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Independence Current chief hails Sisi's visit to Moscow
Date: 2014-02-15 07:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:556044
Independence Current leader Ahmad el-Fadali lauded on Friday Defense Minister Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi's visit to Moscow. During an emergency meeting for the current's board, Fadali termed the visit as "revolution-tasted". "It caused an earthquake ....
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Egypt's relations with Russia not to affect ties with other countries -- ambassador
Date: 2014-02-15 07:56:18 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:556035
Egypt's relations with Russia will not affect its ties with any other country, said Egyptian Ambassador in Moscow Mohamed el-Badri. "The majority of media outlets in Russia described a visit made by Egypt's Defense Minister Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ....
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One killed, five injured Friday's protests -- ministry
Date: 2014-02-15 07:49:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:556026
One person was killed and five others injured in Friday's protests, the health ministry said. The death took place in Minya while the five were injured in Cairo and Fayyoum, the ministry said in a statement. It noted that two of the injured ....
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Chinese state councilor meets Kerry
Date: 2014-02-15 07:48:13 GMT - China - International - SN:8 - ID:556023
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi on Friday told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that China and the United States should deal with their differences and disputes properly, Chinese local media reported. China-U.S. cooperation is not only in ....
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Ethiopia says dam talks should remain on ‘technical tracks’
Date: 2014-02-15 07:45:07 GMT - Ethiopia - International - SN:7 - ID:556016
The Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy said Friday that talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) should stick to technical issues rather than politicking, Walta Information Center ....
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Putin makes surprise visit to US House to talk to American Olympic leaders
Date: 2014-02-15 07:41:40 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:556010
In a powerful symbol of international sports detente, Russian President Vladimir Putin dropped in on U.S. Olympic headquarters Friday to chat about the Winter Games and the upcoming Russia-U.S. hockey showdown. He even wore a red Team USA pin on ....
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Explosive device defused outside Giza police station
Date: 2014-02-15 07:38:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:555961
Bomb disposals on Friday defused an explosive device outside Talebiya police station in Giza, near Cairo. A man threw the bomb at the building before fleeing. Police in the site chased and arrested him. Security agencies in North Sinai on ....
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Police kill 8 people in attack in western China
Date: 2014-02-15 07:36:40 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:555998
Chinese security forces on Friday fatally shot eight people who attacked police with machetes and drove cars that carried gas cylinders they detonated as bombs in the restive western Xinjiang region, reported the ABC News. Three other assailants ....
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Israeli troops injure 6 Palestinians near Jalazoun camp
Date: 2014-02-15 07:32:50 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:555995
At least six Palestinians young men were wounded by live bullets on Friday in clashes with Israeli occupation forces at the entrance to Jalazoun camp, north-east of Ramallah. Israeli troops stationed at the entrance to the camp, fired live and ....
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Finnish, US companies won tender on Syrian chemical weapon annihilation – OPCW
Date: 2014-02-15 07:21:26 GMT - Netherlands - International - SN:3 - ID:555970
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has said that two Finnish and US companies won a tender to eliminate Syrian chemical weapons. The winners are Ekokem OY AB of Finland and Veolia Environmental Services Technical ....