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  • 5+5 defense ministers call for political solution in Libya

    5+5 defense ministers call for political solution in Libya

    Date: 2015-06-09 18:13:43 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:60 - ID:2764773

    Defense ministers of the 5+5 initiative called on Tuesday for a political solution to the Libyan crisis, Tunisian Defense Minister Farhat Horchani said. While opening the 5+5 Extraordinary Summit of Defense Ministers, now held in Tunis, Horchani ....

  • Trial of 33 MB members adjourned to August 2

    Trial of 33 MB members adjourned to August 2

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:56:34 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:59 - ID:2764725

    Minya Criminal Court postponed on Tuesday the trial of 33 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members on violence charges to August 2. The court took the decision to allow the defendants to attend the coming court session. They are accused of staging ....

  • Sadr calls UN to increase support to Iraq in war against terror

    Sadr calls UN to increase support to Iraq in war against terror

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:54:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2764713

    Shiite cleric Muqtada al Sadr called on the UN to side with Iraq and increase the international support in all the fields to face current challenges. This came Tuesday during Sadr meeting with UN representative to Iraq where they discussed the ....

  • Saudi King, Gabon's president discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Saudi King, Gabon's president discuss boosting bilateral ties

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:52:31 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2763517

    Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz and Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba discussed ways of fostering bilateral ties in various fields. This came in a meeting held between the Saudi King and the Gabonese President in Jeddah. During the talks, ....

  • Party slams HRW report on Egypt

    Party slams HRW report on Egypt

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:47:50 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:2764665

    The Democratic Generation Party slammed on Tuesday as 'false and politically motivated' a recent report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) on violations of human rights in Egypt. The report comes as part of the US-Israeli plot against Egypt and the ....

  • 15 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    15 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:45:10 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:47 - ID:2763897

    Fifteen Daesh militants were killed on Tuesday when Iraqi air forces targeted their terrorist hotbeds in al Khalidiya city in Iraq. Also, 18 vehicle owned by the terrorist group were destroyed in the attack. A security source said seven Daesh ....

  • Ya'alon: I don't see stable Israeli-Palestinian deal in my lifetime

    Ya'alon: I don't see stable Israeli-Palestinian deal in my lifetime

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:42:16 GMT - Israel - International - SN:56 - ID:2764629

    Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of reaching a Middle East peace process, saying he did not see a stable deal between Israel and the Palestinians happening in his lifetime. According to Ya'alon, ....

  • 3 killed in attack, rioting in southeast Turkey

    3 killed in attack, rioting in southeast Turkey

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:40:40 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:55 - ID:2764605

    Armed persons in southeast Turkey killed the head of an aid organization linked to a Kurdish Islamist party on Tuesday, triggering rioting that led to the death of two other people, officials said. A policeman and two journalists covering the ....

  • Calls for boycotting Israel succeeded in dividing Jewish public in US, EU: former UK's chief rabbi

    Calls for boycotting Israel succeeded in dividing Jewish public in US, EU: former UK's chief rabbi

    Date: 2015-06-09 17:37:21 GMT - Israel - International - SN:54 - ID:2764593

    Former chief rabbi of the United Kingdom Lord Jonathan Sacks acknowledged that the boycott, divestment and sanctions campaign launched against Israel has succeeded to divide Diaspora Jewry. The moral critique of Israel on human rights, embodied ....

  • Army sends 66,000 cartons of food stuff to Sohag

    Army sends 66,000 cartons of food stuff to Sohag

    Date: 2015-06-09 16:52:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:2764313

    Sohag Governor Ayman Abdel Moneim said Tuesday that the Armed Forces sent 66,000 cartons of food stuff to be distributed to low income families ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In statements, the governor thanked the Armed Forces over ....

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