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Aswan governor receives bodies of Egyptians killed in Libya
Date: 2016-05-07 07:22:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4857157
Aswan Governor Magdy Hegazy received on Friday the bodies of six Egyptians who were killed in Libya last week. Earlier, the governor decided to disburse financial aid to the victims' families and to assign ambulances to move the bodies to their ....
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Israeli air force launches two raids on Khan Younis
Date: 2016-05-07 06:20:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4856941
Israeli air force raided two plots of land in the Palestinian city of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip overnight Saturday. No word of casualties was reported, local sources said, noting that the first air strike targeted an agricultural ....
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Syrian army attacks Nusra Front hotbeds in Daraa
Date: 2016-05-04 12:59:50 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4842813
The Syrian army launched on Wednesday an attack on the terrorit Nusra Front hotbeds in Daraa city. A Syrian military source said several Nusra Front militants were killed in the military operation. ....
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AL emergency meeting kicks off to discuss situation in Aleppo
Date: 2016-05-04 11:23:27 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4841925
The emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the permanent delegates' level started here on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Bahrain's Ambassador to Egypt Rashed al Khalifa and in the presence of Arab League Secretary General Nabil el ....
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Cabinet holds weekly meeting
Date: 2016-05-04 10:22:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:4841485
The Cabinet held a weekly meeting on Wednesday, under Prime Minister Sherif Ismail, to discuss a number of political, economic, social and security files. The meeting will resume discussions on a number of draft laws, including the media and ....
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18 wanted elements, 2 Palestinians arrested in N. Sinai
Date: 2016-05-04 09:23:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4841033
Eighteen wanted elements were arrested along with two Palestinians during a security campaign in North Sinai. The two Palestinians were arrested for not having stay permits, a security source said. The arrests took place within the framework ....
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Pakistani police Police claims killing three ‘TTP terrorists’ in Haripur
Date: 2016-05-04 08:05:06 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:6 - ID:4840589
Pakistani police on Wednesday claimed to have killed three terrorists including a woman belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) here in Khanpur, Geo News TV reported. Khanpur is a large village and one of the 44 union councils, ....
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Turkish soldier killed in car bomb blast southern Turkey
Date: 2016-05-04 08:04:08 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:5 - ID:4840581
A Turkish soldier was killed on Wednesday in a booby-trapped car explosion outside a police station in southern Turkey, Sky News Arabia channel reported. No more details are available about the explosion, the broadcaster said. Last Monday, a ....
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Brazil: Former leader Lula 'played key role' in Petrobras corruption
Date: 2016-05-04 08:02:33 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:4 - ID:4840569
Brazil's Attorney General Rodrigo Janot has asked the Supreme Court to authorise an investigation against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for alleged corruption. Janot accused Lula of playing a key role in the huge corruption scandal ....
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Sisi reviews Sinai's counter-terrorism military operations
Date: 2016-05-04 07:24:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:3 - ID:4840301
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review efforts exerted to confront terrorism in Sinai and progress achieved with regard to ongoing military operations there. Minister of Defense Sedky Sobhy, Chief of staff Mahmoud ....