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Palestine's PM urges int'l community to press Israel to stop settlement construction
Date: 2015-05-12 18:39:21 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:57 - ID:2574961
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah called Tuesday on the international community to shoulder its responsibility and press Israel to stop the settlement construction and the demolition of homes in Al Quds (East Jerusalem). Hamdallah made ....
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Foreign meddling root cause of Mideast instability: Iran
Date: 2015-05-12 18:37:51 GMT - Iran - International - SN:56 - ID:2574949
Iranian Foreign Ministry rejected on Tuesday remarks made by US officials accusing Tehran for destabilizing the region, Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency reported. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman ....
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Wafd Party elections to be held on Friday
Date: 2015-05-12 17:47:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:55 - ID:2574681
The elections of Al-Wafd Party's supreme body will be held on Friday after a court ruling turned down a lawsuit to cancel the vote, its assistant head said on Tuesday. The Administrative Court's ruling confirmed the integrity of the elections' ....
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Tayyeb meets WCC delegation
Date: 2015-05-12 17:32:44 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2574601
Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb met on Tuesday with a youth delegation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) to discuss ways of bolstering bilateral cooperation and facing atheism. Tayyeb said the youth Muslims can play a vital role in ....
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15 Syrian regime troops killed
Date: 2015-05-12 17:25:06 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2573881
Fifteen Syrian regime troops have been killed in confrontations with opposition forces in the cities of Sanqara and Mahbal in Rif Idleb in the northwest of the country. Sky News quoted a source with the opposition as saying that their fighters ....
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Daash forced marriage of Libyan young girls illegal in Islam - Dar Al Ifta
Date: 2015-05-12 17:17:30 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:53 - ID:2574541
The takfiri fatwas observatory of Egypt's Dar Al Ifta said Tuesday Daesh forces Libyan young girls in Darnah city to get married in exchange for providing protection for their families. In a statement, the observatory said that Daesh's recent act ....
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300 Swedes join Daesh
Date: 2015-05-12 17:07:30 GMT - Sweden - International - SN:52 - ID:2574485
Up to 300 Swedish nationals have joined Daesh terrorist group in Syria and Iraq, the head of the security apparatus here has said. About 100 of those have returned to Sweden, he told the national radio Tuesday. The security apparatus is ....
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32 Daesh militants killed in Iraq
Date: 2015-05-12 17:00:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:38 - ID:2573329
Iraqi troops killed on Tuesday 32 Daesh militants in al Karma province in Iraq, the Iraqi defense ministry said in a statement. Dozens of the terrorist group were also killed in clashes in Mosul province in western Iraq, the statement ....
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Malawi's ex-army chief arrested over corruption
Date: 2015-05-12 16:56:42 GMT - Malawi - International - SN:51 - ID:2574381
Malawi's former army chief has been arrested over a multi-million dollar corruption allegation, the BBC reported. Gen Henry Odillo and his former deputy, Lt Col Clement Kafuwa, are accused of arranging a contract to supply military equipment ....
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Tourism minister gives interview to German magazine
Date: 2015-05-12 16:51:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2574353
Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy gave on Tuesday an interview to the German Touristik Aktuell magazine as part of his endeavors to promote tourism in Egypt. The minister spoke about a support to be provided by the ministry for the Egyptian carriers ....