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Qatar FM to visit Tunisia soon: Diplomat
Date: 2015-04-21 13:24:51 GMT - Tunisia - Arab world - SN:25 - ID:2426985
Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Khalid bin Mohamed Attia will pay a visit to Tunisia soon, the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Tuesday. The visit aims to bolster ties and cooperation between the two countries, said Qatar's Ambassador ....
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Transport minister meets Russian trade attache, companies' representatives
Date: 2015-04-21 13:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:24 - ID:2426905
Minister of Transport Hani Dahi met on Tuesday with the Russian economic and trade attache and representatives of the Russian companies operating in the fields of manufacturing and exporting railway and metro trains. In statements following the ....
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North Sinai: 8 takfiris killed, 9 suspects arrested
Date: 2015-04-21 12:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:21 - ID:2426209
Eight takfiri elements were killed and nine terror suspects arrested in a campaign in Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah cities of North Sinai, a security source said on Tuesday. Twenty-two terror hideouts were destroyed, and four unlicensed cars and 15 ....
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9 Daesh elements killed in Iraq's Fallujah
Date: 2015-04-21 12:09:59 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:20 - ID:2426145
A force of the Free Officers Movement, an anti-Daesh group, killed nine Pakistanis affiliated to the Daesh terrorist group in Fallujah city of Anbar province, local security sources said on Tuesday. The Daesh group pays monthly salaries to some ....
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Former MENA chief editor advisor passes away
Date: 2015-04-21 11:44:21 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:19 - ID:2425865
Former advisor to editor-in-chief Nabil el Sharqawi passed away on Tuesday at the age of 72 after a long illness. Sharqawi served the Middle East News Agency from 1970 till 2003 after graduating from Cairo University's Faculty of Arts in 1968. ....
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Planning minister takes part in Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta
Date: 2015-04-21 11:38:28 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2425805
Planning Minister Ashraf el Arabi will take part in the three-day Afro-Asian Summit in Jakarta, to open Wednesday, as part of Egypt's official delegation to the summit that will be led by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab. In a statement released on ....
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Morsi wears blue suit for first time as a convict
Date: 2015-04-21 11:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2425653
Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved on Tuesday to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the case of Ittihadiya Palace. This is the first time, since he was held in remand over several charges, the ....
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Egyptian, Saudi FMs probe regional, int'l developments
Date: 2015-04-21 10:58:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2425397
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his Saudi counterpart Prince Saud al Faysal met here on Tuesday for talks on bilateral relations and the latest regional and international developments of mutual concern. The Egyptian top diplomat ....
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Morsi carried from court to Borg el Arab prison by helicopter -- Source
Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:38 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2425381
Ousted president Mohamed Morsi was moved to Borg el Arab prison in Alexandria after he stood trial before Cairo Criminal Court where he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in the Ittihadiya Palace case. A security source told MENA that he was ....
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Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya
Date: 2015-04-21 10:57:02 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:2425373
A bomb exploded outside Spain's embassy in the Libyan capital on Monday night without causing injuries, a security source told reports, an attack later claimed by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) group, according to News 24. "Daesh extremists ....