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Putin lifts Olympic protest ban
Date: 2014-01-04 13:43:00 GMT - Russia - World - SN:59 - ID:478840
MOSCOW, Jan 4 (MENA) – President Vladimir Putin has lifted a ban on public protests during the Olympics opening next month in Sochi, four months after signing an order banning demonstrations during the winter sports event, RIA Novosti reported. ....
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Bangladesh polling stations torched on eve of election
Date: 2014-01-04 13:41:58 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:58 - ID:478839
DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 4 (MENA) – At least 100 polling stations in Bangladesh have been torched ahead of Sunday's controversial election. The violence came as the opposition, which is boycotting the vote, began a two-day strike in protest at what ....
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Egyptian embassy in Amman calls nationals to cast ballots
Date: 2014-01-04 13:41:33 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:478836
AMMAN, Jan 4 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy here called on all Egyptian nationals in Jordan to cast their ballots on the draft constitution on January 8 till 12 from 9:00 am till 9:00 pm. In a statement a copy of which was obtained by MENA, the ....
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Prosecution launches investigation with 22 MB elements involved in Friday clashes
Date: 2014-01-04 13:40:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:478639
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - West Cairo Prosecution, under Counselor Ibrahim Saleh, launched investigations into the violent clashes caused by the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group during their Friday protests in Cairo's district of Zeitoun. Friday ....
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Erdogan embarks on tour in Far East Sunday
Date: 2014-01-04 13:38:50 GMT - Turkey - Middle East - SN:55 - ID:478537
ANKARA, Jan 4 (MENA) – Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan will embark on a tour of the Far East that will take him to Japan, Malaysia and Singapore on January 5 -11. Erdogan will be accompanied by a delegation including Deputy Premier ....
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New bureau to examine appeal turning down suit on Sisi's nomination in presidential polls
Date: 2014-01-04 13:34:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:478766
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) - Alexandria appeals court on Saturday decided that another bureau will - on February 8 - look into a challenge against a court ruling which turns down a filed lawsuit requesting Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi ....
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Egypt deplores terrorist attack in China
Date: 2014-01-04 13:28:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:478784
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) – Egypt strongly condemned Saturday terrorist attack which targeted a police station in Xinjiang autonomous region in northwest China on Monday, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The statement also expressed the ....
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Nile River water level unchanged
Date: 2014-01-04 12:47:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:478825
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - The Nile River water level recorded 175.96 meters on Saturday, the same as the reading of Friday. According to a report presented to the Irrigation and Water Resources Ministry, water coming freshly to Lake Nasser today ....
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2 killed, 3 wounded in 2 separate incidents in Baghdad
Date: 2014-01-04 12:42:52 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:478711
BAGHDAD, Jan 4 (MENA) - One policeman and a civilian were killed and three police elements wounded in two separate incidents that took place in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Saturday. An Iraqi security source said a roadside bomb went off in ....
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New silo to be built in Damietta port
Date: 2014-01-04 12:32:26 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:50 - ID:478706
DAMIETTA, Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) – Measures have been taken to establish a new silo in Damietta Port funded by the UAE, said head of Damietta silo el-Moataz-Bellah el-Husseini. The new silo will take up to 70,000 tons of grains, making the total ....
