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World Soccer: Aboutrika one of people of year
Date: 2014-01-02 09:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Sports - SN:39 - ID:474759
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The World Soccer magazine chose Al-Ahly and Egyptian playmaker Mohamed Aboutrika as one of the people of year. It said Aboutrika’s roll-call of honors alone would place him among the continent’s greats: five African ....
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Park discusses N. Korea, regional situation with U.N. chief
Date: 2014-01-02 09:45:28 GMT - south korea - World - SN:38 - ID:474851
SEOUL, Han 2 (MENA) - South Korean President Park Geun-hye spoke by phone with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday and discussed the situation in North Korea, regional tensions over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to a ....
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Recognition of Jewish State sticking point in peace negotiations - paper
Date: 2014-01-02 09:42:23 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:37 - ID:474843
NEW YORK, Jan 2 (MENA) - As Middle East peace talks churn on, Israel has catapulted to the fore an issue that may be even more intractable than old ones like security and settlements: a demand that the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish ....
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Pilot CSP plant bedrock for local production of CSP units - minister
Date: 2014-01-02 09:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:474720
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – Launching a pilot Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant will form the basis for local production of concentrated solar power units, the environment minister said. Ahead of opening the pilot station on Thursday in the Sixth ....
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Ethiopia ambassador calls for boosting ties with Somalia
Date: 2014-01-02 09:19:28 GMT - Ethiopia - Africa - SN:35 - ID:474746
ADDIS ABABA, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Ethiopian ambassador to Somalia met with Somali ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives, calling for boosting ties with Somalia. The state Ethiopian television said the ambassador held with a ....
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40.5 pct back presidential election first--poll
Date: 2014-01-02 09:18:49 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:34 - ID:474717
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) said that 40.5 percent of citizens back holding the presidential polls first, compared to 39.3 percent in the previous opinion poll. IDSC head Dr Sherif Badr said ....
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150 smart minibuses with WiFi service to operate in Cairo mid January - governor
Date: 2014-01-02 09:16:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:474794
CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa Saeed said on Thursday that 150 smart minibuses supplied with WiFi service will be operational in Cairo mid January. The new minibuses, to be operated by a number of transport companies under the ....
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China's fraudster lawmaker passed on to courts
Date: 2014-01-02 09:07:37 GMT - China - World - SN:32 - ID:474702
BEIJING, Jan 2 (MENA) - Hu Guochu, a senior lawmaker in central China's Hunan Province, has been passed on to judicial authorities for serious offenses, said the CPC Hunan Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. Hu was suspected of ....
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Pakistan's Musharraf taken to hospital, not court
Date: 2014-01-02 09:01:04 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:31 - ID:474722
ISLAMABAD, Jan 2, (MENA) - A Pakistani police official says former President Pervez Musharraf was rushed to hospital after feeling ill on his way to court for a hearing in his high treason case, ABC News reported. Deputy inspector Jan Mohammed ....
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Lebanese MP says president could form salvation government
Date: 2014-01-02 08:52:15 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:30 - ID:474668
BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) – Lebanese lawmaker Jamal Jarrah said Lebanese President Michel Suleiman could form a salvation government that will run the country. "Based on his constriction powers, the president can form a government to run the country. ....
