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Azhar condemns ongoing violence in Iraq's Fallujah
Date: 2016-05-28 07:37:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:6 - ID:4994137
Al Azhar has strongly condemned ongoing violence in the Iraqi city of Fallujah that is under the control of Daesh terrorist group and being shelled by a US-led coalition. In a statement on Friday, Al Azhar reiterated its call to eliminate Daesh ....
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Aviation Ministry, Deep Ocean Search sign deal to search for EgyptAir MS804 black boxes
Date: 2016-05-28 07:36:36 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4994133
Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation signed an agreement Friday with Mauritius-based Deep Ocean Search to manage the hunt for EgyptAir MS804 black boxes in the Mediterranean Sea. The committee assigned to probe the incident said in a statement that ....
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30 killed, injured in Misurata's military operation
Date: 2016-05-28 07:33:47 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4994113
The death toll of Misurata's al Binyan al Marsous military operation against Daesh terrorists has jumped to five soldiers, while 25 others were injured, according to a statement by the operation media office. Led by the Libyan Presidential ....
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Interior Ministry releases statement on deceased suspect
Date: 2016-05-28 07:28:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4994081
The Interior Ministry said Saturday that a resident who had been arrested for holding by force a brother of the house owner over rent disputes died shortly after being admitted to hospital. Wael Gouda, the owner of the house, had called the ....
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14 civilians killed in Yemen amid ceasefire violations
Date: 2016-05-28 07:27:09 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4994073
At least 14 Yemenis were killed, and 102 others injured in one week amid repeated violations by the Houthis and militias loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in seven governorates. The militias committed 1,018 violations to the ....
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Arab coalition jets bomb Houthi brigade in Yemen
Date: 2016-05-28 07:25:33 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4994065
The Arab coalition jet fighters bombed Saturday the 29th mechanized brigade, in Harf Sufyan district, in the border Yemeni governorate of Amran, controlled by the Houthi militants since three weeks. The warplanes targeted the military site ....
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Islam against all forms of violence -- Azhar grand imam
Date: 2016-05-25 13:01:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4979217
Islam is a religion that prohibits all forms of violence and terrorism, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has said. Al Azhar has always voiced solidarity with victims of terrorism all over the world, Tayyeb said during his visit to ....
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Yemeni president receives invitation to attend upcoming Arab summit
Date: 2016-05-25 12:37:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4978913
Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi received an official invitation from Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, to attend a forthcoming Arab Summit slated for July in Nouakchott. Mauritanian Water Minister Mohamed Abdullah handed over ....
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Shoukry meets Canadian FM
Date: 2016-05-25 11:34:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4978137
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Wednesday his Canadian counterpart Stéphane Dion, who is currently visiting here. The meeting is expected to tackle cooperation between Cairo and Ottawa. The top diplomats will also discuss regional ....
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Pakistan army chief conveys serious concern to US over drone strike in Balochistan
Date: 2016-05-25 10:37:45 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:7 - ID:4977517
In a meeting with US Ambassador David Hale, Pakistani Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday expressed serious concerns over a US drone strike in Balochistan earlier this week that allegedly killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar ....