World

  • Service : English General
  • Category : World
  • Malaysia condemns Israel air strikes on Gaza Strip

    Date: 2014-07-09 21:01:21 GMT - Malaysia - World - SN:148 - ID:820004

    KUALA LUMPUR, July 9 (MENA) – Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak condemned Wednesday the Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate cessation of military operations, the Bernama news agency reported. Malaysia ....

  • Putin hopes to improve relations with EU

    Date: 2014-07-09 20:24:42 GMT - Russia - World - SN:142 - ID:819905

    MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) - Russia President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he hoped the Italian EU presidency would help put EU-Russian relations back on a par with those with Rome. During a meeting with visiting Italian Foreign Minister Federica ....

  • Terror plot targeting Eiffel Tower, Louvre foiled

    Date: 2014-07-09 19:50:13 GMT - France - World - SN:136 - ID:819915

    PARIS, July 9 (MENA) - French authorities said they foiled a terrorist plot reportedly targeting the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and a nuclear power plant last year, Fox News reported Wednesday. The revelation comes as the country unveiled new ....

  • Afghan civilian death toll up by 24% in 2014: UN

    Date: 2014-07-09 15:33:25 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:95 - ID:819449

    KABUL, July 9 (MENA) - Civilian casualties in Afghanistan soared by 24 per cent in the first half of 2014, according to a UN report released today. Ground combat is now causing more deaths and injuries than improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in ....

  • Russia warns against 'aggression against Crimea'

    Date: 2014-07-09 15:16:37 GMT - Russia - World - SN:88 - ID:819263

    MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Wednesday said he would not recommend anyone to attack the Crimean peninsula, even if it is an attempt to return it to Ukraine, RIA Novosti reported. “I wouldn’t suggest that to ....

  • Iran downplays Obama's war rhetoric

    Date: 2014-07-09 15:12:02 GMT - Iran - World - SN:86 - ID:819345

    TEHRAN, July 9 (MENA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham played down US President Barack Obama's threats of using military force against Tehran, FNA reported. "Threat has no place even in analytical discussions since there is ....

  • Egypt against selling of Sekhemka statue by Northampton council - ambassador

    Date: 2014-07-09 14:10:57 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:819425

    LONDON, July 9 (MENA) - Egypt is totally against attempts by Northampton Borough Council's plans to sell an archaic Egyptian statue, said Egypt's Ambassador to London Ashraf el-Kholi. The Sekhemka statue of a priest is due to go for auction at ....

  • Russia to invest $60-70 bln in gas pipeline to China - Kremlin

    Date: 2014-07-09 13:23:09 GMT - China - World - SN:65 - ID:819189

    BEIJING, July 9 (MENA) - The construction of Power of Siberia gas pipeline to supply Russian gas to China is expected to begin shortly, at a cost to Russia of $60-70 billion, Kremlin Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov said Wednesday during his visit to ....

  • Kremlin confirms consent on appointing John Tefft US ambassador to Russia

    Date: 2014-07-09 12:45:30 GMT - Russia - World - SN:49 - ID:819153

    MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) -The Kremlin has confirmed the consent to appoint John Tefft ambassador of the USA to Russia, Presidential Aide for Foreign Policy Issues Yuri Ushakov reported this on Wednesday. “Yes, the consent has been issued,” he ....

  • Russia, partners discussing possible meeting on Iraq under UN aegis

    Date: 2014-07-09 12:39:45 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:45 - ID:819173

    MOSCOW, July 9 (MENA) – Moscow is in discussions with its partners on the possibility of an international meeting regarding Iraq under the aegis of the UN, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told the RIA Novosti news agency. ....

Middle East News Agency © - designed and developed : GCSSD