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  • UAE human rights association condemns Qatar's withdrawal of citizenship from 55 people

    UAE human rights association condemns Qatar's withdrawal of citizenship from 55 people

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:52:08 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:26 - ID:6995669

    The Emirates Human Rights Association (EHRA) has condemned the sudden withdrawal of citizenship from Sheikh Talib bin Mohammed bin Lahoum bin Shraim, along with 54 other members of his family, SPA reported Sunday. The move also affected the tribe ....

  • Azhar asserts Palestinians’ right to establish independent state; urges serious stance to save Rohingya Muslims

    Azhar asserts Palestinians’ right to establish independent state; urges serious stance to save Rohingya Muslims

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:51:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:25 - ID:6995666

    Al Azhar underlined on Sunday the Palestinians’ right to establish an independent state with al Quds as its capital. During a speech by Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman in a conference on “intercultural communication between the US and the ....

  • Tunisia foils attempt by 4 persons to illegally migrate to Italy

    Tunisia foils attempt by 4 persons to illegally migrate to Italy

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:45:55 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:6995646

    Tunisian security authorities thwarted an attempt by four persons from Sousse and Kairouan cities to illegally migrate to Italy. In a press release on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said the forces seized amounts of money in possession of the ....

  • London attack: Second man arrested in connection with Parsons Green Tube attack

    London attack: Second man arrested in connection with Parsons Green Tube attack

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:28:57 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:23 - ID:6995619

    A second man has been arrested by detectives investigating the terrorist attack at Parsons Green station, the Metropolitan Police has said. The 21-year-old man was arrested in Hounslow around 11.50pm on Saturday under the Terrorism Act, The ....

  • FM, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator discuss Africa, ME humanitarian situation

    FM, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator discuss Africa, ME humanitarian situation

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:17:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:6995565

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday met with UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Mark Lowcock, on the sidelines of Egypt's participation in the meetings of the United Nations General Assembly ....

  • Interior minister grants Sudanese film director residency permit

    Interior minister grants Sudanese film director residency permit

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:15:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:6995581

    Minister of Interior General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar approved Saturday Sudanese Film Director Saeed Hamed's request of residency permit for non-tourism. Abdel Ghaffar's decision comes in light of Hamed's patriotic and supportive positions towards ....

  • EGX makes slight gains, benchmark index up 0.01%

    EGX makes slight gains, benchmark index up 0.01%

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:01:31 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:20 - ID:6995589

    The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) made slight gains at the end of trading Sunday backed by purchase operations by local funds and foreign investors. The EGX 30 benchmark index upped by 0.01 percent to reach 13,612.51 points. The broader EGX 70 ....

  • Muslim World League holds US conference on cross-cultural communication

    Muslim World League holds US conference on cross-cultural communication

    Date: 2017-09-17 14:00:34 GMT - Egypt - International - SN:19 - ID:6995561

    The Muslim World League is holding a conference on "Civilizational Communication between the United States of America and the Islamic World" on Saturday in New York City, Al Arabiya reported Saturday. Representatives of Islamic institutions from ....

  • Ghani to meet Trump on sidelines of UN General Assembly

    Ghani to meet Trump on sidelines of UN General Assembly

    Date: 2017-09-17 13:50:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:18 - ID:6995479

    Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is expected to meet his US counterpart President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, Khaama Press reported Sunday. A spokesman for the Presidential Office, Dawa Khan ....

  • President Sisi sends letter to his Togolese counterpart

    President Sisi sends letter to his Togolese counterpart

    Date: 2017-09-17 13:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:6995450

    Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé received on Sunday a letter from President Abdel Fatah El Sisi in which he expressed Egypt's appreciation of Lome's support for Moshira Khattab, the Egyptian candidate to the post of director general of the United ....

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