6 6500 tons of butane gas arrive at Suez ports

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Suez - MENA

A ship sailed into El Zaytiat port from Saudi port of Yanbu with 6,500 tons of butane gas on board, Spokesman for the Red Sea Ports Authority Abdel Rahim Moustafa said on Friday. Adabiya port received a ship coming from the Jordan's Aqaba harbor with 50,000 tons of phosphates on board, he added. Safaga port received a ferryboat laden withRead more

US stocks open higher, lifted by strong job gains

New York - SPA

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as traders were encouraged by news of strong job gains in the US last month, AP reported. The gains early Friday came a day after the market had its worst drop in three months. Retailers and technology companies had the biggest gains. Energy stocks rose along with the price of oil. The DowRead more

US Wholesale Inventories Decline, Sales Plunge

Washington - SPA

U.S. wholesale inventories fell for the second consecutive month in November amid an effort by businesses to reduce a stockpile of unsold goods, while sales at the wholesale level plunged by the most in 10 months, the government reported Friday, indicating that economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter. The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories fell 0.3 percent inRead more

US Job Creation Surges, Unemployment Steady

Washington - SPA

U.S. job growth surged in December and employment for the previous two months was revised sharply higher, the government reported Friday, suggesting the U.S. economy is defying global trends by growing at a solid pace. The Labor Department said employers added a strong 292,000 jobs last month, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent for a third consecutiveRead more

US rocket accidentally shipped to Cuba

Washington - Arab Today

Espionage was suspected after it was revealed a high-tech US missile was accidentally shipped to Cuba, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. A Lockheed Martin Hellfire missile was mistakenly shipped from Europe there in 2014. It was supposed to go from France to Florida, but ended up in the Caribbean country under suspicious circumstances. The dummy missile is aRead more

Daesh has potential to conduct more Paris-like attacks

Washington - Arab Today

Former CIA director and secretary of defense Leon Panetta said “Daesh terrorist group has the potential to conduct a Paris-type attack” in America. Appearing on MSNBC’s TV network, Panetta said because of that capability, because of that clear and present danger, I think we have a responsibility to do everything we can to defeat that enemy.” Source: MENARead more

Riyadh-Tehran differences not to hinder pro-Syrian efforts

Washington - Arab Today

US State Secretary John Kerry said that differences between Riyadh and Tehran would not hinder efforts to resolve the Syrian crisis. At his daily press briefing, Kerry said "on Syria, we remain extremely focused on our diplomatic effort to de-escalate the conflict, to achieve a political transition, to marginalize the terrorists, and to enable the safe return of refugees". "NegotiationsRead more

Implementation of Iran nuclear deal 'days away'

Washington - Arab Today

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday the implementation of a nuclear deal agreed between Iran and six world powers was only days away, allowing tens of billions of dollars in sanctions against Iran to be lifted. There is no date set yet for "implementation day" of the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreed on July 14Read more

Women in US 'three times more likely to say they're bisexual'

Washington - AFP

Women in the United States are about three times as likely as men to say they are bisexual, and increasing numbers of them say they have had sexual contact with other females, new data showed Thursday. More than 9,100 adults aged 18–44 took part in the 2011–2013 National Survey of Family Growth, conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.Read more

US wildfires burned 10.1m feddans in 2015

Washington - MENA

US wildfires burned a record 10.1 million feddans in 2015 and the Forest Service spent 52 percent of its budget fighting fires, the Daily Mail quoted the US Agriculture Department as saying on Thursday. The states of Alaska, California, Oregon and Washington were especially hard hit. The 2015 fires included more than 20 that topped 100,000 feddans, the department saidRead more