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Iran decries serious danger of terrorism, extremism in region
Date: 2014-01-04 18:13:29 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:118 - ID:479431
ANKARA, Jan 4 (MENA) - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that danger of terrorism, extremism, Takfiri groups and foreign intervention in the region have jeopardized international peace and security, Iran's official news agency IRNA ....
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Banned devices seized with passengers at Cairo airport
Date: 2014-01-04 18:11:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:117 - ID:479406
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled a bid by an Austrian passenger to smuggle bugging devices in imported puppets into Egypt. Some 19 banned GPS devices were also seized with an Egyptian national returning ....
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Italy backs Iranˈs presence in Geneva 2 Conference on Syria: Italian senator
Date: 2014-01-04 18:11:07 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:479410
TEHRAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - The head of the Italian parliamentary delegation to Iran, Pier Ferdinando Casini, said on Saturday that his country backs Iranˈs participation in talks to put an end to regional crises, including Geneva 2 Conference on Syria, ....
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MB supporters protest in Alex.
Date: 2014-01-04 18:01:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:479408
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) – Scores of terrorist Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrated in Sedi Beshr and Hadra areas in eastern Alexandria on Saturday. The protesters assaulted a police conscript. They called for voting "No" to the ....
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Nigerian police wives widowed by Boko Haram beg for jobs
Date: 2014-01-04 18:00:21 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:114 - ID:479411
ABUJA, Jan 4 (MENA) - Some wives and children of policemen killed by Boko Haram insurgents, on Saturday appealed to the government and the Nigerian Police to provide them with vocational training and jobs, Nigerian local media reported. The ....
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Syrian National Council says to boycott Geneva II
Date: 2014-01-04 17:59:51 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:113 - ID:479351
DAMASCUS, Jan 4 (MENA) - The Syrian National Council, the self-declared "government in exile" opposing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, has announced it will not be attending a second round of Geneva peace talks planned to begin on January ....
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Security forces seize firearms, fugitive in Port Said
Date: 2014-01-04 17:58:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:479364
PORT SAID, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) - Security forces in Port Said seized on Saturday two firearms and arrested a fugitive who was sentenced to life prison. Meantime, policemen seized nine unlicensed wooden boats and four ferry boats. This came ....
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Interior minister congratulates Pope Tawadros on Xmas
Date: 2014-01-04 17:57:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:479409
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) – Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Saturday sent a cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese to congratulate him on the occasion of the Christmas. Ibrahim also sent similar cables to Head of ....
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Vladimir Petkovic: Lazio sack their head coach
Date: 2014-01-04 17:56:56 GMT - Italy - World - SN:110 - ID:479302
ROME, Jan 4 (MENA) - Lazio have sacked head coach Vladimir Petkovic following the conclusion of disciplinary proceedings, with ex-boss Edoardo Reja named as his replacement, the BBC Sport reported Saturday. Petkovic, 50, announced last month ....
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25 ISIL militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2014-01-04 17:40:31 GMT - Iraq - Egypt - SN:109 - ID:479363
BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (MENA) – Twenty-five elements of what so called Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL) were killed by security forces and tribesmen in Anbar province on Saturday, an Iraqi security source said. Among the dead was terrorist Abu ....