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Putin signs law on military police
Date: 2014-02-04 17:54:35 GMT - Russia - International - SN:61 - ID:537707
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on military police, approved by the State Duma lower house on January 24 and by the Federation Council upper house on January 29, Itar Tass reported Tuesday. The document makes amendments to the ....
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Turkish parl. to debate bill on internet amid censorship claims
Date: 2014-02-04 17:49:24 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:60 - ID:537700
The Turkish Parliament is set to resume debates on an omnibus bill that includes an arrangement giving the Directorate of Telecommunication (TİB) president the authority to block access to certain material in the event of an appeal concerning a ....
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Alexandria governorate gives street vendors 60 days before crackdown
Date: 2014-02-04 17:44:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:537696
Governor of Alexandria Tareq Mahdy has given vendors 60 days to leave el-Mansheya district. After this period a crackdown campaign will be launched on the illegal vendors, according to the governor. ....
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Assem Abdel-Maged referred to criminal court over charges of inciting murder of protesters
Date: 2014-02-04 17:39:42 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:537689
Assiut prosecution office has referred Assem Abdel-Maged, a leader of the Gamaa Islamiya, and 30 members and supporters of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group to the criminal court on charges of inciting the killing of protesters outside Assiut ....
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Syrian opposition to attend next round of Geneva talks
Date: 2014-02-04 17:33:58 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:537682
The Syrian opposition will attend the second round of negotiations in Geneva, the leader of the National Coalition for Syrian Opposition and Revolutionary Forces, Ahmad Jarba, was quoted by the Voice of Russia as saying. The National Coalition's ....
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EGP 45mn allocated for bus station in Tanta
Date: 2014-02-04 17:28:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:56 - ID:537658
A project to establish a bus station in Tanta has started at a total cost of 45 million pounds, the Gharbiya governor said Tuesday. Mohamed Naeem said construction work should end early October. The station will serve students at the college ....
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Microsoft names new CEO, Bill Gates steps down
Date: 2014-02-04 17:23:40 GMT - USA - Science - SN:55 - ID:537648
Microsoft has named Satya Nadella as its new CEO and announced that founder Bill Gates will step down as chairman of the company's board, the CNN reported. Nadella is a 22-year veteran of Microsoft who has been overseeing various aspects of the ....
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Ashrawi welcomes Nato forces in future state
Date: 2014-02-04 17:20:02 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:54 - ID:537641
Member of the PLO Hanan Ashrawi welcomed the proposal of Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas to deploy NATO-led forces in the future Palestinian state. Ashrawi, who is member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation ....
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Tayyeb meets deputy chairman of Anti-Slavery International
Date: 2014-02-04 16:50:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:537595
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb met Tuesday with deputy chairman of Anti-Slavery International Reda Jaafar, who is currently visiting here. Jaafar posted Tayyeb on activities of the organization meant to end all forms of slavery, ....
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Rocket fired in Baghdad's Green Zone
Date: 2014-02-04 16:47:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:23 - ID:536970
A rocket attack was launched today against Iraq's Green zone in the capital Baghdad. The amount of damage has not been identified yet, according to a source. A Katyusha rocket was fired on brigade 57 known as Baghdad brigade in the Green zone ....
