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  • Syria: Army repels Daesh attack on Deir Ezzor-Palmyra highway

    Syria: Army repels Daesh attack on Deir Ezzor-Palmyra highway

    Date: 2017-09-29 15:53:14 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:7015542

    The Syrian army units repelled an attack by Daesh on the international Deir-Ezzor-Palmyra highway in the Syrian Badia, official SANA news agency reported Friday. Groups of Daesh terrorists launched over the past hours an assault against points of ....

  • MENA chief editor visits Kuwait

    MENA chief editor visits Kuwait

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:58:51 GMT - Kuwait - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:7015512

    Board Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East News Agency (MENA) Ali Hassan started a visit to Kuwait on Friday at an invitation from Director General of Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) Sheikh Mubarak Al Duaij Al Ibrahim. In statements upon ....

  • ICRC expects suspected cholera cases in Yemen to reach one million

    ICRC expects suspected cholera cases in Yemen to reach one million

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:38:51 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:7015481

    The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) expected the suspected cases of cholera in Yemen to reach one million by the end of 2017, Sky News channel reported on Friday with no further details. International charity Oxfam announced on ....

  • Russian defense ministry destroys 1,500 explosives in Deir ez-Zor

    Russian defense ministry destroys 1,500 explosives in Deir ez-Zor

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:28:10 GMT - Russia - International - SN:15 - ID:7015440

    Russian defense ministry said on Friday that sappers have started destroying explosives in Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor. Russian military officials estimate that specialists will have to clear up to 1,500 hectares of land from explosives in Deir ....

  • Armed Forces organize 3rd oncology conference

    Armed Forces organize 3rd oncology conference

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:7015407

    The Armed Forces Medical Service Department organized on Friday the third oncology conference at the Military Medical Academy in Cairo. The event was held under the auspices of Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi. The conference shed light on a ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 6 Daesh suicide bombers in Ramadi

    Iraqi forces kill 6 Daesh suicide bombers in Ramadi

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:13:21 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:7015399

    Six Daesh suicide bombers were killed in a military operation in southwestern the Iraqi city of Ramadi, Commander of Anbar Operations Major General Mahmoud Al Falahi said Friday. The division 8th of the Iraqi army and tribal forces carried out a ....

  • Russia praises Egypt's efforts to upgrade airport safety

    Russia praises Egypt's efforts to upgrade airport safety

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:12:05 GMT - Russia - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:7015386

    Egypt has exerted strenuous efforts to upgrade safety at its airports, particularly Cairo International Airport, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Sputnik on Friday. Russian authorities are now considering the possibility of ....

  • Trump to start Asian tour in November

    Trump to start Asian tour in November

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:11:27 GMT - USA - International - SN:11 - ID:7015377

    The White House said on Friday that US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries in November to participate in regional summits. He will visit China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines and the US state of Hawaii for an ....

  • 187 encroachments on state-owned lands removed in 3 governorates

    187 encroachments on state-owned lands removed in 3 governorates

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:10:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:7015367

    Security agencies continued their efforts to remove encroachments on state-owned lands and the Nile River upon directives from Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghaffar. The campaign, carried out in the governorates of Menoufia, Kafr el Sheikh and ....

  • Islam is religion of peace, tolerance: Awqaf minister

    Islam is religion of peace, tolerance: Awqaf minister

    Date: 2017-09-29 14:03:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:7015355

    Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Friday Islam is a religion of peace, Prophet Muhammad is the messenger of peace and Islam's greeting is peace. "Islam teaches people to accept others and respect them," Gomaa said during the Friday ....

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