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69 Daesh elements killed in Anbar, Baghdad
Date: 2016-02-20 11:19:41 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:4352129
The Iraqi Defense Ministry announced on Saturday that 69 Daesh terrorists were killed and booby-trapped houses along with weapons and explosives were found in Anbar and Baghdad. This comes as part of operations conducted by the army forces. The ....
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US: War against Daesh surpasses Iraq, Syria
Date: 2016-02-20 09:59:28 GMT - USA - International - SN:8 - ID:4351453
US Department of State asserted that air raids launched early Friday morning by US jets against terrorist Daesh outposts in Libya came as part of US comprehensive efforts against the group. War against Daesh surpasses Iraq and Syria, State ....
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Egypt's wheat stock enough until June - Supply min.
Date: 2016-02-20 08:55:47 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:7 - ID:4350797
Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy has said that the strategic reserves of wheat is enough to meet ُEgypt's needs until June. He said that the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) launched an international bid to buy wheat in order to ....
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AL: Mauritania to preside over upcoming Arab summit after Morocco's decision not to host meeting
Date: 2016-02-20 07:45:28 GMT - Egypt - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:4350297
Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed bin Heli said Mauritania will chair the upcoming Arab summit after Morocco decided not to host the get-together planned to be held in April. In statements of Friday, bin Heli added that according ....
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Policeman accused of killing citizen in Cairo in custody for 4 days
Date: 2016-02-20 07:43:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:4350289
The Public Prosecution ordered on Friday to remand a police sergeant in custody for four days pending investigations into charges of killing a van driver in Cairo's Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district. The sergeant faces charges of premeditated murder ....
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Lebanon PM: Halt of Saudi aid package to army 'sovereign decision'
Date: 2016-02-20 07:38:49 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:4350253
Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam said on Friday that a Saudi decision to halt deals worth billions of dollars to aid Lebanese security forces is a sovereign interest. In a statement to comment on the Saudi decision, Salam deeply regretted ....
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Saudi-led coalition jets shell Houthi sites in Sanaa
Date: 2016-02-20 07:29:22 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:4350225
Saudi-led coalition warplanes bombed early Saturday targets of Houthi and Saleh militias in Sanaa. The warplanes targeted Jabal Al Nahdain Camp and al-Sabeen neighborhood near the presidential palace, according to eyewitnesses, the sounds of ....
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Gunmen attack port of container ships in Yemen
Date: 2016-02-20 07:24:42 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:4350205
Unidentified gunmen attacked early on Saturday the port of container ships in Al-Mansoura district in Aden. Security forces repelled the attack and the gunmen ran away after they fired RPG shells at the western gate of the port, "Here is Aden" ....
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Sisi inaugurates Africa Forum 2016 in Sharm
Date: 2016-02-20 07:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:4350185
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated Africa Forum 2016 in Sharm El Sheikh on Saturday. Organized by Egypt in cooperation with the COMESA, the forum is held under the umbrella of the African Union Commission. More than 1,500 ....
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Police sergeant arrested for wrongly killing Tuk Tuk driver: security source
Date: 2016-02-18 23:15:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:9 - ID:4344825
A police sergeant was arrested for wrongly killing a Tuk-Tuk (rickshaw) driver in Cairo’s Al-Darb Al-Ahmar district, a well-placed security source told MENA on Thursday. The suspected policeman was moved to hospital as he suffered from fractures ....