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  • Abadi picks Khazaali to be in charge of interior ministry

    Abadi picks Khazaali to be in charge of interior ministry

    Date: 2016-07-11 13:28:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:5240049

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al Abadi entrusted the financial and administrative undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Oqeil al Khazaali to be in charge of the Ministry until a new interior minister is chosen for the post. Abadi had accepted ....

  • Trial of 30 MB elements charged with killing citizens adjourned

    Trial of 30 MB elements charged with killing citizens adjourned

    Date: 2016-07-11 13:27:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:5240033

    The Cairo Criminal Court decided during a session Monday to delay the trial of 30 elements of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood to the September 22 session. They are charged with killing a policeman and 23 citizens in Mataria, a Cairo district, ....

  • Police officer, sergeant killed, 3 policemen injured in explosive charge blast in Arish

    Police officer, sergeant killed, 3 policemen injured in explosive charge blast in Arish

    Date: 2016-07-11 12:31:25 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:5239477

    A police officer and a sergeant were killed when an explosive device planted on the side of the ring road in North Sinai's el Arish went off on Monday, an official at the security media center at the Interior Ministry said. In a statement issued ....

  • Iran rejects NATO allegations on missile program

    Iran rejects NATO allegations on missile program

    Date: 2016-07-11 12:27:27 GMT - Iran - International - SN:7 - ID:5239449

    Iran has dismissed NATO’s allegations that its missile program is inconsistent with UN Resolution 2231, Press TV channel reported. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said Tehran has already given assurances that its program is solely ....

  • Shoukry to leave for Rwanda Tuesday to attend AU Summit

    Shoukry to leave for Rwanda Tuesday to attend AU Summit

    Date: 2016-07-11 11:37:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:5238957

    Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will leave to Kigali, Rwanda, Tuesday to attend meetings of the 27th round of the African Union (AU) summit to be held there on July 17-18. A meeting of African foreign ministers will take place in the Rwandan ....

  • 46 ships transit Suez Canal

    46 ships transit Suez Canal

    Date: 2016-07-11 11:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:5 - ID:5238949

    Forty-six ships transited the Suez Canal on Monday with a total cargo of 2.619 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 28 vessels carrying 1.8 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included 18 ships carrying 819,000 tons, according to ....

  • Haftar lauds army performance in Ajdabiya

    Haftar lauds army performance in Ajdabiya

    Date: 2016-07-11 10:37:21 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:5238369

    Commander of the Libyan army General Khalifa Haftar has hailed as "brave and courageous" troops fighting Daesh in Ajdabiya. The end of terrorism is very close after its elimination in Benghazi and today in Ajdabiya, Haftar said in statements ....

  • Syrian army kill several Al Nusra Front elements in Daraa al-Balad

    Syrian army kill several Al Nusra Front elements in Daraa al-Balad

    Date: 2016-07-11 10:36:07 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:5238345

    Units of the Syrian army killed a number of Al Nusra Front elements and destroyed two vehicles in Tel Sheikh Hussein, Tulul Al Khalif and Daraa al-Balad. The Syrian news agency (SANA) quoted a military source as saying Monday that the Syrian air ....

  • Arab League worried over developments in South Sudan

    Arab League worried over developments in South Sudan

    Date: 2016-07-11 09:30:12 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:5237789

    Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Abul Gheit voiced worry over the clashes that took place in South Sudan between the forces of former rivals President Salva Kiir and vice president Riek Machar near the presidential residence in the capital, Juba, ....

  • US defense minister in Baghdad to discuss fight against Daesh

    US defense minister in Baghdad to discuss fight against Daesh

    Date: 2016-07-11 09:28:34 GMT - Iraq - International - SN:1 - ID:5237769

    US Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad Monday for talks with Iraqi leaders on the fight against Daesh and plans to recapture of Mosul from the extremist group, Radio Free Europe reported. "What I'll be discussing with Iraqi Prime ....

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