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Strike against draft of constitution cripples life in Nepal
Date: 2015-08-17 08:12:23 GMT - Nepal - International - SN:5 - ID:3171197
A general strike imposed by smaller political parties protesting a proposed new constitution that would split Nepal into six federal states crippled daily life across the Himalayan nation Monday, Sun Herald reported. Markets and schools remained ....
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Arab coalition planes shell Houthi sites in Ibb
Date: 2015-08-17 08:10:39 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:4 - ID:3171181
Arab coalition planes shelled sites of militias loyal to the Houthi group and former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh in Ibb governorate early Monday. The planes targeted the house of Mohamed al Saqqaf, the official in charge of military ....
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Syrian activists broadcast video on targeting Assad forces in Daraa
Date: 2015-08-17 07:55:48 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:3171057
Syrian activists broadcast a video on Monday showing the armed opposition while targeting Assad forces in Daraa city using tanks and shells. The video also showed a publication of the Authenticity and Development Front, according to Al Arabiya Al ....
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Yemeni Popular Resistance controls presidential palace in Taiz
Date: 2015-08-17 07:49:37 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:3171037
The Yemeni Popular Resistance in Taiz, supporters of Yemeni President Abd Rabu Mansour Hadi, announced that it controlled the presidential palace after fierce fights with Houthi militias. The militias withdrew from the palace, which is almost ....
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Tunisian police arrest terrorist cell in Bizerte
Date: 2015-08-17 07:38:37 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:3170941
Tunisian police have arrested a terrorist cell in Bizerte state. The terrorist cell intended to target security and military units in the northern Tunisian state, a statement by the Tunisian Interior Ministry said. One element of the cell was ....
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Egypt bourse loses EGP 10.7bn, main index down 3.2 pct
Date: 2015-08-16 17:01:36 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:14 - ID:3169329
The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indexes closed down on Sunday amid selling operations by institutions and Arab and Egyptian investment funds. The market capital lost about EGP 10.7 billion to hit EGP 474.2 billion, after transactions of about EGP ....
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Mahlab tours projects in Luxor
Date: 2015-08-16 17:01:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:3169325
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab inspected the second sphinx-lined road (Kabash Avenue) in Luxor, which is being renovated by the Arab Contractors Company and unearthed in 2010. Mahlab assigned the company to complete the ancient path's renovation ....
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Egypt making unprecedented strides toward development - Sisi
Date: 2015-08-16 16:59:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:3169317
Egypt is making unprecedented strides toward a modern state in all fields, said President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The president made the remark during a seminar organized by the Armed Forces in Cairo's Galaa Theater on Sunday. ....
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Mahlab, Labib to open Mashrou'ak central operations room Tuesday
Date: 2015-08-16 16:58:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:3169309
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Local Development Minister Adel Labib are Scheduled on Tuesday to open the central operations room of Mashrou'ak initiative. The operations room was established at the Local Development Ministry as being the ....
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British special forces back in Afghanistan
Date: 2015-08-16 13:58:25 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:10 - ID:3168161
British special forces are back at war in Afghanistan, fighting both the so-called Islamic State terrorists and the Taliban, according to Mirror. Just a year after David Cameron said the war was over, members of the SAS and SBS along with US ....
