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  • Egypt's new amb. to Somalia leaves for Mogadishu

    Date: 2013-11-03 21:32:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:369212

    CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) - Egypt's newly-appointed Ambassador to Somalia Mahmoud Aouf left here on Sunday for Nairobi en route to Mogadishu. Aouf is the first Egyptian resident ambassador in the Somalian capital in 20 years. He served as Egypt's ....

  • FM discuss with Arab counterparts Syrian crisis

    Date: 2013-11-03 21:15:14 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:147 - ID:369213

    CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) – Egypt’s Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy held seperate meetings with the foreign ministers of Lebanon, Libya and Tunisia as well as the Saudi deputy foreign minister on the sidelines of an extraordinary meeting of the Arab foreign ....

  • Security forces kill 3 terrorists, arrest 2 Palestinians, 15 Africans in Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-03 21:05:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:146 - ID:369217

    RAFAH, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) - Security troops killed three terrorists and arrested two Palestinians and 15 Africans in North Sinai, said a security source on Sunday. This came during a crackdown on terrorist hotbeds in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah, ....

  • 45 criminals arrested in N. Sinai

    Date: 2013-11-03 21:01:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:145 - ID:369211

    ARISH, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) - Security forces arrested on Sunday 45 criminals who were on the run as a part of a security campaign in North Sinai. The fugitives are wanted for different misdemeanor and criminal cases. (MENA) MM/AH ....

  • Japan provides aid to develop education in Assiut

    Date: 2013-11-03 20:51:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:144 - ID:369153

    CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) - Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Toshiro Suzuki and the head of El-Salam Association for Social Care Rahbi Shaker have signed an agreement of a Japanese grant to develop schools in Assiut, south of Cairo. The $82,460 grant aims ....

  • 8 policemen killed, injured in suicide bombing in Iraq

    Date: 2013-11-03 20:25:23 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:143 - ID:369152

    BAGHDAD, Nov 3 (MENA) – A policeman was killed and seven others were injured in two booby-trapped cars hit a government building in Baqubah city of Diyala province in Iraq. Iraq is witnessing a spate of sectarian violence that has left hundreds ....

  • Kerry to discuss with Saudi king Syrian crisis, Iranian nuclear crisis

    Date: 2013-11-03 20:03:49 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:142 - ID:369135

    WASHINGTON, Nov 3 (MENA) – US State Secretary John Kerry’s next stop will be Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, a senior State Department Official said on Sunday. Kerry will be meeting with King Abdullah, said the official. "The – this is a trip to ....

  • Several killed as Thai ferry sinks off Pattaya

    Date: 2013-11-03 19:59:59 GMT - Thailand - World - SN:141 - ID:369151

    BANGKOK, Nov 3 (MENA) - At least six people died as an overcrowded ferry sank near the tourist resort of Pattaya in eastern Thailand, the BBC News reported. The dead included three Thais, two Russians and a Chinese, police said. A nine-year-old ....

  • Dozens killed in Yemen sectarian clashes

    Date: 2013-11-03 19:59:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:140 - ID:369131

    SANAA, Nov 3 (MENA) - The death toll in five days of clashes between Salafists and Houthis in Dammaj town in northern Yemen has risen to 58, as the government tries to broker a ceasefire in a region that lies largely outside its control. A ....

  • 25 MB supporters in custody for 15 days pending probe, 5 others released on EGP 10,000 bail

    Date: 2013-11-03 19:58:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:139 - ID:369133

    TANTA, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – A Tanta court ordered 25 supporters of the Muslim brotherhood to be remanded in custody for an additional 15 days pending investigations over inciting violence and riot charges. The court also ordered to release five ....

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