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  • Fahmy meets with FMs of Sudan, Djibouti and Nigeria

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:68 - ID:393166

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy met on Monday with the foreign ministers of Sudan, Djibouti and Nigeria Ali Kerti, Mahmoud Ali Youssef and Viola Onwuliri, respectively. The Spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said ....

  • 6 Al Qaeda-linked suspects arrested in Tikrit

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:20:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:67 - ID:393158

    BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (MENA) - Security forces arrested six Al Qaeda-linked suspects during a security crackdown in northern Tikrit on Monday, a security source said. The forces searched Al-Qadassiya district and arrested the suspects under the ....

  • Heads of Quseir, Ras Ghareb cities changed over dereliction of duty

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:18:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:66 - ID:393199

    RED SEA, Egypt, Nov 18 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah appointed Monday new chiefs of Quseir and Ras Ghareb cities over dereliction of duty of the existing officials. Major General Ashraf Ibrahim was named as Quseir city chief in ....

  • Housewife arrested in Minya for illegal arms possession

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:17:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:393345

    MINYA, Nov 18 (MENA) - Minya security forces arrested a housewife on Monday with a number of arms in possession. Acting upon a tip-off, police raided the house of the 24-year-old woman to find locally-made weapons and light arms. She confessed ....

  • One killed, four wounded in attempt to assassinate Benghazi military ruler

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:12:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:64 - ID:393150

    TRIPOLI, Nov 18 (MENA) - A special forces member was killed and four were wounded in an attempt by terrorists to assassinate military ruler of Benghazi on Monday, a security expert said. A booby-trapped car blew up while the motorcade of Colonel ....

  • 2 arms manufacturing workshops seized in Qalubiya

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:12:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:393269

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Security forces seized two workshops manufacturing different types of arms during a crackdown on Monday in Qalubiya. Acting upon a tip off, police forces raided the two places to find shotgun rifles and locally-made guns ....

  • Egypt needs strong presidential system -- Meslimani

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:09:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:393250

    CAIRO, Nov 18 9 (MENA) - Presidential media adviser Ahmed Meslimani said on Monday that Egypt needs a strong presidential system. "The powers of the presidential palace in Cairo should not be less than that of the White House in Washington," he ....

  • Abu Ismail trial adjourned

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:08:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:61 - ID:393263

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - A Cairo court adjourned on Monday until Thursday the trial of Salafi preacher and lawyer Hazim Salah Abu Ismail. Abu Ismail is accused of faking the documents of his mother's nationality. (MENA) AH/DA ....

  • Cabinet names official spokesman

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:07:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:60 - ID:393300

    CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawy issued a decision on Monday appointing Ambassador Hani Saleh as official spokesman for the cabinet. (MENA) SR/DA ....

  • Iranian deputy FM heads to Russia for Syria talks

    Date: 2013-11-18 11:07:08 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:393184

    TEHRAN, Nov 18 (MENA) - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian left Tehran on Monday for the Russian capital, Moscow, where he will exchange views on ways to resolve the deadly turmoil in Syria with ....

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