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No role for NATO in Iraq -- Rasmussen
Date: 2014-06-13 17:27:22 GMT - Russia - International - SN:34 - ID:776488
NATO does not have a mandate on stabilizing the situation in Iraq, where militants from the al-Qaeda-linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized several crucial areas, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said. "I don't ....
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New MERS case reported in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-06-13 17:26:53 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:33 - ID:776486
The Saudi Ministry of Health reported a new coronavirus case on Friday. The number of infections with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) rose to 702, including 287 deaths, the ministry said. The first case was reported in the ....
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UN rights chief calls on Iraq leaders to settle crisis
Date: 2014-06-13 17:26:24 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:32 - ID:776483
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed extreme alarm at the dramatic deterioration of the situation in Iraq, amid reports of summary executions and extrajudicial killings, and the massive displacement of some half a ....
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Chaos in Iraq endangers US interests: Obama
Date: 2014-06-13 17:25:20 GMT - USA - International - SN:31 - ID:776481
US President Barack Obama said Friday that Iraq needs "more help" as it battles insurgents threatening to attack Baghdad, and he is considering various options. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Obama said the Iraqis needed to do more ....
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Transportation police launches crackdown in Attaba, Dokki Metro stations
Date: 2014-06-13 17:24:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:30 - ID:776479
Transportation police launched Friday a security crackdown in Attaba and Dokki Metro stations to ensure security. The crackdown was led by the transportation police commander and top ranking officers. Twenty-four peddlers and four beggars ....
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Over 9,000 Ukrainian refugees enter Russia's Rostov region on Friday
Date: 2014-06-13 17:23:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:29 - ID:776477
More than 9,000 Ukrainian refugees have arrived to Russia’s southern Rostov region on Friday as people try to leave besieged towns in south-eastern Ukraine, Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights Pavel Astakhov was quoted by ITAR TASS as ....
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Hungary PM invites Egypt's Sisi to visit Budapest
Date: 2014-06-13 17:21:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:28 - ID:776474
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán invited Egypt's newly sworn in President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to visit Budapest. In a cable distributed by the Hungarian embassy in Cairo on Friday, Orbán congratulated Sisi on his winning of the ....
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Doctors who refused to treat sexual harassment victim disciplined
Date: 2014-06-13 17:20:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:776472
Health Minister Adel Adway took disciplinary actions Friday against the medical team that refused to provide treatment to the victim of a sexual assault at Cairo's Tahrir Square. The minister ordered to suspend emergency section head of the Al ....
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Egypt concerned over Iraq situation: spokesman
Date: 2014-06-13 17:19:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:26 - ID:776471
Egypt is deeply concerned over the current situation in Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdel-Aati said Friday. In a statement, Badr asserted Egypt's keenness on preserving the Iraqi state, its sovereignty and territorial integrity. ....
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Port Said Ports authority head arrested for bribe charges
Date: 2014-06-13 17:18:55 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:25 - ID:776470
The Port Said Ports Authority's chief Ahmed Sharaf was arrested on Friday for getting a bribe from a company to facilitate its work in violation of the law. Sharaf is accused of taking money from a private company to facilitate the firm's ....
