talks between the warring parties in South Sudan. Tedors was quoted by the Ethiopian Observatory as saying: “We wish all our ....
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2 cannons, large amount of arms seized in security crackdowns
Date: 2014-01-05 08:03:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:479867
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Police seized two cannons, including an anti-aircraft one, and 22 machine guns, 19 shotgun rifles, 24 pistols and 63 locally-made guns during security crackdowns over the past 48 hours. Police also seized nine grenades, 14 ....
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Egypt FM flies to Algeria
Date: 2014-01-05 08:03:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:479866
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Prime Minister Nabil Fahmy headed for Algeria early Sunday for talks on boosting bilateral relations, the developments of the Palestinian issue and the situation in South Sudan, the Foreign Ministry spokesman ....
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7 policemen killed, injured in two attacks in Mosul
Date: 2014-01-05 07:47:30 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:479819
BAGHDAD, Jan 5 (MENA) - Seven policemen were killed and injured in two separate attacks in Mosul city, central Ninawa governorate, situated some 405 kilometers north of Baghdad, security sources said. Unidentified gunmen attacked on Sunday a ....
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287 supply cases seized over past 24 hours
Date: 2014-01-05 07:46:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:479818
CAIRO, Jan 5 (MENA) - Supply and Internal Trade Police seized 287 supply cases during a security campaign launched over the past 24 hours to fight all forms of commercial fraud. The violations included selling subsidized fuel and diesel on black ....
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Bangladesh votes amid violence and boycott
Date: 2014-01-05 07:24:52 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:14 - ID:479800
DHAKA, Jan 5 (MENA) - Violent clashes have erupted between opposition activists and police as Bangladesh holds a general election boycotted by the opposition, the BBC reported. At least four people were killed in unrest on Sunday. Scores have ....
