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  • Over 328 tons of spoiled food destroyed -- health ministry

    Over 328 tons of spoiled food destroyed -- health ministry

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:39:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:6974729

    As many as 328.619 tons of food and beverages unfit for human consumption have been destroyed over the past two weeks, according to the food control authority of the health ministry. The body seized the quantities during crackdowns nationwide on ....

  • SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:33:20 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:6974682

    The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. With the ....

  • SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    SDF fully control Old City in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:29:38 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:6974684

    The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) are now in full control of the Old City in the Syrian city of Raqqa, that was controlled by Daesh terrorist group since 2013, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights . With the ....

  • BRICS leaders urge reaching permanent settlement to Syrian crisis

    BRICS leaders urge reaching permanent settlement to Syrian crisis

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:27:39 GMT - China - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:6974671

    The BRICS leaders called for reaching a permanent settlement to the Syrian crisis, stressing that a comprehensive political process is the only solution for this crisis in order to allow the Syrians to preserve the sovereignty and independence of ....

  • France renews support for political solution to Libyan crisis - FM

    France renews support for political solution to Libyan crisis - FM

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:26:31 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:6974711

    French Foreign Minister Jean Yves Le Drian renewed on Monday his country's support of finding a political solution to the Libyan crisis through holding dialogue with different political partners in the unrest-hit North African nation. At a press ....

  • ICRC head starts visit to Palestine, Israel Tuesday

    ICRC head starts visit to Palestine, Israel Tuesday

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:26:16 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:6974676

    International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Peter Maurer will embark Tuesday on a three-day visit to Palestine and Israel to assess the humanitarian situation there. Maurer is set to hold high-level meetings with both Palestinian ....

  • Pope Tawadros visits Egyptian consulate in Sydney

    Pope Tawadros visits Egyptian consulate in Sydney

    Date: 2017-09-04 13:25:36 GMT - Australia - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:6974716

    Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese visited on Monday the Egyptian consulate in Sydney. The pontiff was welcomed by ambassador Youssef Shawki consul of Egypt in Sydney and the consulate members. Pope Tawadros ....

  • Russia warns any misstep in Korean Peninsula area may lead to military outbreak

    Russia warns any misstep in Korean Peninsula area may lead to military outbreak

    Date: 2017-09-04 12:30:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:6974595

    Any missteps in the Korean Peninsula area may lead to a military outbreak, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters. "There should be no room for escalation," he said. "Those who are smarter and stronger should show ....

  • Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 50: Health Ministry

    Death toll among Egyptian pilgrims rises to 50: Health Ministry

    Date: 2017-09-04 12:28:32 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:6974586

    The Health Ministry said Monday that one more pilgrim died in Saudi Arabia this morning, bringing to 50 the death toll among Egyptian pilgrims. In statements, the head of the medical Hajj mission Dr Ahmed el Ansary said a 67-year-old woman from ....

  • Fire breaks out in Mecca with no casualties -- Civil Defense

    Fire breaks out in Mecca with no casualties -- Civil Defense

    Date: 2017-09-04 12:13:32 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:6974541

    The Saudi Civil Defense Ministry said that a fire broke out in a store in al Moyasem area in Mecca on Monday. In a released statement, the ministry added that the fire took place outside the area where holy rituals of pilgrimage are ....

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