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  • Israeli soldier injured in stabbing attack

    Israeli soldier injured in stabbing attack

    Date: 2017-08-12 10:35:22 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6941178

    An Israeli soldier was injured as a Palestinian girl stabbed him near Bab Al Amoud - one of Al Aqsa Mosque gates - in occupied East Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses told MENA that the soldier was slightly injured and Israeli forces arrested the girl. ....

  • Deputy Interior Min. inspects passenger traffic at Cairo airport

    Deputy Interior Min. inspects passenger traffic at Cairo airport

    Date: 2017-08-11 11:12:18 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6939925

    Deputy Interior Minister for Airport Security General Taha Bayoumi inspected Friday the passenger traffic at the arrival, departure and transit halls in Cairo International Airport, as well as supporting them with the necessary services. Sources ....

  • Pakistan: Three dead, 24 injured in Bajaur Agency blast

    Pakistan: Three dead, 24 injured in Bajaur Agency blast

    Date: 2017-08-11 11:10:53 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:5 - ID:6939922

    At least three people were killed and 24 others injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast which hit the town of Nawagai in Bajaur Agency of FATA on Friday, political administration said. The blast occurred in a truck at roadside in Chahrmang area ....

  • Egypt's delegate to UN opens session of UNHRC advisory committee

    Egypt's delegate to UN opens session of UNHRC advisory committee

    Date: 2017-08-11 11:09:17 GMT - Switzerland - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6939917

    Egypt's permanent delegate to the UN and deputy head of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Amr Ramadan has inaugurated the 19th session of the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, which is tasked with conducting research and studies ....

  • Mattis says US wants diplomatic solution for North Korea

    Mattis says US wants diplomatic solution for North Korea

    Date: 2017-08-11 11:08:07 GMT - USA - International - SN:3 - ID:6939912

    US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Trump administration is working with its allies on a diplomatic solution to escalating tensions with North Korea, The Washington Post reported. Speaking with reporters in Mountain View, California, Mattis ....

  • Trump praises Putin instead of critiquing cuts to US embassy staff -- paper

    Trump praises Putin instead of critiquing cuts to US embassy staff -- paper

    Date: 2017-08-11 11:06:25 GMT - USA - International - SN:2 - ID:6939910

    US President Donald Trump offered gratitude rather than outrage on Thursday for Russia’s decision to force the United States Embassy in Moscow to slash its personnel by 755 people, despite bipartisan condemnation from other American leaders who ....

  • Nasr, UNFPA head discuss coop. plan over next 5 years

    Nasr, UNFPA head discuss coop. plan over next 5 years

    Date: 2017-08-11 10:54:45 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:1 - ID:6939891

    Investment and International Cooperation Minister Sahar Nasr on Friday discussed with United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Egypt Aleksandar Bodiroza cooperation in the next five years, especially in the field of tackling ....

  • Egyptian irrigation min. winds up visit to Uganda

    Egyptian irrigation min. winds up visit to Uganda

    Date: 2017-08-10 10:42:32 GMT - Uganda - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:6938422

    Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Mohamed Abdel Aati concluded a three-day visit to Uganda by attending the inauguration of a solar-operated well. The visit comes within the framework of strengthening relations between Egypt and ....

  • PM follows up effect of exchange differences

    PM follows up effect of exchange differences

    Date: 2017-08-10 10:41:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:6938417

    Prime Minister Sherif Ismail held a meeting on Thursday to follow up means of dealing with effects of exchange differences on supply and construction contracts and public services. The meeting was attended by the ministers of housing, ....

  • Jordanian FM arrives in Iraq

    Jordanian FM arrives in Iraq

    Date: 2017-08-10 10:39:55 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:6938411

    Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al Safadi arrived in Baghdad on Thursday on a visit to Iraq . During his visit to Iraq, Al Safadi will meet with his Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al Jaafari and a number of Iraqi officials. They will discuss ....

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