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Iraq imposes curfew in Basra till further notice

Date: 2018-09-06 18:08:02 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7565658

Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew in Basra, a city of more than 2 million people, as of Thursday and till further notice. In a statement, Basra Operations Command said curfew will come into effect as of 3:00 p.m. (Iraq Local Time). It called ....
Abul Gheit opens 102nd Arab economic, social council session

Date: 2018-09-06 17:59:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:7565642

Arab League (AL) Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit warned that 300,000 Palestinian students were facing a dismal future due to the latest fierce pressure exercised on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees ....
Fire erupts at Basra City Hall

Date: 2018-09-06 17:31:15 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:7565609

Civil defense teams are battling a fire that erupted at Basra City Hall on Thursday, an Iraqi security source said. The reason behind the fire has not been immediately known. Earlier in the day, Iraqi authorities imposed a curfew in Basra, a ....
Egypt's Badminton team wins 10 medals in Lebanon

Date: 2018-09-06 17:30:21 GMT - Lebanon - Sport - SN:9 - ID:7565606

Egypt's badminton team won ten medals in the 2018 Arab U15 and U17 badminton championship, that wrapped up here on Thursday. Egyptian male and female players secured three gold, one silver and six bronze medals. ....
Yemeni gov't gives Houthis 24 hours to participate in UN talks

Date: 2018-09-06 17:28:06 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:8 - ID:7565604

The Yemeni government has given the Houthis 24 hours to travel to Geneva to participate in the UN talks. Al Arabiya Al Hadath broke the news without providing further details. The spokesman for the Arab Coalition backing the legitimate Yemeni ....