ar
en
fr
English webnews
- Service : English
-
Shimon Peres, former Israeli president, dies aged 93
Date: 2016-09-28 07:45:01 GMT - Israel - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:5673493
The former Israeli PM and president Shimon Peres, has died aged 93. He suffered a stroke two weeks ago and his condition improved before a sudden deterioration on Tuesday, the BBC reported. His son Chemi led tributes to "one of the founding ....
-
Interior Ministry: Police conscript injured during attempt to steal CIB bank at Sabteya
Date: 2016-09-28 07:42:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:5673465
A police conscript was injured when unknown person tried to storm CIB bank at Cairo's district of Sabteya, said a reliable source at Interior Ministry's media center. In a statement released late Tuesday, the source said an unknown person tried ....
-
MB bid to stage public transport strike in Cairo thwarted
Date: 2016-09-28 06:53:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:5673241
A Muslim Brotherhood bid to incite workers at the Public Transport Authority to stage a strike in Cairo has been foiled. MB elements, who work at the authority, tried to recruit other employees to disrupt the traffic movement to pressure the ....
-
Azhar imam heads for Manama
Date: 2016-09-27 10:18:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5668149
Grand Imam of Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb headed for Manama on Tuesday on the first leg of a foreign tour that will also take him to Switzerland. In a statement, the Azhar Sheikhdom said Tayyeb, the chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE), ....
-
Omani FM underlines importance of Palestinian cause for ME stability
Date: 2016-09-27 09:51:55 GMT - Sultanate of Oman - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5667933
Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yousef bin Alawi emphasized the centrality of the Palestinian issue for the stability in the Middle East region. Without reaching a comprehensive and just solution to this issue, it would be ....
-
Syrian FM: Damascus ready to form expanded gov't, hold parliamentry elections
Date: 2016-09-27 08:37:24 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5667265
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid el Muallem said Damascus is ready to form a new government, establish a constitution and hold parliamentary elections. Interviewed by "Al Mayadeen" TV and aired on Russia Today channel early Tuesday, Muallem said ....
-
Barzani to visit Baghdad soon
Date: 2016-09-27 08:31:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5667233
President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani will visit Baghdad in the near future. Barzani and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi had a phone call days ago on the expected visit of Baghdad to discuss the Mosul fight to free it from Daesh control, ....
-
Kuwaiti-Saudi ties exemplary, deep-rooted - FM
Date: 2016-09-27 08:30:21 GMT - Kuwait - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:5667221
Acting Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al Hamad Al Sabah said the State of Kuwait and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia enjoy close, historical and deep-rooted relationship. The two countries maintain exemplary cooperation ....
-
PM orders formation of emergency room to deal with rain, floods
Date: 2016-09-26 07:42:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5660889
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has ordered the formation of a central emergency room to deal immediately with the consequences of rains and floods starting October 15. The room will be connected with other operations rooms in the governorates to ....
-
UN envoy appeals for weekly 48-hour ceasefire to allow in aid for Aleppo
Date: 2016-09-26 07:42:12 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5660881
United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura on Sunday appealed for establishing weekly 48 hour pauses in the fighting to allow in aid and repairs for Aleppo's damaged water and power facilities; and allow medical evacuations for urgent ....
