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  • Egyptian community in Germany to welcome Sisi with rallies

    Egyptian community in Germany to welcome Sisi with rallies

    Date: 2015-05-30 10:02:03 GMT - Germany - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2693365

    The Egyptian community in the German cities of Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich and Frankfurt announced organizing rallies to show support for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's Berlin visit. The community members will stage a huge welcome rally on ....

  • US renews warning to citizens not to travel to Lebanon

    US renews warning to citizens not to travel to Lebanon

    Date: 2015-05-30 09:28:06 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2693117

    The US renewed warning to US citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon because of ongoing safety and security concerns. In a statement published by the US Embassy to Lebanon on Saturday, the US State Department said that the US citizens living and ....

  • 150 illegal immigrants rescued in Mediterranean off Turkish coast

    150 illegal immigrants rescued in Mediterranean off Turkish coast

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:56:11 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:13 - ID:2692901

    Turkish coast guards in Antalya rescued 150 illegal immigrants, most of them Syrians, from drowning. The illegal immigrants were transferred to a place in central Antalya and the Turkish authorities started to quiz them. Efforts are underway ....

  • Pakistan launches hunt for bus hijackers who killed 19

    Pakistan launches hunt for bus hijackers who killed 19

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:54:28 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:12 - ID:2692897

    Pakistani security forces launched a major operation before dawn Saturday to hunt down gunmen who hijacked two buses and killed at least 19 passengers in the country's southwest, officials said. In a statement, the country's paramilitary ....

  • 15 injured in twin explosions in S. Philippines

    15 injured in twin explosions in S. Philippines

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:50:37 GMT - Philippines - International - SN:10 - ID:2692865

    At least 15 people were injured on Friday night in two blasts inside a police camp in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the police said on Saturday. Abraham Orbita, Sulu Police Provincial director, said the first blast occurred about ....

  • Fifa result 'incredibly disappointing' - British sports minister

    Fifa result 'incredibly disappointing' - British sports minister

    Date: 2015-05-30 08:20:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Sport - SN:9 - ID:2692661

    British Culture Media and Sport Secretary John Whittingdale has called Sepp Blatter's reappointment as Fifa president "incredibly disappointing", according to ABC News. “A change in the leadership of Fifa is very badly needed,” he added. "When ....

  • Nine soldiers, 93 militants killed in Afghanistan military operations

    Nine soldiers, 93 militants killed in Afghanistan military operations

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:54:08 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:8 - ID:2692509

    Nine Afghan soldiers and 93 militants were killed in military operations across the country, the Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday. General Zahir Azimi, the spokesman for the Ministry of Defense said in a tweet this morning that military ....

  • British troops will go into Iraq danger zones to train locals

    British troops will go into Iraq danger zones to train locals

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:52:33 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:7 - ID:2692505

    Britain is preparing to send troops to more dangerous parts of Iraq to help the US military train local forces who have struggled to make gains in the fight against Daesh terrorist group, The Times reported. The plan to deploy soldiers with ....

  • Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons - Asiri

    Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons - Asiri

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:50:23 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2692501

    Spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition Ahmed al Asiri said that Houthi militia continue to use civil establishments to store weapons. In exclusive statements to Al Arabiya Al Hadath on Saturday, Asiri said that the militia continue to use ....

  • Yemen: Scores of civilians killed and injured by anti-aircraft fire

    Yemen: Scores of civilians killed and injured by anti-aircraft fire

    Date: 2015-05-30 07:48:27 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2692489

    Scores of casualties in Sanaa have been caused by anti-aircraft munitions shot by the Houthi armed group which detonated after landing in populated areas killing and maiming civilians, said Amnesty International. During a week-long trip to the ....

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