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  • Daesh activity on Twitter declined by 92%: US-led coalition

    Daesh activity on Twitter declined by 92%: US-led coalition

    Date: 2017-07-28 10:19:11 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6919570

    Spokesman for the US-led international coalition to fight Daesh Col. Ryan Dillon said Friday that terrorist Daesh group's activity, including promoting for its propaganda on twitter has declined in May by 92% compared to the same month in last ....

  • US orders diplomats' families to leave Venezuelan capital

    US orders diplomats' families to leave Venezuelan capital

    Date: 2017-07-28 10:16:39 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:6919567

    The United States is ordering relatives of American diplomats to leave the Venezuelan capital ahead of a polarizing vote planned for Sunday to start rewriting the country's constitution, ABC news reported. The State Department says it's also ....

  • Arab coalition launches air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen

    Arab coalition launches air strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen

    Date: 2017-07-28 10:15:00 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6919565

    Arab coalition fighter jets launched Friday intensive air strikes on Houthi militants' sites in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, local Yemeni sources told Sky News. The sources said, the air strikes targeted Al Dilmi air base in northern Sanaa and the ....

  • Israel bans under-50 Palestinians from entering Al Aqsa

    Israel bans under-50 Palestinians from entering Al Aqsa

    Date: 2017-07-28 09:45:24 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6919508

    The Israeli police banned under-50 Palestinian worshipers from entering Al Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayers, amid intensive security measures at the mosque's entrances. Entering Al Aqsa Mosque was allowed for women, children and the elderly ....

  • Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns over Panama Papers verdict

    Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif resigns over Panama Papers verdict

    Date: 2017-07-28 09:44:16 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:2 - ID:6919505

    Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country's Supreme Court to disqualify him from office, the BBC reported Friday. The ruling came after a probe into his family's wealth following the 2015 Panama ....

  • 5 in abducted oil team in northeast  Nigeria killed

    5 in abducted oil team in northeast Nigeria killed

    Date: 2017-07-28 09:42:04 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:1 - ID:6919497

    At least five members of an oil exploration team kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in northeast Nigeria have been killed, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said. The military said a day earlier that it had recovered the ....

  • Syrian Observatory: Airstrikes leave 29 civilians dead in Raqqa

    Syrian Observatory: Airstrikes leave 29 civilians dead in Raqqa

    Date: 2017-07-27 09:16:26 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6917819

    Twenty nine civilians were killed in airstrikes carried out by the US-led international coalition on Daesh-controlled areas in Raqqa city over the past 24 hours, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The Syrian Observatory stated ....

  • Exports of building materials record $2.63 billion in 6 months

    Exports of building materials record $2.63 billion in 6 months

    Date: 2017-07-27 09:13:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:6917812

    Exports of construction materials rose by 17 percent during the period from January to June 2017, recording $2.63 billion compared to $2.24 billion during the same period in the previous year. In its monthly statement, the Export Council for ....

  • Civil aviation min. leaves for Canada to attend ICAO Assembly meetings

    Civil aviation min. leaves for Canada to attend ICAO Assembly meetings

    Date: 2017-07-27 09:08:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:4 - ID:6917795

    Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and Head of the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) Hany Eladawy left for Montreal, Canada, on a several days' visit. The minister is scheduled to participate in meetings of the Assembly of the ....

  • Shoukry: Egypt, France have political will to boost ties

    Shoukry: Egypt, France have political will to boost ties

    Date: 2017-07-27 09:07:06 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6917790

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Wednesday said Cairo and Paris have the will and are determined to push their strong ties to the highest level. Speaking to MENA correspondent in Paris, Shoukry said the two countries have the will to build ....

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