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Abbas meets Prince Ali in Jordan
Date: 2015-06-02 15:24:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2715217
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited on Tuesday Prince Ali bin al-Hussein, who withdrew from a race for FIFA president on Friday. During the visit, Abbas and Prince Ali stressed the deeply-rooted relations between the two sides. Abbas ....
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20 people killed in market bombing in Nigeria
Date: 2015-06-02 15:17:51 GMT - Nigeria - International - SN:47 - ID:2716569
A bomb blast struck a busy market in Nigeria's northeastern city of Maiduguri on Tuesday, killing about 20 people. Local residents said a man blew himself up at Gamboru cattle market, killing 20 at least. Newly-inaugurated President Mohamed ....
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9 terror suspects arrested in N. Sinai campaign
Date: 2015-06-02 15:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:46 - ID:2716461
Nine terror suspects were arrested on Tuesday in a security campaign in North Sinai. The campaign targeted Arish, Sheikh Zuwaid and Rafah cities. Eleven terrorist hotbeds and three motorbikes without plates were destroyed by troops. Five ....
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Yemeni president meets WML chief
Date: 2015-06-02 15:07:05 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:45 - ID:2716441
Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi met on Tuesday with Chief of the Muslim World League (WML) Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsin al Turki at his residence in Riyadh. During the meeting, they discussed the latest developments in Yemen and efforts ....
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Palestinian FM meets new European envoy to ME
Date: 2015-06-02 15:05:19 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2716401
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al Maliki received in Ramallah on Tuesday New European Union envoy to the Middle East Fernando Gentilini. Palestinian Foreign Ministry sources said that Maliki posted the envoy on the political developments in ....
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Arab Justice ministers condemn all forms of terrorism
Date: 2015-06-02 15:01:29 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:2716149
Participants of the 56th meeting of the executive bureau of the Arab justice ministers' council condemned all forms of terrorism. During their meeting in the Saudi city of Jeddah on Tuesday, they expressed solidarity with the countries which ....
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79.45% of dredging at New Suez Canal finalized
Date: 2015-06-02 14:36:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2716105
Up to 204.971 million cubic meters of water-saturated sand have been dredged so far as part of the Suez Canal Development Project. This represents 79.45 percent of a total 250 million cubic meters that should be dredged as part of the ....
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25 Daesh militants killed in Iraqi districts
Date: 2015-06-02 14:35:49 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2716089
As many as 25 Daesh militants were killed in Baiji, Anbar and Nineveh on Tuesday, a statement by the Iraqi Defense Ministry said. The ministry added that 19 militants were killed when the US-led coalition launched 11 airstrikes on Baiji, Karma, ....
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EgyptAir to resume flights to Saudi Abha Wednesday
Date: 2015-06-02 14:33:59 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2716065
EgyptAir chairman Hisham el Nahhas said the company will resume flights to the Saudi city of Abha Wednesday after a one-year hiatus. In statements Tuesday, Nahhas said EgyptAir is keen on increasing its presence in the Gulf and the Far East ....
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Farmers' syndicate rejects civil disobedience calls
Date: 2015-06-02 14:32:23 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2716053
The Farmers' Syndicate rejected on Tuesday calls for civil disobedience in Egypt next week. Such calls, propagated by the 6th April Movement and the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group, aim at destabilizing Egypt and harming its ....