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  • Japan eases N. Korea sanctions as abduction probe unit launched

    Japan eases N. Korea sanctions as abduction probe unit launched

    Date: 2014-07-05 08:20:44 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:812127

    Japan finalized on Friday its decision to lift some of its unilateral sanctions on North Korea as Pyongyang launched a special committee to investigate the fate of Japanese nationals it abducted in the past, Kyodo News Agency reported. "The ....

  • No price hike for fuel supplied to bakeries

    No price hike for fuel supplied to bakeries

    Date: 2014-07-05 08:17:33 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:812126

    The Ministry of Supply said Friday that the government does not plan to increase prices of fuel products supplied to bakeries which produce subsidized bread. The bakeries' share of fuel will be provided in line with the old prices, head of the ....

  • Blast kills 4 in Fayyoum – ministry

    Blast kills 4 in Fayyoum – ministry

    Date: 2014-07-05 08:13:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:812118

    The Health Ministry said Friday that four people were killed when a strange object went off at a house in Fayyoum. The bodies were moved from the house in Abu Kessa'a village near Ibshoy city to the morgue of Fayyoum general hospital, the ....

  • Trial of 21 MB members in Gharbiya to be resumed Saturday

    Trial of 21 MB members in Gharbiya to be resumed Saturday

    Date: 2014-07-05 08:10:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:812120

    The trial of 21 supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group in Gharbiya province is scheduled to be resumed Saturday. The court had postponed the case to enable lawyers to study its documents and to hear witnesses. The defendants ....

  • Iran, US talk on drafting comprehensive nuclear agreement

    Iran, US talk on drafting comprehensive nuclear agreement

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:52:34 GMT - Iran - International - SN:6 - ID:812096

    Before drafting comprehensive nuclear agreement, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi started bilateral consultations with US Deputy Secretary of State William Burns in Vienna on Friday. On the 3rd day of Iran – G 5+1 negotiations called ....

  • Egypt will not accept Israeli occupation to destroy Gaza - Hamas leader

    Egypt will not accept Israeli occupation to destroy Gaza - Hamas leader

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:49:03 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:812092

    Hamas leader Ismail al-Ashqar has praised Egypt's historical role in defending the Palestinian cause and strengthening the Palestinian people's steadfastness. "Egypt is a dear country to our hearts, central and pioneering, and will not accept the ....

  • US de facto goes over to Cold War against Russia — lawmaker

    US de facto goes over to Cold War against Russia — lawmaker

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:42:38 GMT - Russia - International - SN:4 - ID:812086

    The US Administration has de facto gone over to a Cold War-like phase of confrontation with Russia, believes Alexei Pushkov, the chairman of the State Duma’s committee for foreign policy. "The US Administration has de facto said the US is going ....

  • ETUF welcomes Sisi decision of immediate application of maximum wage limit

    ETUF welcomes Sisi decision of immediate application of maximum wage limit

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:35:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:812073

    The Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) welcomed Friday a presidential decree to immediately apply the maximum wage limit which will cover all state employees. The union also welcomed the government decisions of preventing monopoly and ....

  • Navigation in Suez Canal normal – official

    Navigation in Suez Canal normal – official

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:30:14 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:2 - ID:812067

    An official source with the Suez Canal Authority said Friday that navigation in the waterway is going on well and no accidents have disrupted the movement of vessels. In statements to MENA, the source said a Greek-flagged ship carrying 83 tons ....

  • Egyptian GDRs in London stable

    Egyptian GDRs in London stable

    Date: 2014-07-05 07:29:10 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:1 - ID:812065

    The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) in the London Stock Exchange (LSE) showed stable performance at the close of Friday's trading and for the fourth day in a row. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) went down by 1.27 ....

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