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Sisi meets PM, ministers, members of societal, economic development councils
Date: 2015-05-16 08:13:16 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:11 - ID:2596977
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will meet later Saturday with Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and a number of ministers along with members of societal and economic development councils, presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said. ....
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NCO killed in Kerdasa in armed attack
Date: 2015-05-16 08:09:56 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:2596957
Six masked men on motorbikes opened fire at a non-commissioned police officer after midnight in the Giza district of Kerdasa, leaving him dead. The armed men were driving three motorbikes when they shot dead Ahmed Abdel Aal from the National ....
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Pakistan, India exchange fire across joint borders
Date: 2015-05-16 08:07:21 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:9 - ID:2596921
Pakistan and India exchanged fire across the joint borders on Saturday. No casualties were reported. The Indian forces opened fire toward Pakistani border villages, Sky News quoted Pakistani military sources as saying. Pakistani border ....
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Clintons make $25 million in year of giving speeches, filing shows
Date: 2015-05-16 08:02:37 GMT - USA - International - SN:7 - ID:2596901
Hillary and Bill Clinton earned over $25 million for delivering more than 100 speeches since 2014, according to financial disclosure forms released by the Clinton campaign, ABC News reported. Hillary Clinton, the front-runner for the Democratic ....
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UNESCO worried as Daesh advances on ancient Syrian city of Palmyra
Date: 2015-05-16 07:54:59 GMT - United Nations - Arab world - SN:5 - ID:2596821
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed grave concerns over the threats posed by Daesh terrorist group to the ancient city of Palmyra in Syria’s western province of Homs. “The site has already ....
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US House passes $600bn defense bill despite Obama’s veto threat
Date: 2015-05-16 07:53:13 GMT - USA - International - SN:4 - ID:2596809
The US House of Representatives has passed the 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 269 to 151 on Friday despite US President Barack Obama threatening to veto the bill earlier in the week. "On the vote the yeas are 269, the nays are ....
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Israel fires at Gaza farmers, fishermen
Date: 2015-05-16 07:40:20 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:3 - ID:2596753
Israeli occupation forces fired from heavy machine guns at farmers and fishermen in the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. No injuries have been reported. Meanwhile, Israeli naval boats opened fire toward fishermen off the coast of Khan Younis, ....
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2 injured in mortar attack in Benghazi
Date: 2015-05-16 07:32:18 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:2 - ID:2596733
Two civilians were injured in a mortar attack on al Salmani area in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi. Salem al Obeidi and Fayza Awad were admitted to al Jalaa Hospital, the media official at the hospital told MENA. Fadia al Barghouthi said ....
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Stun bomb goes off near police station in Behaira
Date: 2015-05-16 07:27:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:1 - ID:2596689
A stun bomb went off near el Delengat Police Station in Behaira earlier Saturday. No word of casualties was reported. The sound of the blast horrified residents of the Delta city. Sappers rushed to the scene and police cordoned off the ....
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Home-made bomb goes off in Cairo, no causalities
Date: 2015-05-15 18:53:35 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2595517
A home-made bomb went off Friday in a Cairo road intersection, a security source said. Speaking to MENA, the source said that the explosion occurred in the intersection between Gesr El Suez and El Qubba roads. No causalities were reported in ....