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US support for Israel must be met by Arab, Muslim backing to Palestinains--Za'noon
Date: 2014-02-18 14:41:21 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:50 - ID:562718
Speaker of the Amman-based Palestinian National Council Salim al-Za'noon said on Tuesday the financial, political and military support offered by the US to Israel must be met by the same backing of all Muslim and Arab countries to the Palestinians ....
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14 soldiers kidnapped in southern Yemen
Date: 2014-02-18 14:22:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:49 - ID:562657
Fourteen soldiers were kidnapped by saboteurs Tuesday after an attack by gunmen on a truck carrying food supplies in the southern Yemeni city of Dalea. Six people, including an officer and two soldiers, were also killed today in clashes between ....
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AL warns against attempts to divide Al-Aqsa
Date: 2014-02-18 14:14:23 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:562639
The Arab League has warned against Israeli attempts to divide the Al-Aqsa Mosque, stressing this would open doors to instability and chaos in the region that cannot be closed. The Israeli Knesset is trying to legitimize infiltration of the holy ....
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95 killed, wounded in Iraq blasts
Date: 2014-02-18 14:05:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:562401
At least 95 people were killed and wounded Tuesday when six bobby-trapped cars exploded in several areas in Babel province. The bombings left 10 people dead and 85 others wounded, according to a security source. Security forces cordoned off ....
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"FAO chooses Egypt for its initiative on agricultural cooperation in Africa
Date: 2014-02-18 14:01:54 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:47 - ID:562603
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has chosen Egypt to be its starting point for implementing its initiative on agricultural cooperation in Africa. Agriculture Minister Ayman Abu Hadid has received a FAO delegation ....
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Nilesat gains $46.5mn in 2013
Date: 2014-02-18 13:51:38 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:46 - ID:562572
The Egyptian Satellite Company (Nilesat) has posted a net profit of 46.556 million dollars during the fiscal year of 2013, compared to a net profit of 32.3 million during the same period a year earlier, to represent an increase of ....
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Tamiflu available at Matruh hospitals, health official says
Date: 2014-02-18 13:44:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:562550
Tamiflu drug is available at all hospitals in Mersa Matruh Governorate for its use in the treatment of H1N1 flu cases, said head of heath affairs directorate in the governorate El-Sahhed El-Awadi. He added in press statements on Tuesday that some ....
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Investment Minister meets Beyti managing director
Date: 2014-02-18 13:40:34 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:44 - ID:562540
Investment Minister Osama Saleh received on Tuesday the managing director of the International Company for Dairy and Juices - Beyti- to discuss the company’s plan to expand its investments in Egypt in the coming phase. The company seeks to pump ....
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4 defendants, including 2 Mossad officers, referred to criminal court on espionage charges
Date: 2014-02-18 13:34:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:562529
Prosecutor General Hisham Barakat has referred four defendants, including two Mossad officers, to the criminal court on espionage charges. All four, one of them a woman, are accused of forming a spying network that worked for Israel. Ramzi ....
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Lavrov, Kerry discuss Syrian conflict
Date: 2014-02-18 13:23:07 GMT - Russia - International - SN:32 - ID:562282
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry have discussed the Syrian conflict and the deteriorating health of Russian citizen Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was convicted by a US court in 2011, over the phone on Tuesday. ....