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  • Sudan, Egypt crossing to help boosting mutual ties - Official

    Sudan, Egypt crossing to help boosting mutual ties - Official

    Date: 2014-08-23 06:36:25 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:886773

    The Sudanese foreign ministry termed on Friday the opening of a border crossing between Sudan and Egypt as historic that will help in fostering bilateral relations. In a press release, Sudanese foreign ministry spokesman Yousef Al-Kurdufani said ....

  • North Korea may soon have more powerful rocket

    North Korea may soon have more powerful rocket

    Date: 2014-08-23 06:31:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:886764

    Satellite images indicate that North Korea is likely to have the ability to launch a longer-range rocket that can carry a heavier payload by the end of this year, according to an American research organization that monitors the North’s activities, ....

  • Two soldiers killed in Turkey

    Two soldiers killed in Turkey

    Date: 2014-08-23 06:28:07 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:2 - ID:886760

    Two soldiers were wounded in an armed attack by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in eastern Turkish province of Ağrı as tensions in the region significantly escalates. According to Turkish local media reports, a group of PKK militants launched ....

  • Party urges new energy ministry; urges gov't to depend on coal

    Party urges new energy ministry; urges gov't to depend on coal

    Date: 2014-08-23 06:27:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:886758

    The Free Egyptians Party called on the government to establish a ministry of energy, urging for more dependency on coal to help easing the shortage of power in Egypt. In a statement, the liberal party said "the solution of energy crisis in Egypt ....

  • Compensations to victims of S. Sinai bus crash doubled -- Minister

    Compensations to victims of S. Sinai bus crash doubled -- Minister

    Date: 2014-08-22 15:17:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:886334

    Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali said that compensations set for families of passengers who died in the Sharm el-Sheikh bus collision early Friday will be doubled. Each family will receive 10,000 pounds, Wali told MENA. Compensations for ....

  • Turkish Parl't speaker calls for holding emergeny session

    Turkish Parl't speaker calls for holding emergeny session

    Date: 2014-08-22 14:25:34 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:16 - ID:886257

    Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek called on Friday for holding an emergency session on August 28 to deliver an official document to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirming he won the presidential election conducted on August 8. The document was ....

  • PM calls tourism minister to follow up S. Sinai accident

    PM calls tourism minister to follow up S. Sinai accident

    Date: 2014-08-22 14:20:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:15 - ID:886249

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Friday called Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou to follow up the consequences of the deplorable accident that occurred on Sharm el-Sheikh-Tor road in the wee hours of Friday. Zazou told MENA that Mahlab asserted the ....

  • Qassam brigades shower Israeli cities with rockets

    Qassam brigades shower Israeli cities with rockets

    Date: 2014-08-22 12:01:38 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:886081

    The Ezzeddin Qassam Brigades Friday claimed responsibility for firing rockets at Tel Aviv and other Israeli cities and settlements. In a statement today, the military wing of Hamas said it fired 18 rockets at Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Sedrot, and a ....

  • PM offers condolences over victims of Sharm bus crash

    PM offers condolences over victims of Sharm bus crash

    Date: 2014-08-22 11:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:886072

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab extended deep condolences over the victims of a tragic road accident that occurred in the early hours of Friday in Sharm El-Sheikh and left more than 30 people dead. Mahlab contacted Health Minister Adel Adawi, ....

  • PM opens Sat. major resort in North Coast

    PM opens Sat. major resort in North Coast

    Date: 2014-08-22 11:58:00 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:12 - ID:886067

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab will open a huge tourist resort in Egypt’s northwest coast on Saturday and inspect the location of the new El Alamein city. The premier will also hold a meeting during which the housing minister will put forward ....

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