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  • Mahlab urges Egyptians to work energetically during Ramadan

    Mahlab urges Egyptians to work energetically during Ramadan

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:28:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:804621

    The government will be working harder and more energetically and urges all workers in all workplaces to do the same during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Sunday. "We all need to do our best and work hard ....

  • Pakistani forces kill 16 militants during offensive campaign

    Pakistani forces kill 16 militants during offensive campaign

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:24:39 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:19 - ID:804616

    Pakistani fighter jets Sunday killed 16 militants in airstrikes, the military said, as an offensive against Taliban insurgents in the country's north-west enters its third week, Voice of Russia reported. Military planes bombed seven suspected ....

  • Palestinian killed in Israeli artillery shelling south Gaza

    Palestinian killed in Israeli artillery shelling south Gaza

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:18:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:804601

    A Palestinian was killed on Sunday when Israeli occupation forces launched an artillery attack on a city in southeastern the Gaza Strip. Another Palestinian was wounded in the shelling, which targeted militants in Qarara city. The injured was ....

  • Evangelical Church mourns adviser to Azhar Grand Imam

    Evangelical Church mourns adviser to Azhar Grand Imam

    Date: 2014-06-30 09:08:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:804588

    Vice President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki mourned on Sunday the death of Mahmoud Azab, an adviser to Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb, who passed away today at the age of 63. Mahmoud was a senior official at the Family House, ....

  • UN chief voices 'grave concern' at deepening crisis in Iraq

    UN chief voices 'grave concern' at deepening crisis in Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:59:13 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:804568

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Sunday expressed his grave concern at the deepening crisis in Iraq and the rising number of civilian deaths and injuries, with over one million Iraqis having fled their homes due to the fighting, the UN News ....

  • Prince Talal donates SR 1 mln for Egypt economy

    Prince Talal donates SR 1 mln for Egypt economy

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:42:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:804534

    Head of the Arab Council for Childhood and development Prince Talal bin Abdulaziz decided Sunday to donate one million Saudi riyals for "Tahya Misr" (Long Live Egypt) fund to support Egypt's economy. The move came in response to a call by ....

  • Egyptian bourse shows mixed performance, main index down by 0.28 pct

    Egyptian bourse shows mixed performance, main index down by 0.28 pct

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:23:08 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:13 - ID:804492

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes showed mixed performance at the close of Sunday's trading due to intensive share sales by foreign and Arab investors. A state of anticipation prevailed among investors after receiving news of President Abdel ....

  • UAE, Egypt navies conclude drill

    UAE, Egypt navies conclude drill

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:20:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:804486

    Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) concluded on Sunday maritime exercises held for several days in a Red Sea base. The Khalifa-1 drill, held for the first time in the Egyptian territorial waters, aimed at improving combat effectiveness of ....

  • Zebari, US officials discuss efforts to support Iraq's military capabilities

    Zebari, US officials discuss efforts to support Iraq's military capabilities

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:17:47 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:804474

    Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari discussed Sunday with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran Brett Makourk the US efforts to support the Iraqi military and security capabilities and to stand with the country against the ISIL ....

  • ISIL declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East - RT

    ISIL declares creation of Islamic state in Middle East - RT

    Date: 2014-06-30 08:16:07 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:804471

    ISIL jihadists have declared the captured territories from Iraq's Diyala province to Syria's Aleppo a new "Islamic Caliphate", Russia Today reported. They removed "Iraq and the Levant" from their name and urged other radical Sunni groups to ....

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