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  • Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Marine drill instructor sentenced to 10 years in prison for targeting Muslim recruits

    Date: 2017-11-11 08:02:11 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:7085120

    A military jury sentenced a former Marine drill instructor to 10 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge from the service Friday for subjecting Muslim recruits to verbal and physical abuse, including one young man who committed suicide after an ....

  • Putin, Trump say they’ll maintain channels to prevent danger in Syria

    Putin, Trump say they’ll maintain channels to prevent danger in Syria

    Date: 2017-11-11 07:59:08 GMT - Vietnam - International - SN:2 - ID:7085113

    Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their brief meeting on the sidelines of the APEC summit approved a joint statement on Syria, Russian news agency Sputnik quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Saturday. According to the joint ....

  • Person killed, 8 injured in strike on Benghazi security HQs

    Person killed, 8 injured in strike on Benghazi security HQs

    Date: 2017-11-11 06:57:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7085052

    A person was killed and eight others were injured when the headquarters of the special task force in eastern Benghazi was attacked, local media reported Friday with giving no further details. ....

  • Palestinian minister to visit Russia on Saturday for talks

    Palestinian minister to visit Russia on Saturday for talks

    Date: 2017-11-10 16:29:14 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:7084610

    Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal said Friday in a press conference that Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al Sheikh will visit Russia on Saturday to meet with Russian officials. The Palestinian minister will discuss ....

  • Egyptian, Tunisian PMs to head 16th session of joint higher committee

    Egyptian, Tunisian PMs to head 16th session of joint higher committee

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:7084593

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail and his Tunisian counterpart Youssef Chahed will head Sunday activities of the 16th session of the Egyptian-Tunisian higher committee, which will be held in Cairo. Meanwhile, the Egyptian-Tunisian business forum will ....

  • Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque during Jewish feast

    Israeli forces close Ibrahimi Mosque during Jewish feast

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:7084578

    Israeli authorities decided to close the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil (Hebron) in southern West Bank to Muslims on Friday until Sunday. In statement to MENA, Director of Public Relations and Information in Hebron Governorate Hossam Abdeen said ....

  • White House: No formal Trump-Putin meeting scheduled

    White House: No formal Trump-Putin meeting scheduled

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:47 GMT - Russia - International - SN:23 - ID:7084572

    President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not hold a formal meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit here in Vietnam, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One on ....

  • Putin arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, to take part in APEC summit

    Putin arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, to take part in APEC summit

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:43:33 GMT - Russia - International - SN:22 - ID:7084564

    Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese city of Da Nang on Friday to take part in the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. He is also expected to hold a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of ....

  • Lebanese president discusses Hariri's resignation with Egypt, Jordan ambassadors

    Lebanese president discusses Hariri's resignation with Egypt, Jordan ambassadors

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:20:08 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:7084549

    Lebanese President Michel Aoun met here on Friday with Ambassador of Egypt Nazih el Nagari and Ambassador of Jordan Nabil Masarweh, in an attempt to contain the crisis arising from the resignation of prime minister Saad al-Hariri. Earlier in ....

  • Essebsi, Tunisia's PM discuss agenda of joint Egyptian-Tunisian committee meetings

    Essebsi, Tunisia's PM discuss agenda of joint Egyptian-Tunisian committee meetings

    Date: 2017-11-10 15:20:00 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:7084541

    Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi discussed Friday with his Prime Minister Youssef Chahed the agenda of the 16th session of the joint higher Egyptian-Tunisian committee, which will be held on Saturday and Sunday in Cairo. The committee ....

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