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  • Sisi delegates Cairo governor to attend mid-Shaaban celebrations

    Sisi delegates Cairo governor to attend mid-Shaaban celebrations

    Date: 2014-06-12 11:25:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:774317

    Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated Cairo Governor Galal Moustafa Said to attend celebrations held by the Awqaf (Endowments) Ministry to mark mid-Shaaban. The celebrations will take place on Thursday after Maghrib prayers in ....

  • Awqaf minister decries sexual harassment as mean act

    Awqaf minister decries sexual harassment as mean act

    Date: 2014-06-12 10:00:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:774107

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa decried the sexual harassment phenomenon in Egypt, saying it is a mean and shameful act that is totally odd to Egyptian values. "Confronting such a phenomenon is a religious, national and ethical duty," he ....

  • Pak court allows Pervez Musharraf to leave country

    Pak court allows Pervez Musharraf to leave country

    Date: 2014-06-12 09:59:47 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:10 - ID:774104

    A court in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Thursday ordered the government to remove former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's name from a no-fly list in 15 days' time, the BBC reported quoting his lawyer. "The court has allowed our appeal ....

  • Egyptian flag shall be raised on governmental and private bodies: minister

    Egyptian flag shall be raised on governmental and private bodies: minister

    Date: 2014-06-12 09:29:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:774020

    Minister of Local and Administrative Development Adel Labib assigned the provinces' governors to follow up raising the Egyptian flag on all governmental and non governmental buildings. The ministry said in a statement that the decision came ....

  • UN chief calls for international solidarity with Iraq

    UN chief calls for international solidarity with Iraq

    Date: 2014-06-12 08:29:16 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:773891

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to unite behind Iraq as an offensive by heavily armed militants swept closer to Baghdad. "The secretary-general urges the international community to unite in showing ....

  • Recycling factories now under construction in technical schools - minister

    Recycling factories now under construction in technical schools - minister

    Date: 2014-06-12 08:17:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:773864

    Egypt's education minister Mahmoud Abul Nasr spoke with MENA on the tireless efforts exerted by the ministry to develop the educational mechanism in Egypt, including setting up recycling plants inside each technical school. "Efforts are now ....

  • US: Palestinian Authority not liable for Wednesday’s Gaza rocket strike on Israel

    US: Palestinian Authority not liable for Wednesday’s Gaza rocket strike on Israel

    Date: 2014-06-12 08:01:05 GMT - Israel - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:773842

    The United States condemned Wednesday morning’s Gaza rocket attack against Israel but said it doesn't at this time hold the Palestinian Authority liable for it, even though Hamas has sponsored its new government, The Jerusalem Post reported. “We ....

  • Israel would not tolerate missile attacks: defense minister

    Israel would not tolerate missile attacks: defense minister

    Date: 2014-06-12 07:59:38 GMT - Israel - International - SN:5 - ID:773839

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Thursday that Israel would not tolerate any missile attack, a day after a missile targeted southern Israel. "We won't allow a daily stream of rockets or attempts to harm citizens of the south. We will ....

  • Brazil 2014 World Cup kicks-off today

    Brazil 2014 World Cup kicks-off today

    Date: 2014-06-12 07:34:05 GMT - Brazil - Sport - SN:4 - ID:773794

    The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil on Thursday as 32 participating countries will be battling to be crowned champions of the world, Sky news reported. This is the second time that Brazil hosts the tournament and expectations are high for the ....

  • Zarif voices support to Iraq against terrorism

    Zarif voices support to Iraq against terrorism

    Date: 2014-06-12 07:32:54 GMT - Iran - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:773791

    Iran offered neighboring Iraq support against terrorism Wednesday, as Baghdad battled a terrorist offensive that has seized the country's second city and is moving towards the capital, Press TV reported. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said ....

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