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NCHR to probe dispersal of Shura Council protest
Date: 2013-11-26 21:26:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:174 - ID:408768
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) – Head of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Fayek said that an investigation will be opened on Wednesday into the dispersal of a peaceful protest outside the Shura Council on Tuesday. The council had received ....
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7 die in political violence as Bangladesh vote set
Date: 2013-11-26 21:15:08 GMT - Bangladesh - World - SN:173 - ID:408716
DHAKA, Nov 26 (MENA) – Bangladesh's police said Tuesday that at least seven people have died since late Monday in violence between opposition activists, government supporters and police after the Election Commission announced the election date in ....
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ECOWAS commends 'orderly voting' in Mali
Date: 2013-11-26 21:06:11 GMT - Nigeria - Africa - SN:172 - ID:408717
ABUJA, Nov 26 (MENA) - Head of ECOWAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) Amos Sawyer has commended Malians for their orderly conduct during Sunday's election to fill the country’s 147-seat parliament, ECOWAS said in a statement on Tuesday. "The ....
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NCHR rejects military justice arrticle in draft constitution
Date: 2013-11-26 20:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:171 - ID:408708
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) – The National Council for Human Rights has rejected article 174 of the draft constitution pertaining to the military justice. The article expands the scope of prosecuting civilians before military justice and has nothing to ....
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EU should not criticize Moscow over Ukraine- Putin
Date: 2013-11-26 20:40:03 GMT - Russia - World - SN:170 - ID:408715
Moscow, Nov 26 (MENA) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned European Union officials to refrain from harsh rhetoric in assessing Moscow's position over Ukraine's approach to economic integration with Europe, RIA Novosti reported ....
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Tourism can achieve rapprochement among Arab countries: Egyptian authority
Date: 2013-11-26 20:18:22 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:169 - ID:408710
ALGIERS, Nov 26 (MENA) – A senior official at the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority expressed his happiness over a visit paid by tourism officials to Algeria, asserting that tourism can achieve rapprochement among Arab countries through ....
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Russia says it scraped 77% of its chemical arsenals
Date: 2013-11-26 20:16:58 GMT - Russia - World - SN:168 - ID:408714
MOSCOW, Nov 26 (MENA) – The Russian Commission for Chemical Disarmament said Tuesday that Moscow has destroyed 77% of its chemical weapons to date, Voice of Russia reported. "Russia strictly abides by its international commitments to destroy the ....
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Alex. Governor, artist inaugurate Special Olympics Egypt forum
Date: 2013-11-26 20:15:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:167 - ID:408711
ALEXANDRIA, Nov 26 (MENA) – Alexandria Governor Tarek el-Mahdi and artist Eman el-Bahr Darwish inaugurated on Tuesday the Special Olympics Egypt forum in the coastal city of Alexandria. The forum aims at empowering people with mental disabilities ....
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ِ5 members of April 6 Movement arrested in Minya
Date: 2013-11-26 20:13:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:166 - ID:408709
MINYA, Egypt, Nov 26 (MNEA) – Five members of the April 6 Movement were arrested for rioting and illegal assembly outside the Minya security directorate in violation of a protest law, said the movement in a statement. The participants chanted ....
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Renewed detention for 10 Brotherhood members for 15 days over riots in Gharbiya
Date: 2013-11-26 20:11:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:165 - ID:408713
TANTA, Egypt, Nov 26 (MENA) – The Prosecution on Tuesday ordered ten members of the Muslim Brotherhood in Gharbia to remain in custody for 15 days pending investigation into alleged charges of inciting riots and violence. They face charges of ....