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Unidentified persons hurl hand grenade at Lebanese checkpoint near Ain al Hilwah Camp
Date: 2015-04-25 09:22:13 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:2450933
A number of unidentified persons have hurled a hand grenade at a military checkpoint at the entrance to Ain al Hilwah Camp in Sidon in southern Lebanon. The attack late Friday night left no casualties. Lebanese troops could be seen in large ....
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Pakistani PM condemns killing of women's rights activist
Date: 2015-04-25 08:56:42 GMT - United Kingdom - International - SN:15 - ID:2451365
Police in Pakistan say gunmen have killed a prominent women’s rights activist in the hours after she held a forum about the country’s restive Baluchistan region, The Guardian reported. Senior police officer Zafar Iqbal says gunmen attacked Sabeen ....
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PM says Indonesia visit successful
Date: 2015-04-25 08:54:47 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2451453
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said his current visit to Indonesia has been successful. Mahlab visited the Asian country to attend the Asian-African Conference, also known as the Bandung Conference, on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El ....
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Four terrorists killed in Khyber Agency
Date: 2015-04-25 08:26:52 GMT - Pakistan - International - SN:14 - ID:2451241
Fighter jets pounded terrorist hideouts in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, security sources informed Geo News on Saturday. According to these sources, four terrorists were killed in the strikes while several others have been injured. Four ....
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Egypt's mufti greets Sisi on Sinai Liberation Day
Date: 2015-04-25 08:24:09 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:13 - ID:2451205
Egypt's Grand Mufti Dr Shawki Allam greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Defense Minister Sedqi Sobhi and the Egyptian nation on the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day. In press statements from Paris, Allam said that the Armed Forces exerted ....
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Syrian opposition factions control Djesr al Shoghour city
Date: 2015-04-25 08:23:15 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:12 - ID:2451197
Armed Syrian opposition factions have taken almost full control over Djesr al Shoghour city in Rif Edlib. Sky News carried the news Saturday, quoting the Syrian human rights observatory. The observatory said that the control over Djesr al ....
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Fighting flares at İTÜ over killings of Armenians, police intervene
Date: 2015-04-25 08:18:43 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:11 - ID:2451157
Clashes broke out between a group of students and private security guards from İstanbul Technical University (İTÜ), over an event to commemorate the 1915 killings in Armenia, Today's Zaman reported on its website. According to the Doğan news ....
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Man arrested for flying drone found at Japan PM office
Date: 2015-04-25 08:13:52 GMT - Japan - International - SN:10 - ID:2451093
A man was arrested Saturday for allegedly flying a small drone carrying traces of radioactive material to the Japanese prime minister's office to protest against the government's policy to promote nuclear power, police said. Yasuo Yamamoto, 40, ....
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Egypt-Indonesia trade exchange up 21%
Date: 2015-04-25 08:12:14 GMT - Indonesia - Economy - SN:9 - ID:2451073
The volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Indonesia hit a 21% rise on last year reaching $258 million. Egyptian exports to the Indonesian market included 15 products and efforts are underway to improve the balance of trade in favor of Egypt, ....
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Iran, Turkey keen on expansion of ties
Date: 2015-04-25 08:09:39 GMT - Iran - International - SN:8 - ID:2451045
The defense ministers of Iran and Turkey expressed their interest in promoting bilateral ties in the fields of defense and military and called for peaceful settlement of regional problems, according to Press TV. Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, ....