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  • Egypt most important state in Mideast region -

    Egypt most important state in Mideast region -

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:31:51 GMT - Ireland - Egypt - SN:8 - ID:2651985

    Leader of Social Democratic and Labor Party in North Ireland Alasdair McDonnell stressed that Egypt is the most important country in the Middle East region, saying it is the key to balance and stability of the entire region. Speaking to MENA at ....

  • Israeli forces fire at Palestinian fishermen, farmers

    Israeli forces fire at Palestinian fishermen, farmers

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:24:01 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:7 - ID:2651949

    Israeli gunboats on Sunday opened fire at Palestinian fishermen off Rafah coasts and farmers in south Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Palestinian local sources said the Israeli gunboats fired on fishermen who were fishing within the areas ....

  • Yemeni FM expects delay of Geneva conf.

    Yemeni FM expects delay of Geneva conf.

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:17:47 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2651893

    Yemeni Foreign Minister Riyadh Yaseen expected that the Geneva conference for dialogue between Yemeni parties due on May 28 under the UN auspices will be delayed. The government does not reject heading for Geneva if that would bring about peace ....

  • Egypt supports Libyan dialogue as long as it is compatible with UN resolutions - FM

    Egypt supports Libyan dialogue as long as it is compatible with UN resolutions - FM

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:13:12 GMT - Algeria - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:2651857

    Egypt will continue to support the Libyan dialogue sessions as long as it is compatible with UN resolutions and respects Libyan legitimacy represented in the parliament and the government, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Fahmy. Egypt still ....

  • At least 10 Afghan police officers killed in Taliban assault

    At least 10 Afghan police officers killed in Taliban assault

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:12:10 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:4 - ID:2651841

    Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints Sunday in volatile southern Afghanistan, killing at least 10 officers in the ongoing assault, ABC News quoted authorities as saying. Mohammad Ismail Hotaki, the director of Helmand province's Joint ....

  • Somali MP Yusuf Dirir killed in Mogadishu attack

    Somali MP Yusuf Dirir killed in Mogadishu attack

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:08:06 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2651797

    A Somali member of parliament has been shot dead in Mogadishu in an attack by suspected Islamist militants, the BBC reported on Sunday. Security officials said that Yusuf Dirir was killed when gunmen opened fire on his car. Three workers from ....

  • Yemen vice-president meets with UN envoy for Yemen

    Yemen vice-president meets with UN envoy for Yemen

    Date: 2015-05-24 08:01:36 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2651781

    Yemeni Vice President and Prime Minister Khaled Bahah met late Saturday with UN Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed at his residence in the Saudi capital Riyadh. The Yemeni News Agency said the Yemeni vice-president asserted to the ....

  • Jewish organizations call for storming Al Aqsa Mosque for two days

    Jewish organizations call for storming Al Aqsa Mosque for two days

    Date: 2015-05-24 07:59:18 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:2651745

    Jewish organizations and institutions on Sunday called for storming Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound through Bab El-Magharbeh gate to commemorate the Jewish holiday of Shavuot. The organizations called on Israeli occupation forces to secure such storming ....

  • Interior minister slams terrorist attack in Qatif

    Interior minister slams terrorist attack in Qatif

    Date: 2015-05-23 15:59:54 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:40 - ID:2649649

    Egyptian Interior Minister Magdy Abdel Ghafar condemned the terrorist attack that targeted innocent Saudi worshipers in Qatif on Friday. The minister's remark came during a cable of condolences sent on Saturday to the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy ....

  • Chief prosecutor refers 61 MB members to military prosecutor

    Chief prosecutor refers 61 MB members to military prosecutor

    Date: 2015-05-23 15:59:14 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:39 - ID:2649641

    Chief Prosecutor Hisham Barakat referred 61 Muslim Brotherhood terrorists in Damietta and Menoufia to the military prosecutor. They are charged with murder and blowing up and burning public facilities along with planning for the assassination of ....

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