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  • Peshmerga forces stand against Daesh gunmen in western Kirkuk

    Peshmerga forces stand against Daesh gunmen in western Kirkuk

    Date: 2016-04-10 07:46:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4687965

    Kurdish Peshmerga forces repelled an armed attack of Daesh militants Saturday in western Kirkuk in northern Iraq, a military source said. One of the Peshmerga forces was killed in the attack. A group of Daesh gunmen tried to attack a Peshmerga ....

  • Awqaf Ministry denies minister's meddling in Shabeb's case

    Awqaf Ministry denies minister's meddling in Shabeb's case

    Date: 2016-04-10 07:45:11 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:2 - ID:4687953

    The Awqaf Ministry denied reports on its involvement in the case of Talaat Shabeb who breathed his last at Luxor police station. A statement released by Awqaf Ministry late Saturday refuted claims by Shabeb's sister that Awqaf minister proposed a ....

  • Arab Women Investors Union honors MENA, other journalists

    Arab Women Investors Union honors MENA, other journalists

    Date: 2016-04-10 07:44:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4687941

    Arab Women Investors Union honored on Saturday evening a number of journalists and media figures for covering the union's activities over the past year. Head of the union Hoda Yassin said the honoring ceremony hails those who covered activities ....

  • 'Resign Cameron' protests: Activists surround venue where Conservative Party is holding spring meeting

    'Resign Cameron' protests: Activists surround venue where Conservative Party is holding spring meeting

    Date: 2016-04-09 15:22:58 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:14 - ID:4685597

    Protestors have surrounded a hotel where David Cameron admitted he had handled the Panama Papers affair badly, in an attempt to force the Prime Minister to resign, The Independent reported. Hundreds of protestors blocked people from entering or ....

  • Sisi approves Bibliotheca Alexandrina director's request to stay in office for additional year

    Sisi approves Bibliotheca Alexandrina director's request to stay in office for additional year

    Date: 2016-04-09 14:24:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:4685089

    President Abdel Fattah El Sisi approved a request by Bibliotheca Alexandrina Director Ismail Serageddin to stay in office for one additional year as a transitional period until electing a new director by the library's board of trustees. While ....

  • Saudi king performs prayers in Al Azhar Mosque

    Saudi king performs prayers in Al Azhar Mosque

    Date: 2016-04-09 13:22:43 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:4684529

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud performed prayers with Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb while visiting Al Azhar Mosque. The monarch was welcomed by el Tayyeb and number of Azharite figures such as Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas ....

  • 18 civilians killed in Al Nusra front attack in Syria’s Aleppo

    18 civilians killed in Al Nusra front attack in Syria’s Aleppo

    Date: 2016-04-09 12:20:15 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4683969

    The al Nusra Front terrorist group, banned in Russia, continues fighting in Syria’s Aleppo, with 18 civilian deaths having been registered in the city by the Russian center for Syrian reconciliation at the Hmeimim airbase, Sputnik quoted the Russian ....

  • Yemeni govt accuses Houthis of violating agreement on keeping central bank away from dispute

    Yemeni govt accuses Houthis of violating agreement on keeping central bank away from dispute

    Date: 2016-04-09 11:21:19 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:10 - ID:4683441

    Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr accused the Houthi militias of violating the agreement with the government to keep the central bank away from the current dispute. This came during Daghr’s meeting with members of the economic committee ....

  • Hamas bans anti-division rally in Gaza

    Hamas bans anti-division rally in Gaza

    Date: 2016-04-09 11:19:54 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4683425

    Hamas movement security apparatus has banned an anti-division conference which calls for a national Palestinian unity in Gaza. The conference was organized at Al Quds Hospital hall in Gaza when elements of Hamas movement asked the organizers to ....

  • Afgan police rescue 17 civilians kidnapped by Taliban

    Afgan police rescue 17 civilians kidnapped by Taliban

    Date: 2016-04-09 10:21:04 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:4682885

    At least 17 people kidnapped by Taliban militants have been rescued by police forces in western Herat province of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported on Saturday. According to the local security officials, the Taliban militants abducted the ....

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