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  • Four terrorists arrested in Tunisia -- Interior Ministry

    Date: 2014-01-02 17:10:24 GMT - Tunisia - Africa - SN:120 - ID:475856

    TUNIS, Jan 2 (MENA) - Four terrorists belonging to the banned Ansar Sharia organization were arrested in Sidi Bouzid city, The Tunisian News Agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying. A Kalashnikov and ammunition were seized, the press ....

  • 4 MB members in custody over burning police car

    Date: 2014-01-02 17:06:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:119 - ID:475813

    BENHA, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) - Prosecutors have ordered four Muslim Brotherhood loyalists to be held in custody 15 days pending investigations for allegedly torching a police vehicle in Obour City, Qalubiya. The suspects confessed to setting a ....

  • IT ministry, public prosecution ink cooperation protocol

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:57:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:475822

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Egyptian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology signed Thursday a cooperation protocol with the public prosecution and the court of cassation on work automation. According to a statement by the ministry, the ....

  • Lebanese former PM condmens Lebanon's blast

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:54:24 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:475811

    BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) - Former Prime Minister and head of the Future Current Saad el-Hariri condemned on Thursday an explosion that hit the of municipality of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs. "This is a terrorr act that targets civilian, ....

  • MENA's new board chairman vows to advance official news agency, improving living standards of journalists

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:53:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:116 - ID:475788

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Alaa Heider, the newly appointed board chairman of the Middle East News Agency (MENA), said on Thursday that MENA brings together the best journalists in Egypt, but they are not paid well to live a decent life. During his ....

  • Bomb explodes in North Sinai, no casualties

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:50:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:115 - ID:475837

    RAFAH, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) – An explosive charge went off in North Sinai after a security armored vehicle drove by. The explosion occurred Thursday at the road leading to Sheikh Zuweid hospital and left no casualties, security sources ....

  • Protocol signed for Rod El-Farag Corridor

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:44:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:114 - ID:475658

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The defense, housing and transport ministries signed a protocol to establish Rod El-Farag corridor at a cost of 5 billion pounds, said President of the Greater Cairo Region Urban Planning Center Hisham Abu-Sena. The first ....

  • Effective plan to help 650 insolvent factories – minister

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:41:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:475736

    SHIBIN AL KAWM, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) - Manpower and Immigration Minister Kamal Abu- Eita said Thursday that the government has developed a plan to help as many as 650 factories back to work after long time of suspension. The minister made the ....

  • 13 Takfiri elements arrested in Sinai

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:32:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:112 - ID:475727

    CAIRO, Jan. 2 (MENA) - The Second Field Army forces arrested 13 Takfiri elements along with five convicts in previous trials as part of a security operation in North Sinai. The military spokesman said that the forces destroyed four unlicensed ....

  • Alaa Heidar appointed as MENA's board chairman - 3 last Cairo

    Date: 2014-01-02 16:18:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:111 - ID:475655

    For his part, deputy head of the Supreme Press Council Salah Issa said that the council's decisions were based on certain criteria including reports of the seven-way committee that was receiving the nominations. Most of the candidates were ....

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