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  • Explosion in Beirut southern suburb

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:54:48 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:80 - ID:475595

    BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) - An explosion hit the of municipality of Haret Hreik in Beirut's southern suburbs on Thursday. Casualties have been reported. Preliminary reports said the explosion is caused by a bobby-trapped car and wreaked great ....

  • Palestinian Awqaf labels Ansar Beit al-Maqdis Israeli product

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:79 - ID:475516

    CAIRO, Jan. 2 (MENA) – Palestinian Awqaf Minister Mahmoud Habash, currently visiting Cairo, says that the so-called Ansar Beit al-Maqdis "Champions of Jerusalem" group is a product of Israel to distort the image of the real resistance against the ....

  • Palestinians sit-in outside UN HQ rejecting Kerry's visit

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:45:58 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:78 - ID:475512

    GAZA CITY, Jan. 2 (MENA) – Scores of Palestinians staged a sit-in outside the UN headquarters in the Gaza Strip to condemn US State Secretary John Kerry's visit to the region and demand withdrawal from peace talks with Israel. Protesters urged ....

  • Mansour follows up with irrigation minister El Nahda Dam negotiations

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:43:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:77 - ID:475522

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Interim President Adly Mansour met on Thursday in Heliopolis presidential palace with Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Motelb. The meeting came within the framework of following up developments regarding ....

  • Prices of energy subsidies will not be raised - finance ministry official

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:37:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:76 - ID:475270

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Finance Ministry will not raise the prices of energy subsidies, which cost about 1 billion pounds in the current budget of fiscal year 2013/14, an official at the ministry said. Nagy el-Ashkar, meanwhile, added that ....

  • List of organizations monitoring referendum to be finished in 48 hours - ministry

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:35:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:75 - ID:475517

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Assistant Social Solidarity Minister Hani Mehana said that the ministry will finish the list of organizations that will monitor the referendum on the 2014 constitution during the coming 48 hours. The organizations affiliated ....

  • Na'em Shomara transferred to hospital - Palestinian Prisoners Club

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:31:01 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:74 - ID:475070

    RAMALLAH, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that freed prisoner Na'em al-Shomara, who suffers from muscles atrophy, was transferred to hospital after his health deteriorated. In press statement on Thursday, the Palestinian ....

  • MB involved in recent violence – interior minister - 4 Cairo

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:28:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:73 - ID:475416

    The interior minister also played video recordings of the confessions of two detained terrorists involved in the violent incidents; son of MB leader Yehia el-Mongy, and Adel el-Beely. The Interior Ministry is adamant to undertake its duty in ....

  • Terrorist MB organization senior member arrested on charges of inciting violence in Beheira

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:28:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:72 - ID:475291

    DAMANHUR, Egypt, Jan 2 (MENA) – Security forces in Beheira arrested on Thursday a senior member of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood organization on charges of inciting violence and demonstrations. An arrest warrant had been issued for ....

  • Presidential decrees to amend 8 oil, gas agreements

    Date: 2014-01-02 14:25:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:71 - ID:475429

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - President Adly Mansour issued on Thursday decrees amending the governing laws of eight agreements in the oil and gas sectors. Investments under such agreements amount to 1.2 billion dollars. From the eight ....

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