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Trial of Ansar al Sharia militants postponed
Date: 2015-06-02 17:10:00 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2717421
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday postponed until Wednesday the trial of 23 defendants of the so-called 'Ansar al Sharia Brigades'. The defendants face charges of murdering an 12 policemen, attempted murder of nine others, possessing firearms ....
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Hamas critical of performance of consensus govt
Date: 2015-06-02 16:56:51 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:53 - ID:2717209
A year after its formation, the Palestinian national consensus government has drastically failed to secure the minimum needs of the Palestinian people, the spokesman for Hamas has said. The government performance has been week and disappointing, ....
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Iran’s nuclear stockpile grows, complicating negotiations
Date: 2015-06-02 16:52:51 GMT - USA - International - SN:54 - ID:2717301
With only one month left before a deadline to complete a nuclear deal with Iran, international inspectors have reported that Tehran’s stockpile of nuclear fuel increased about 20 percent over the last 18 months of negotiations, partially ....
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US-led coalition holds talks in Paris to tackle 'foreign dominated' Daesh
Date: 2015-06-02 16:41:04 GMT - France - Arab world - SN:52 - ID:2717193
US-led coalition members carrying out air raids against Daesh held crunch talks in Paris Tuesday as Iraq's leader pleaded for more support against what he said was now a foreign-dominated group, the Economic Times reported on Tuesday. Iraqi Prime ....
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Orange to pump new investments in Egypt
Date: 2015-06-02 16:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:51 - ID:2717077
The board chairman of France's Orange Communications said Tuesday that his company intends to pump new investments in Egypt and provide new communications services. Orange Communications is looking forward to cooperating with Telecom Egypt with ....
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Unidentified gunmen kill worker, wound 3 others in N. Sinai
Date: 2015-06-02 16:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2716945
Unidentified gunmen killed a worker at Sinai cement factory and wounded three others on Tuesday. The gunmen opened fire on the workers who were transferring their injured colleague to the Arish General Hospital, witnesses said. ....
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Border guards foil attempt by 12 Sudanese to illegally migrate to Italy
Date: 2015-06-02 16:04:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2716937
Border Guard forces in the Delta city of Kafr el Sheikh arrested 12 Sudanese nationals before illegally migrating to Italy on a fishing boat earlier Tuesday. Acting on a tip-off, the border guards arrested the Sudanese nationals while traveling ....
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Libya needs OIC's humanitarian support - FM
Date: 2015-06-02 15:52:01 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2716125
Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed al Dairi met with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani. The meeting dealt with the current crisis in Libya and the national dialogue between the conflicting parties ....
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Iraqi interior minister, operations commander discuss preparations to liberate Ninawa
Date: 2015-06-02 15:49:51 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:48 - ID:2716817
Iraqi Interior Minister Mohammed Salem al Ghabban on Tuesday met with Ninawa Operations Commander Najim Abdullah al Jubouri and Police chief Khaled al Hamadani. The meeting dealt with the ongoing preparations to liberate the city from Daesh ....
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49 Houthi militants killed in Yemen
Date: 2015-06-02 15:27:38 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:2715009
Forty-nine Houthi militants were killed on Tuesday in ambushes set by popular resistance groups in different parts of Yemen. Five resistance fighters were also killed in clashes with the Houthi group in Lahej province. As many as 15 Yemeni ....