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  • Japan keen on supporting Yemen -- ambassador

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:47:54 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:120 - ID:381360

    SANAA, Nov 11 (MENA) – Japan's Ambassador to Yemen Katsoeoshi Hayashi said Monday that his country is keen on continuing its support to Yemen in all fields, particularly the security field, praising success achieved by a comprehensive national ....

  • Jordan FM reviews Middle East developments with PAM delegation

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:47:26 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:119 - ID:381175

    AMMAN, Nov 11 (MENA) - Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Nasser Judeh reviewed on Monday the latest developments in the Middle East with a delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) currently visiting ....

  • Plans to hold antiquities fair in Sharm

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:46:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:118 - ID:381494

    SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Nov 11 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim and South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda discussed a proposal to organize a fair for antiquities in Sharm El-Sheikh to attract more tourists. The proposed fair will add a ....

  • NCHR chief to open symposium on Syria refugees on Tuesday

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:117 - ID:381433

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – The president of the National Council for Human Rights Mohamed Fayeq will open on Tuesday a symposium on Syrian refugees in Egypt. The regional representative of the UN High Commission for Refugees Mohamed el-Dayiri will be ....

  • Hamas calls for national probe into Arafat’s death

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:24:33 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:116 - ID:381447

    GAZA CITY, Nov 11 (MENA) – Palestinian movement Hamas called for establishing a national commission to probe the death of late leader Yasser Arafat. In a statement Monday, Hamas blamed Israel for Arafat’s death, calling for those involved in the ....

  • Govt reached agreement with industries bloc on new tax -- minister

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:115 - ID:381365

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - A final agreement has been reached with the Egyptian Industries Federation to apply a tax issued in 2008 on industrial facilities, said Trade and Industry Minister Munir Fakhry Abdel-Nour on Monday. A compromising mechanism ....

  • 5 injured in firefight over position in line for butane cylinders

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:20:57 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:114 - ID:381449

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 11 (MENA) – Five people were wounded in a firefight over a position in a line to buy butane cylinders in Al-Amreyah neighborhood, west of Alexandria, on Monday. The injured were admitted to Amreyah General Hospital. Four ....

  • Egypt army marks 99th anniversary of participation in WWI

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:16:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:113 - ID:381401

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – The Armed Forces held a cultural celebration on Monday to mark the 99th anniversary of Egypt’s participation in World War I. During the celebration, photos and confidential documents that were released by the national ....

  • Female protest Wed. over absence of women’s seat quota in constitution

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:11:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:107 - ID:381363

    CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – The Center of Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development in Egypt (ACT Egypt) called for staging a two-hour female protest outside the Shura Council, Downtown Cairo, on Wednesday to reject Article 11 of the ....

  • Amman to host conf. on political Islam movements Sunday

    Date: 2013-11-11 15:03:49 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:111 - ID:381279

    AMMAN, Nov 11 (MENA) - Amman will host on Sunday a conference on "political Islam, challenges and horizons" with the participation of experts, academia and political activists from 13 Arab nations. The two-day conference, organized by the Middle ....

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