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  • Aleppo evacuation: Orphans among thousands to leave Syria city

    Aleppo evacuation: Orphans among thousands to leave Syria city

    Date: 2016-12-20 07:40:52 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6182813

    Thousands of people, including dozens of orphans, have left Aleppo in one of the besieged Syrian city's biggest evacuations yet. More than 4,500 civilians have left rebel-held parts of eastern Aleppo so far on Monday. A linked evacuation of ....

  • Egypt FM meets with American-Jewish Committee delegation

    Egypt FM meets with American-Jewish Committee delegation

    Date: 2016-12-19 10:43:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:6176745

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met on Monday with a delegation of the American-Jewish Committee, currently on a visit to Egypt. In statements following the meeting, Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said the meeting tackled furthering ....

  • Jordan's Karak standoff ends, police kill all terrorists - statement

    Jordan's Karak standoff ends, police kill all terrorists - statement

    Date: 2016-12-19 10:22:07 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:6176541

    A Jordanian joint security force that battled earlier Sunday an outlawed terrorist group holed up inside the Karak Castle after it opened fire on a number of public security personnel and passers-by in the southern governorate of Karak, concluded ....

  • Egypt condemns terrorist attack on army base in Burkina Faso

    Egypt condemns terrorist attack on army base in Burkina Faso

    Date: 2016-12-19 09:22:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:6175977

    Egypt has condemned the terrorist attack against an army base in Nassoumboy city in Burkina Faso, leaving 12 troops dead. The Foreign Ministry spokesman offered condolences to the families of the victims. He asserted that Egypt's government ....

  • US embassy condemns Karak attack

    US embassy condemns Karak attack

    Date: 2016-12-19 09:14:13 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:6175889

    The US Embassy in Jordan condemned the attack that took place on Sunday in Karak city, asserting solidarity with the government and the Jordanian people. The embassy also offered condolences with the families of the victims, wishing speedy ....

  • 23 hurt in Russian plane crash in Siberia

    23 hurt in Russian plane crash in Siberia

    Date: 2016-12-19 09:08:46 GMT - Russia - International - SN:1 - ID:6175853

    The Russian defence ministry said one of its planes has crashed in northeast Siberia, but that nobody had been killed in the accident, Russian news agencies report. The Ilyushin Il-18 aircraft is believed to have been carrying 32 passengers - a ....

  • Al Ahly win 2016 African Basketball Champions Cup

    Al Ahly win 2016 African Basketball Champions Cup

    Date: 2016-12-17 07:05:03 GMT - Egypt - Sport - SN:4 - ID:6163733

    Egyptian Al Ahly basketball team won the 2016 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for men after defeating Angolan Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo basketball team 68-66 in the final round. Al Ahly won the first and second quarters by 14-13 and 19-18, ....

  • Moroccan king receives Russian security council secretary  in Casablanca

    Moroccan king receives Russian security council secretary in Casablanca

    Date: 2016-12-17 06:56:10 GMT - Morocco - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:6163697

    Moroccan King Mohammed VI received, on Friday at the royal palace in Casablanca, Russian Security Council Secretary, Nikolai Patrouchev, who is on a working visit to Morocco, MAP quoted a statement by the Royal office as saying. On this occasion, ....

  • Sports min. congratulates Egyptians on winning FIBA Africa Champions Cup

    Sports min. congratulates Egyptians on winning FIBA Africa Champions Cup

    Date: 2016-12-17 06:49:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:6163673

    Youths and Sports Minister Khaled Abdel Aziz congratulated Egyptians on Al Ahly basketball team's winning of the 2016 FIBA Africa Champions Cup for men after defeating Angolan Recreativo Desportivo do Libolo team. He thanked Al Ahly players over ....

  • Security personnel make great sacrifices to ensure Arab countries' stability - official

    Security personnel make great sacrifices to ensure Arab countries' stability - official

    Date: 2016-12-17 06:37:18 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:6163641

    Secretary General of the Arab Interior Ministers' Council Mohammed bin Ali Kuman on Friday said security personnel in the Arab world have made great sacrifices and strenuous efforts to maintain stability and compact forces of evil and criminality in ....

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