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  • 320 trucks allowed into Gaza

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:48:04 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:474682

    GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli occupation authorities on Thursday decided to allow the entry of 320 trucks loaded with goods into the Gaza Strip via the Kerm Abu Salem crossing, south east of the strip. Raed Fattouh, chairman of the ....

  • Electricity bill dodgers violate Islamic rules

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:40:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:474664

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) – The Awqaf Ministry said Friday's sermon will underline that dodging electricity bills payment is banned under Islamic rules because this is a violation of the contract signed between people and the company which offers citizens ....

  • 82.8% of Egyptians to vote "yes" in referendum on Constitution - poll

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:474700

    CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - An opinion poll by the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center showed on Thursday that 82.8 percent of the Egyptians will vote "yes" in the referendum on the Constitution, slated for January 14-15, against 78.3% in ....

  • Cholera kills 7 persons in Kano

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:30:49 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:26 - ID:474645

    ABUJA, Jan 2 (MENA) - No fewer than seven persons have died from cholera at Badawa-Galadima ward in Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State, the health official in the area said. The Head of Health Department of the local government, Alhaji ....

  • Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:21:14 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:25 - ID:474638

    LONDON, Jan 2 (MENA) - Skype, the internet calls service owned by Microsoft, was hacked by cyber criminals claiming to be supporters of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on New Year’s day, with anti-surveillance messages posted on its social media ....

  • Deputy FM: Israel shouldn't negotiate peace that requires 'suicidal' concessions

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:21:03 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:474636

    GAZA CITY, Jan 2 (MENA) - Israeli deputy Foreign Minister Ze'ev Elkin told Israel Radio on Thursday that while negotiating peace is good, it shouldn't be done "at the risk of suicide for the State of Israel." Elkin said that the government should ....

  • Berri warns against 'excluding' Hezbullah from new cabinet

    Date: 2014-01-02 08:03:40 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:474612

    BEIRUT, Jan 2 (MENA) – Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri has said that the intention behind the formation of a new non-partisan government is to exclude Hezbullah, a process that he rejected by warning that the lawmakers of his parliamentary ....

  • S. Korean FM urges ''extra caution'' on growing N. Korea uncertainty

    Date: 2014-01-02 07:59:46 GMT - south korea - World - SN:22 - ID:474634

    SEOUL, Jan 2 (MENA) - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Thursday called for "extra caution" over implications from recent political developments in North Korea, vowing continued efforts to induce positive changes in the neighbor, Seoul's ....

  • 6,500 tons of liquified butane arrive at Zitayat port

    Date: 2014-01-02 07:56:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:474596

    SUEZ, Jan 2 (MENA) - Head of Red Sea Ports Authority Hassan Falah said Zitayat port in Suez received on Thursday a ship coming from the Saudi port of Yanbu with 6,500 tons of liquefied butane on board. Falah added that Adabeya port received 200 ....

  • 14 Brothers released on bail in Hurghada

    Date: 2014-01-02 07:56:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:474595

    HURGHADA, Jan 2 (MENA) – Qena's appeals court released 14 members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood, who have been held in custody over charges of violence, on an bail worth 5,000 pounds. The court accepted an appeal submitted by the 14 over ....

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