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Arab coalition warplanes shell Houthi position in northern Sanaa
Date: 2016-03-06 08:08:21 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:4451241
Arab coalition warplanes on Sunday resumed shelling of Houthi and former Yemeni president militias in northern Sanaa. The coalition warplanes also carried out reconnaissance sorties over the directorates where fierce clashes have been going on ....
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Egypt, S. Korea agree to enhance cooperation in various fields - joint statement
Date: 2016-03-05 17:44:36 GMT - south korea - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:4449769
Egypt and South Korea have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation in the political, economic and cultural fields in the framework of a comprehensive partnership, as well as to intensify coordination on regional and international issues of common ....
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Sudanese veteran politician, Hassan al Turabi, died aged 84
Date: 2016-03-05 17:37:38 GMT - Sudan - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:4449749
Hassan al Turabi the leader of the National Congress Party, died here on Saturday at age of 84. Earlier in the day, Turabi suffered a heart attack and was moved to hospital in the Sudanese capital. Turabi was a religious and Islamist political ....
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FM leads Egyptian delegation to OIC extraordinary summit
Date: 2016-03-05 16:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:4449553
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is due to start on Saturday a visit to Jakarta to attend the extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), slated for Monday. Shoukry will lead the Egyptian delegation to the summit, Foreign ....
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Abdah elected president of Syrian main opposition coalition
Date: 2016-03-05 16:18:23 GMT - Turkey - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:4449333
The National Coalition Of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces on Saturday elected Anas Al Abdah as new president of the coalition to succeed Khaled Khoja. "The Syrian national coalition's General Assembly reaches a consensus of the new ....
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Brazil's Silva denounces detention in corruption probe
Date: 2016-03-05 12:57:39 GMT - Brazil - International - SN:10 - ID:4448097
Brazilian police questioned former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for about four hours in an investigation into a sprawling corruption case involving state-run oil company Petrobras that has ensnared some of the country's top lawmakers and ....
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Policeman severely injured in robber attack
Date: 2016-03-05 12:14:58 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4447713
A police sergeant guarding a Beni Suef railway station was severely wounded when a man assaulted him while on duty using a sharp tool. In a statement on Saturday, the Interior Ministry said the policeman managed to arrest the assailant who ....
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US chief of staff winds up visit to Israel
Date: 2016-03-05 10:38:23 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:4446957
US Chief of Staff Joseph Dunford wound up a two-day visit to Israel. Dunford met with senior Israeli military leaders and the Israeli chief of staff, according to a statement of the Pentagon. Talks during the visit took up latest developments ....
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Syndicate of Journalists to hold memorial service for MENA managing editor
Date: 2016-03-05 09:46:31 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:7 - ID:4446557
The Syndicate of Journalists will hold on Wednesday a memorial service for MENA Managing Editor and board member Ezzat Shaaban who died on Sunday at the age of 54 following sudden health complication. The Syndicate chairman Yehia Qallash will ....
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US backs Syrian unity - US Department of State
Date: 2016-03-05 08:26:02 GMT - USA - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4446001
The United States supports Syrian unity and seeks a political settlement to the Syrian crisis, paving the way for forming a national government through elections in 18 months' time, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said in ....
