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Tight security around parliament HQ ahead of King Salman arrival
Date: 2016-04-10 09:26:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4688621
Security was beefed up around the headquarters of the House of Representatives on Sunday ahead of the arrival of Saudi King Salman ben Abdel Aziz who will address the parliament in an unprecedented move. The king's speech is the first of its kind ....
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US advises of threats to Istanbul and Antalya
Date: 2016-04-10 07:52:08 GMT - USA - International - SN:6 - ID:4688029
The US has warned its citizens of "credible threats" to tourist areas in Turkey, particularly in Istanbul and the southern resort city of Antalya, the BBC reported on Saturday. Both Daesh and Kurdish militants have claimed a number of attacks in ....
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Russia's foreign ministry working out new view on foreign policy - Lavrov
Date: 2016-04-10 07:49:29 GMT - Russia - International - SN:5 - ID:4688013
Russia's Foreign Ministry is working out a new concept of Russia's foreign policy at the president's instruction, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policies on Saturday, TASS reported. ....
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Cameron releases tax returns information amid row
Date: 2016-04-10 07:47:48 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:4 - ID:4687997
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday took the unusual step of releasing some of his income tax information in an effort to answer persistent questions about his financial affairs, after admitting earlier that his handling of the disclosure of ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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'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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
