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OIC chief urges warring Muslims to stop bloodshed in Ramadan

Date: 2013-07-08 23:46:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - World - SN:158 - ID:193635

Arabia/OIC OIC chief urges warring Muslims to stop bloodshed in Ramadan JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, July 8 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin İhsanoglu urged Monday all warring parties in ....

Vatican's pope congratulats Muslims on Ramadan

Date: 2013-07-08 16:21:46 GMT - Italy - World - SN:87 - ID:192994

Italy/Vatican Vatican's pope congratulates Muslims on Ramadan ROME, July 8 (MENA) - Vatican's Pope Francis congratulated immigrant Muslims in the refugees' center in south Italy on the holy month of Ramadan. During the sermon that was ....

Egypt clashes continue amid faltering efforts to forge new government: paper

Date: 2013-07-08 15:08:31 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:72 - ID:192840

Britain/Egypt/Politics Egypt clashes continue amid faltering efforts to forge new government: paper LONDON, July 8 (MENA) - Egyptians hailing and protesting against the army's overthrow of president Mohamed Morsi held rival mass demonstrations ....

French far-right leader fears to see Egyptian incidents in France

Date: 2013-07-08 14:02:28 GMT - France - World - SN:59 - ID:192640

France/Egypt/Politics French far-right leader fears to see Egyptian incidents in France PARIS, July 8 (MENA) - France's far-right party leader Marine Le Pen expressed concerns that what happened in Egypt may take place one day in ....

Yemen divided into supporters, opposers of Egypt's June 30 revolution

Date: 2013-07-08 13:40:17 GMT - Yemen - World - SN:55 - ID:192687

Yemen/Egypt/Marches Yemen divided into supporters, opposers of Egypt's June 30 revolution SANAA, July 8 (MENA) - Members of Yemen's National Dialogue Conference organized a march to support Egypt's June 30 Revolution which toppled the ....

5 dead, 40 missing in Quebec train disaster

Date: 2013-07-08 10:25:21 GMT - Canada - World - SN:20 - ID:192322

Canada/Train 5 dead, 40 missing in Quebec train disaster QUEBEC, July 8 (MENA) - About 40 people were declared missing amid a rising death toll in a Quebec town that saw its downtown core obliterated by the fiery explosions of a runaway ....

5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Pacific coast of El Salvador

Date: 2013-07-08 10:22:13 GMT - El Salvador - World - SN:18 - ID:192320

EL Salvador-Earthquake 5.9 magnitude quake strikes off Pacific coast of El Salvador SAN SALVADOR (MENA) - A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of El Salvador, with no immediate reports of causalities or material ....

Kerry's wife taken to hospital in Massachusetts

Date: 2013-07-08 09:04:02 GMT - USA - World - SN:12 - ID:192278

US/Health Kerry's wife taken to hospital in Massachusetts WASHINGTON, July 8 (MENA) - John Kerry's wife, Teresa Heinz Kerry, was taken by ambulance to a hospital on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket on Sunday with an unspecified medical ....

Erdogan discusses Egypt developments with UN chief

Date: 2013-07-07 14:49:12 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:41 - ID:191241

Turkey/Egypt/UN Erdogan discusses Egypt developments with UN chief ANKARA, July 7 (MENA) - Prime Minister Recep Tayyeb Erdogan discussed on Sunday with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon the latest developments in Egypt since ....

Egyptian army had no choice over move to topple Morsi, says Tony Blair

Date: 2013-07-07 09:37:12 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:9 - ID:190845

Britain/Egypt/Blair Egyptian army had no choice over move to topple Morsi, says Tony Blair LONDON, July 7 (MENA) - Ex-British premier and Quartet envoy to the Middle East Tony Blair says the Egyptian army had no alternative but to oust ....