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  • High-ranking Syrian officer close to Assad killed

    High-ranking Syrian officer close to Assad killed

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:32:45 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2670381

    A high-ranking officer close to Syrian President Bashar Al Assad was killed in an attack by Syrian Free Army elements east of the capital Damascus. Syrian opposition sources, according to Al Arabia satellite channel, identified the officer as ....

  • Azhar imam says renewing religious discourse not collectively tackled

    Azhar imam says renewing religious discourse not collectively tackled

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:30:15 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2670369

    Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has said that the issue of renewing the religious discourse has not been collectively tackled at the cultural, media, educational and religious levels. Al Azhar has been promoting tolerant Islam for 1,060 ....

  • Tourism min. to MENA: Activating Nile tourism main goal in coming period

    Tourism min. to MENA: Activating Nile tourism main goal in coming period

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:11:44 GMT - United Kingdom - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2668809

    Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said Tuesday that activating the Nile tourism in Luxor and Aswan is a main goal during the coming period to restore the previous rates of tourism. In statements to MENA in London, Rami said that his visit to Britain ....

  • Iraqi forces kill 15 Daesh terrorists in Anbar

    Iraqi forces kill 15 Daesh terrorists in Anbar

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:09:18 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:43 - ID:2670165

    Iraqi joint forces killed 15 Daesh terrorists Tuesday in Anbar. Security sources said that the forces shelled three Daesh hideouts by mortar bombs in Amiriyah Fallujah. ....

  • Syrian army shells, raids Kurds Mountain, Palmyra

    Syrian army shells, raids Kurds Mountain, Palmyra

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:07:55 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2668305

    The jets of the Syrian army shelled Kurds Mountain in Latakia and raided Palmyra in central Syria, Sky News channels quoted Syrian activists as saying on Tuesday. The Syrian jets launched 15 air raids on Palmyra city within the past 24 hours. ....

  • Gov't pays due regard to environmental issues -- PM

    Gov't pays due regard to environmental issues -- PM

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:04:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:42 - ID:2670121

    The Egyptian government is paying due regard to the environmental issues, Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said on Tuesday. This came during a meeting with members of the executive bureau of the African Ministerial Conference on ....

  • Palestinian presidency: Any negotiations with Israel must be based on 1967 borders

    Palestinian presidency: Any negotiations with Israel must be based on 1967 borders

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:01:56 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:41 - ID:2670105

    The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rdeinah, said any negotiations with the Israeli side must be on the basis of the 1967 borders with considering al-Quds or East Jerusalem as the capital of the future Palestinian ....

  • Libyan, Saudi FMs discuss Arab issues, Libyan crisis - ministry

    Libyan, Saudi FMs discuss Arab issues, Libyan crisis - ministry

    Date: 2015-05-26 14:58:19 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:40 - ID:2670065

    Libyan Foreign Minister Mohammed Al Dayri and his Saudi counterpart Adel bin Ahmed Al Jubeir discussed ways to promote bilateral relations in various fields, the Libyan Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. The two sides discussed Arab issues, ....

  • Trade minister calls for establishing free trade zone between Egypt, Eurasian Union

    Trade minister calls for establishing free trade zone between Egypt, Eurasian Union

    Date: 2015-05-26 14:55:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2670041

    Trade and Industry Minister Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Tuesday called for expediting negotiations towards establishing a free trade zone between Egypt and the Eurasian Union. During a press conference on the sidelines of Egyptian - Russian ....

  • UAE provides 200 buses for Cairo transport fleet

    UAE provides 200 buses for Cairo transport fleet

    Date: 2015-05-26 14:51:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:38 - ID:2670017

    During a ceremony held on Tuesday, the United Arab Emirates delivered the second batch of buses to the Cairo Transport Authority. This 200-bus batch is the second of total 600 buses to be provided by the UAE as a grant for the development of ....

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