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Iraqi forces advance in Hawija
Date: 2017-10-04 10:46:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:7023027
Iraqi forces are about to retake Hawija, the last stronghold of Daesh militant group in northern Iraq. An operation to liberate the town center was launched earlier in the day. Iraqi troops, supported by the Popular Mobilization Forces, retook ....
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Palestinian Authority gov't convenes in Gaza for 1st time in three years
Date: 2017-10-03 11:23:45 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7021497
The Palestinian Authority government convened in Gaza for the first time since 2014. At the beginning of the meeting held at the cabinet headquarters, Prime Minister Rami al Hamdallah pledged that the government will settle all pending issues to ....
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Abbas: Establishing independent state prerequisites Palestinian unity
Date: 2017-10-03 11:16:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:7021478
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday hailed Egypt’s efforts to end division and achieve Palestinian reconciliation under the auspices of its President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, saying that the Palestinian people appreciate Egypt’s role. ....
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EgyptAir offers discounted tickets on US, North Africa flights
Date: 2017-10-03 10:55:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:7021432
EgyptAir announced on Tuesday that it will offer a 40-percent discount on tickets of its flights to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday and Wednesday. The offer includes 42 destinations inside the US in cooperation ....
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Palestine's al Masri thanks Sisi for his efforts to secure Palestinian reconciliation
Date: 2017-10-03 10:42:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7021389
The head of the independent Palestinian figures group, Munib al Masri, thanked President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and officials of Egypt's General Intelligence Service for their efforts to clinch a Palestinian national reconciliation deal. Egypt ....
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Israel notifies family in Quds of demolishing their house within 72 hours
Date: 2017-10-03 09:48:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:7021246
Israeli forces notified the family of Nemr el Gamal, the executor of "Har Adar" operation, of demolishing their house within 72 hours. The forces stormed into Beit Sourik village in northwestern Quds, eyewitnesses said. Gamal, 37 years, was ....
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Egypt condemns Manama terrorist attack
Date: 2017-10-03 09:30:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:7021203
CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Egypt strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place on Monday night in Manama where a number of policemen were injured. In a statement by the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, Egypt voiced solidarity with the Bahraini ....
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US to ask Cuba to drastically cut staff at embassy - VOA
Date: 2017-10-03 09:00:57 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:7021129
The US will either ask or order the Cuban government to reduce its staff at the Cuban embassy in Washington, according to several media reports citing sources from the US administration. Those reports come less than a week after the US reduced ....
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Al Azhar University president deplores Las Vegas shooting
Date: 2017-10-03 08:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:7021111
Al Azhar University President Mohamed Hussein el Mahrsawi condemned Monday's mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert which left at least 59 people dead and 527 others injured. In a statement on Tuesday, Mahrsawi urged the international community to ....
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Xi sends condolences to Trump over Las Vegas shooting
Date: 2017-10-03 08:18:07 GMT - China - International - SN:5 - ID:7021035
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to his US counterpart Donald Trump over the mass shooting in Las Vegas in the US state of Nevada. The shooting caused heavy casualties, Xi said as he expressed deep sympathy with the US ....