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  • Tourism ministry denies US travel ban to Egypt

    Tourism ministry denies US travel ban to Egypt

    Date: 2014-07-22 10:44:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:839886

    The ministry of tourism denied Tuesday that the US has imposed a travel ban on its citizens to Egypt. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Tourism Rasha al Azayzi said that there are constant contacts between the ministry and the US embassy in Cairo, ....

  • Tony Blair: I believe Scots will reject independence

    Tony Blair: I believe Scots will reject independence

    Date: 2014-07-22 10:36:22 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:13 - ID:839873

    Quartet envoy Tony Blair has broken his silence on Scottish independence by predicting the country will vote to stay in the UK. The former prime minister said he believed Scots would reject Alex Salmond's bid for independence at a referendum on ....

  • Arab League chief, Kerry discuss Gaza ceasefire

    Arab League chief, Kerry discuss Gaza ceasefire

    Date: 2014-07-22 10:32:20 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:839863

    Arab League chief Nabil el-Arabi met on Tuesday with visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry. They held talks on ways to bring about a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The talks tackled also deteriorating situations in the Gaza Strip and ....

  • No amendments to Egypt's initiative: FM

    No amendments to Egypt's initiative: FM

    Date: 2014-07-22 10:22:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:839832

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukri reiterated Egypt's firm position on "the cease-fire initiative" that was put forward to stop the Israeli aggression on Gaza. "No amendments to the Egyptian initiative," Shoukri said in brief statements following ....

  • UNRWA denies giving rockets found on its premises to Hamas

    UNRWA denies giving rockets found on its premises to Hamas

    Date: 2014-07-22 09:32:41 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:839718

    The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees denied Monday that it had given 20 rockets found in one of its empty schools to Hamas. Rumors that it had done so circulated in the Israeli media and on twitter on ....

  • 4.2-magnitude quake hits Cairo, Suez

    4.2-magnitude quake hits Cairo, Suez

    Date: 2014-07-22 09:30:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:839713

    The Egyptian quake-catcher network recorded on Tuesday a moderate 4.2 magnitude earthquake on Richter scale that was felt in Cairo and Suez province. The earthquake occurred at 5:03 a.m. in Suez City and was felt in Cairo and Suez, Head of ....

  • US warns against travel to Israel, West Bank, Gaza

    US warns against travel to Israel, West Bank, Gaza

    Date: 2014-07-22 09:15:44 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:839683

    The United States on Monday warned Americans against traveling to Israel and the Gaza Strip, urging them to postpone any visits amid the current conflict. "The US Department of State warns US citizens of the risks of traveling to Israel, the West ....

  • Kerry extends Cairo visit, meets Egypt FM over Gaza developments

    Kerry extends Cairo visit, meets Egypt FM over Gaza developments

    Date: 2014-07-22 08:12:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:839571

    US Secretary of State John Kerry has decided to extend his visit to Egypt for one day for talks to step up efforts on a ceasefire on the Gaza Strip, MENA learned on Tuesday. Kerry will meet President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Arab League Chief ....

  • Gaza death toll hits 566

    Gaza death toll hits 566

    Date: 2014-07-22 08:08:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:839567

    At least 566 Palestinians were killed and 3,600 injured since Israel started its current aggression against Gaza on July 8, a Palestinian medical official has said. Among them are at least 149 children killed and 1,150 injured, spokesman of the ....

  • Hamas military wing kills 23 Israeli soldiers

    Hamas military wing kills 23 Israeli soldiers

    Date: 2014-07-22 08:01:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:839555

    Hamas' military wing Ezz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades said they killed 23 Israeli soldiers and injured scores others during clashes between the group and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Monday, the group said it shelled Israeli ....

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