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Abbas, Netanyahu discuss kidnap of Jewish settlers, Israeli escalation
Date: 2014-06-16 11:04:14 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:780788
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday conferred over the phone on the disappearance of three Jewish settlers and recent Israeli escalation. Israeli security forces have launched a mass search ....
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3 killed, 75 injured, houses set ablaze in Sri Lanka ethnic clashes
Date: 2014-06-16 10:47:00 GMT - Sri Lanka - International - SN:48 - ID:780725
At least three Muslims were killed and 75 people seriously injured in violence between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lankan coastal towns best known as tourist draws, with Muslim homes set ablaze, officials and residents said on Monday as ....
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India, China, Germany top exporters of Egyptian cotton
Date: 2014-06-16 10:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:780708
Egypt has exported some 37,862 tons of cotton to different world countries this season. India, China, Germany, Italy and Turkey are the five top importers of Egyptian cotton. ....
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Free Egyptians considers running without coalitions in elections
Date: 2014-06-16 10:30:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:780664
Free Egyptians Party chairman Ahmed Saed said on Monday that the liberal party considers competing in the coming parliamentary elections without coalitions. In a press release, Saed said there should new options for the Egyptian people in the ....
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Minister: 75% of govt projects to be finalized by June 30
Date: 2014-06-16 10:29:18 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:45 - ID:780662
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Ashraf el-Arabi stressed on Monday that 75 percent of the projects included in the government's 2013/2014 plan will be finalized by June 30. Arabi, speaking to MENA, said the rest of the projects ....
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Bolivia president congratulates Sisi; supports Egypt democracy
Date: 2014-06-16 10:24:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:44 - ID:780655
Egypt's newly-elected President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has been congratulated by his counterpart of Bolivia Evo Morales. A congratulation cable was handed over by Bolivia's Defense Minister Rubén Saavedra Soto to Egypt's envoy Fatima El-Zahraa ....
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FM strongly condemns terrorist acts in Iraq
Date: 2014-06-16 10:12:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:780616
Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy has strongly condemned terrorist acts and random killing in Iraq. Egypt rejects such barbaric acts that target civilians, Fahmy said Monday, warning this is harmful to Iraq's unity and stability, if not the ....
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Suez Canal revenues rise by 0.1% in April
Date: 2014-06-16 09:41:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:42 - ID:780548
Revenues of the Suez Canal rose by 0.1 percent in April compared to March to hit 442.4 million dollars, according to a report by the Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center on Monday. On annual base, the proceeds jumped 8.9 percent ....
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Fifth round of Iran nuclear talks begins
Date: 2014-06-16 09:41:04 GMT - Austria - International - SN:41 - ID:780543
Iran and world powers' high-stakes nuclear talks enter a critical fifth round in Vienna on Monday, with both sides still far apart on crucial issues five weeks before a deadline for a deal, Press TV reported. The five permanent members of the UN ....
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Palestinian presidency urges all parties not to resort to violence whatsoever
Date: 2014-06-16 09:40:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:780540
Palestinian Presidency on Monday condemned the developments that took place in the territories over the past week, including the abduction of three Israeli settlers and the Israeli recurrent offensive in the West Bank over the past three days. In ....