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Israeli minister: Negotiations with Palestinians not on verge of collapse
Date: 2013-11-03 08:59:58 GMT - Israel - World - SN:23 - ID:367815
RAMALLAH, Nov 3 (MENA) - Energy and Water Resources Minister Silvan Shalom said that negotiations with the Palestinians are not on the verge of collapse and will continue in spite of difficulties facing it. Israel Radio quoted Shalom as describing ....
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Karam Abu Salem crossing opens, 220 trucks enter Gaza Strip
Date: 2013-11-03 08:38:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:367814
GAZA CITY, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Israeli occupation forces on Sunday opened Karam Abu Salem crossing and allowed the entry of 220 trucks laden with commodities to the Gaza enclave. Head of the Commodities Coordination Committee Raed Fatouh said the ....
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King Abdullah urges int'l measures to help Jordan bear burdens of Syrian crisis
Date: 2013-11-03 08:36:35 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:367760
AMMAN, Nov 3 (MENA) – Jordanian King Abdullah II cautioned that he will take needed measures to protect his nation and people, if the international community does not help the kingdom to bear the burdens of the Syrian crisis. Jordan hosts about ....
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Hamas officer held in Egyptian borders
Date: 2013-11-03 08:35:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:367779
RAFAH, Nov 3 (MENA) – Army forces arrested on Sunday an officer from the military wing of Hamas movement, Al-Qassam brigades, after being spotted in a car near the Egyptian border side. The officer, Aref. D. G , caught with a machine gun, a ....
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Security steps up in Red Sea ports
Date: 2013-11-03 08:23:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:367767
SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – Head of the Red Sea Ports Authority Hassan Fallah said on Sunday that security procedures have been intensified in the ports of Suez, South Sinai and the Red Sea ahead of the trial of ousted president Mohammed Morsi that ....
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Seoul's chief nuclear envoy leaves for U.S. to discuss N. Korea
Date: 2013-11-03 07:58:56 GMT - south korea - World - SN:18 - ID:367748
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (MENA) - South Korea's chief nuclear negotiator left for the United States on Sunday to discuss ways to reopen the stalled six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, Yonhap news agency reported quoting the foreign ....
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15 people arrested over involved of attacking police stations, public facilities
Date: 2013-11-03 07:58:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:367727
MENYA, Upper Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – Security forces arrested 15 people suspected of being involved in attacking police stations and public facilities during a recent spate of violence in the governorate. During the security campaign, a worker was ....
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5.0-magnitude quake strikes near Tokyo
Date: 2013-11-03 07:54:50 GMT - Japan - World - SN:16 - ID:367725
TOKYO, Nov 3 (MENA) - A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Tokyo on Sunday, CNN quoted the US Geological Survey as saying. The quake, which was about 66 kilometers deep, occurred about 48 kilometers northeast of Tokyo, the agency said. There ....
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Work at Ain Sokhna power station resumed
Date: 2013-11-03 07:41:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:367675
SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 3 (MENA) – Contractors companies resumed work at the Suez's Ain Sokhna power station after the army intervened to disperse workers who closed its gates Saturday. This is the second time that workers close the gates of the station ....
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Iran, Russia to boost electricity production cooperation
Date: 2013-11-03 07:38:51 GMT - Iran - World - SN:14 - ID:367724
TEHRAN, Nov 3 (MENA) - Iranian Minister of Energy Hamid Chitchian said Tehran and Moscow have agreed to expand bilateral cooperation in the field of energy and electricity production, Iran's Press TV reported Sunday. Describing his talks with the ....