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SOHR says 8 people killed in Syrian army strike
Date: 2013-10-31 20:07:42 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:152 - ID:364867
DAMASCUS, Oct 31 (MENA) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Thursday that eight people were killed in a strike by the Syrian army south of the capital Damascus. The news was carried by Sky News Arabic without giving more details. ....
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El-Eryan remanded in custody for additional 15 days for joining banned group
Date: 2013-10-31 19:20:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:151 - ID:364809
CAIRO, Oct 31 (MENA) – Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam el-Eryan has been remanded in custody for additional 15 days while the prosecution investigates charges leveled against him of joining a banned group and inciting violence. Earlier, ....
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4 MB leaders arrested in Behira over violence charges
Date: 2013-10-31 19:11:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:150 - ID:364751
DAMANHUR, Oct 31 (MENA) – As many as four Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders were arrested in Beheira governorate, northern Egypt, over alleged charges of instigating violence. The suspects were arrested amid an expanded crackdown nationwide by ....
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Hamas deplores detention of its leaders in West Bank
Date: 2013-10-31 19:08:06 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:149 - ID:364736
GAZA CITY, Oct 31 (MENA) – The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned Thursday the detention of several leaders by Israeli forces earlier in the West Bank. Hamas and its members will not be terrified by such acts, spokesman for Hamas ....
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FJP media spokesman held for 15 days pending further investigation
Date: 2013-10-31 18:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:148 - ID:364379
CAIRO Oct 31 (MENA) – Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) spokesman Ahmed Subaie was held under custody for 15 days pending further investigation. He faces accusation of involvement in the events of the Republican Guard House, which took place in ....
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Former prosecutor general fails to appear on court bench after lawyers protest against him
Date: 2013-10-31 18:17:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:147 - ID:364568
DAMANHOUR, Egypt, Oct 31 (MENA) - Former Prosecutor General Talaat Abdullah did not appear behind the judging bench Thursday to conduct his daily job as a bench judge in the Damanhour court of first instance. The court panel began considering ....
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Cabinet approves salary increase for preachers
Date: 2013-10-31 18:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:146 - ID:364704
CAIRO, Oct 31 (MENA) – Egypt's Cabinet approved on Thursday to increase salaries of Islamic preachers to improve their living standard. The increase will be retroactive starting July. During its meeting, the Cabinet also decided to amend and ....
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CBE keeps interest rate unchanged
Date: 2013-10-31 18:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:145 - ID:364665
CAIRO, Oct 31 (MENA)- The Monetary Policy Committee at the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) has kept the overnight interest rate unchanged. The rate is 8.75 per cent for deposit and 9.75 percent for lending, CBE reported on its website. The committee ....
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France: Israeli settlements in WB are illegal
Date: 2013-10-31 17:54:18 GMT - France - Middle East - SN:126 - ID:364390
PARIS, Oct 31 (MENA) - France underlined that the Israeli settlements in Palestine are illegal according to international law. The settlements constitute an obstacle in front of achieving fair peace that is based on establishing a two-state ....
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Alawite Council rejects sect leader summons
Date: 2013-10-31 17:48:05 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:144 - ID:364662
BEIRUT, Oct 31 (MENA) – Head of the Islamic Alawite Council Assad Assi rejected Thursday the summoning of top Alawite leader Ali Eid over investigation into deadly bombings that hit Tripoli, northern Lebanon in August, leaving 50 persons killed and ....
