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  • Two killed, seven wounded in armed attack on mourners in Diyala

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:56:16 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:472914

    BAGHDAD, Jan 1 (MENA) - Two Iraqis were killed and seven wounded in an armed attack by unknown assailants on mourners gathering east of Baquba, 55 km east of Baghdad, on Wednesday, a security source said. Security forces have cordoned off the ....

  • Syria launches air raid on borders with Lebanon, reports on injuries

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:54:59 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:472976

    BEIRUT, Jan 1 (MENA) - Syria launched an air raid Wednesday morning on Zamrani area along the borders with Lebanon and located some 15 kilometers from the Lebanese Arsal border town. Three Syrians are reported to have been injured in the raid and ....

  • Nigerian President underscores economic achievements in 2013

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:54:25 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:34 - ID:472889

    ABUJA, Jan 1 (MENA) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rolled out Tuesday a list of his “economic achievements” in the past year in a New Year message to Nigerians. Despite several continuing domestic and global challenges, for us in ....

  • Former presidential speaker remanded in custody for 15 days

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:472959

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) – The public prosecution ordered on Wednesday former presidential speaker Yasser Ali to remand in custody for 15 days pending investigations over aiding ex-prime minister Hisham Qandil to escape with the knowledge that he is ....

  • 230 trucks to be allowed into Karm Abu Salem crossing

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:49:59 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:472988

    GAZA CITY, Jan 1 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces will allow the entry of 230 trucks laden with commodities into the Gaza Strip via Karm Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Wednesday. In a press release, Head of the Commodities Coordination ....

  • Doctors start partial strike protesting gov't slackening in meeting their demands

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:31:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:37 - ID:472890

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) – Doctors and staff of the Health Ministry hospitals and their affiliate health institutions start on Wednesday a partial strike for one day in protest against the government's failure to take an action in the application of a ....

  • Number of clubs down in 2012 by 5.2% - CAPMAS

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:28:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:36 - ID:472922

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - The number of sports clubs went down in 2012 by 5.2 percent to total 810 against 854 in 2011, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Wednesday. In its annual bulletin on sports ....

  • Khartoum receives 25% of oil transit fees from South Sudan - minister

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:26:13 GMT - Sudan - Africa - SN:35 - ID:472912

    KHARTOUM, Jan 1 (MENA) - Sudan received 25 percent of oil transit fees from unrest-hit South Sudan as 240,000 barrels are being pumped daily from areas away from fighting in the South, Sudan's Finance Minister Badreldin Mahmoud Abbas said. Abbas ....

  • NCCM chief: Revolution constitution secures better future for Egyptian children

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:24:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:33 - ID:472923

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) – Secretary General of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood Aza el-Ashmawy said the revolution constitution will secure a better future for Egyptian children. In statements to MENA Wednesday, she highlighted the ....

  • South Sudan FM says govt ready for talks with rebels

    Date: 2014-01-01 09:23:26 GMT - South Sudan - Africa - SN:32 - ID:472968

    JUBA, Jan 1 (MENA) - South Sudanese Foreign Minister Baranaba Marial Benjamin said the government is ready for talks with the government, the BBC reported Wednesday. "We do not want people in South Sudan to be subjected to meaningless war," he ....

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