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King Tut mask to be unniched as of Oct. 10
Date: 2015-09-15 18:28:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:23 - ID:3358861
Mamdouh el Damaty, the tourism minister in the caretaker government, said Tuesday that an Egyptian-German committee tasked with renovating the golden mask of King Tut Ankh Amoun decided to lift the ancient artifact, currently on display at the ....
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Egypt calls on Israel to end escalation against Al Aqsa
Date: 2015-09-15 17:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:3358613
Egypt has called on Israel to immediately end its escalation policy and attacks against holy sites, the Al Aqsa Mosque in particular. A Foreign Ministry statement warned Tuesday of the repercussions of such escalation. It urged the world ....
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26 Houthis killed, 9 detained in Yemen
Date: 2015-09-15 17:09:59 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:3358497
Twenty six elements of militias loyal to Houthis and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh were killed in two ambushes in Yemen, the BBC quoted Yemeni security sources as having said. In Al Bayda province in southeastern Yemen, seven elements were ....
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Azhar slams Israeli aggression on Aqsa mosque
Date: 2015-09-15 16:32:57 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:20 - ID:3358289
Al Azhar slammed on Tuesday the destruction of the gates of Al-Qibly mosque at Al Aqsa compound at the hands of Israeli soldiers and the storming of Al Aqsa mosque earlier in the day. In a statement, Azhar urged the Arab League, the Organization ....
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King Salman orders compensations to victims of crane collapse
Date: 2015-09-15 16:30:17 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:3358257
Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz has ordered one million riyals to be paid in compensation to each family of the 107 pilgrims who died in the crane collapse in the Grand Mosque last week. Each of the injured pilgrims will receive 500,000 riyals, ....
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Presidential youth program meant to prepare university graduates to assume leading posts -- Source
Date: 2015-09-15 15:18:29 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:3357637
A presidential program to rehabilitate youth aims to prepare the young generation to assume leading posts, a presidential source said Tuesday. The program, launched by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi during a meeting with university youth Sunday, ....
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Sharqiya martyr in Sinai Operation laid to rest
Date: 2015-09-15 14:22:47 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:3357237
Sharqiya martyr Salim Ibrahim Salim has been laid to rest in his home town of Ezbet el Arab, Faqous in a military funeral. Salim was killed during Operation Martyr's Right which is underway in Sinai. Sharqiya Governor Reda Abdel Salam, top ....
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Palestinian PM presses for action to stop Israel's racist practices
Date: 2015-09-15 14:15:16 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:3357129
Palestinian Prime Minister Ramy al Hamdallah has called on the world community to act to stop Israel's racist practices. It is high time that the world community move to prevent the Judaization of Al Quds, which is part of Israel's religious war ....
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2 Iraqi servicemen killed in bomb blast
Date: 2015-09-15 14:12:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:3357101
Two Iraqi border guards were killed on Tuesday after Daesh terrorist group detonated a bomb near a security checkpoint on the border with Saudi Arabia. Two other servicemen were injured in the bomb blast, an Iraqi security official said. ....
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8 terrorist MB elements sentenced to death, 83 to life in jail in Menya
Date: 2015-09-15 14:10:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:3357093
The Menya Criminal Court has sentenced eight terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members to death and 83 others to life imprisonment over riots in Samalout, Menya. It also sentenced 14 for 15 years in jail, eight others to 10 years and one for five ....