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712 tourists visit Saint Catherine, Dahab over past 24 hours
Date: 2017-03-09 08:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6660417
As many as 712 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Saint Catherine and Dahab over the past 24 hours. Of all, 229 tourists from the US, Germany, India and Indonesia visited Saint Catherine city, said head of Saint ....
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Daesh leader Abu bakr Baghdadi flees Mosul
Date: 2017-03-09 07:55:18 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6660237
Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is reportedly alive but flushed from his stronghold in the Iraqi city of Mosul, a Pentagon official said. The Iraqi native is said to have abandoned his diehard fanatics who have been battling Iraqi forces for ....
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30 people killed across Syria Wednesday - Local committees
Date: 2017-03-09 07:52:53 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6660213
About 30 people were killed in shelling and clashes across Syria over the past 24 hours, the Syrian local coordination committees said on Thursday. The opposition committees said the death toll included five children and five women, according to ....
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UNSC condemns North Korea missile launches
Date: 2017-03-08 07:36:02 GMT - United Nations - International - SN:2 - ID:6652845
The United Nations Security Council has condemned North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches and expressed concern over the country's increasingly destabilizing behavior and defiance of the 15-member body, al-Hurra TV reported. Pyongyang ....
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Blast hits military hospital in Kabul
Date: 2017-03-08 07:34:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:1 - ID:6652833
The sound of an explosion was heard in Kabul city early Wednesday after a group of insurgents launched an attack on the main military hospital, Khaama Press news agency reported. The incident took place in the vicinity of Wazir Mohammad Akbar ....
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Lieberman to visit US to meet Trump administration officials
Date: 2017-03-07 09:58:42 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:6647317
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman boarded a flight to the United States on Monday night for a meeting with officials in the Donald Trump administration. The defense chief is scheduled to meet with US Vice President Mike Pence, his ....
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Abbadi arrives in Mosul after liberation from terrorists
Date: 2017-03-07 09:55:54 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:6647285
Prime Minister Haydar el Abbadi arrived in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday after liberating it from the control of Daesh terrorist group. Abbadi, who doubles as the chief commander of the Armed Forces, arrived to the city in a helicopter ....
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300 refugees under investigation by FBI after Trump's travel ban
Date: 2017-03-07 09:54:36 GMT - USA - International - SN:5 - ID:6647265
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reported that more than 300 persons who entered the United States as refugees are currently the subjects of counterterrorism investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Radio Sawa reported on ....
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Dollar exceeds EGP 17 in morning trading
Date: 2017-03-07 09:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:4 - ID:6647249
The exchange rate of the US dollar exceeded EGP 17 in early trading of Tuesday, rising by 50 to 60 piasters in comparison with Monday. The dollar price stood at EGP 17.25 for buying and 17.35 for selling at the National Bank of Egypt and Banque ....
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PM says Consumer Protection Law to be discussed Wednesday
Date: 2017-03-07 09:51:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6647221
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Monday said the Consumer Protection Law will be discussed Wednesday. Ismail told reporters the bill includes more severe sanctions against monopoly practices. We seek to develop more controls in favor of ....