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  • Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says

    Boko Haram attacks Niger army base, defense ministry says

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:23:04 GMT - Niger - International - SN:28 - ID:2458881

    Suspected Boko Haram fighters in motorized canoes attacked a Niger army base on an island in Lake Chad, the body of water touching all four countries that have been targeted by Nigeria's Islamic insurgency, Niger's defense ministry said Saturday as ....

  • Palestinians accused of stabbing Israeli soldier laid to rest

    Palestinians accused of stabbing Israeli soldier laid to rest

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:21:00 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:24 - ID:2458633

    Thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral of the 22-year-old Palestinian youth who stabbed an Israeli soldier near Haram el Ibrahimi early Sunday. Israeli forces shot dead Mahmoud Abu Gaheisha minutes after he stabbed an Israeli soldier ....

  • UNICEF fears for wellbeing of children after Nepal earthquake

    UNICEF fears for wellbeing of children after Nepal earthquake

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:18:49 GMT - Switzerland - International - SN:27 - ID:2458853

    UNICEF is mobilizing an urgent response to meet the needs of children affected by today's earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. With children accounting for half the country's population, UNICEF fears the disaster, which is reported to have already killed ....

  • 6 Libyan soldiers killed in clashes in Benghazi

    6 Libyan soldiers killed in clashes in Benghazi

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:17:26 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2457697

    Six Libyan soldiers were killed during fierce clashes with Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries in the Western Axis in Benghazi. The clashes continued for over 38 hours, a military source said. All measures have been taken to secure Al ....

  • Blast in Sibi kills at least four

    Blast in Sibi kills at least four

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:14:18 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:26 - ID:2458817

    At least four people were killed and 18 others injured on Sunday in a bomb explosion in Sibi, about 160km to the east of the provincial capital Quetta, Geo News reported. Police said that the explosives were planted inside a motorcycle parked on ....

  • 3 blasts rock Baghdad leaving casualties

    3 blasts rock Baghdad leaving casualties

    Date: 2015-04-26 12:12:14 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2458809

    Three explosions occurred in various parts of Baghdad on Sunday leaving casualties. Ambulances and security forces rushed to Khelani area near Abdel Qader al Jilani Mosque and Bab el Sheikh district in downtown Baghdad where the explosions ....

  • Sisi's visit to Spain to help attract more investments - official

    Sisi's visit to Spain to help attract more investments - official

    Date: 2015-04-26 11:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:23 - ID:2458529

    Head of the Trade Agreements Sector at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Said Abdallah expected President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's visit to Spain on April 29 to attract more Spanish investments to Egypt. Spain is Egypt's strategic partner and has ....

  • Planning minister arrives home from Jakarta

    Planning minister arrives home from Jakarta

    Date: 2015-04-26 11:02:17 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:22 - ID:2457977

    Egyptian Planning Minister Ashraf el Araby returned home on Sunday after taking part in the Asia-Africa summit in Jakarta. In a statement, Araby underlined the importance of the summit that came as part of efforts to buttress cooperation between ....

  • Palestinian PM: Gaza reconstruction is govt's responsibility

    Palestinian PM: Gaza reconstruction is govt's responsibility

    Date: 2015-04-26 10:37:06 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2457729

    Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah stressed on Sunday that Gaza reconstruction is the responsibility of the government despite all hurdles. He gave the remarks during a meeting with the special committee concerned with Gaza ....

  • National dialogue only way to settle inter-Palestinian differences - official

    National dialogue only way to settle inter-Palestinian differences - official

    Date: 2015-04-26 10:30:58 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2457673

    A Palestinian official stressed on Sunday that an inclusive national dialogue and not a tete-a-tete dialogue between Hamas and Fatah is the only way to settle inter-Palestinian differences. The situation will worsen more if the internal ....

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