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  • Security situation in Ramadi under control, says PM

    Security situation in Ramadi under control, says PM

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:39:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:58 - ID:2428481

    Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al Abadi said on Tuesday that the security situation in Ramadi is under control. He stressed that Daesh terrorist group has lost a large number of its fighters. The Iraqi people feel hatred towards Daesh militants, ....

  • Mahlab calls on Foreign Ministry to play role in societal development

    Mahlab calls on Foreign Ministry to play role in societal development

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:37:33 GMT - Indonesia - Egypt - SN:57 - ID:2428457

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab stressed the importance of the role of the Foreign Ministry in the societal development domain. In statements upon arrival in Jakarta, Mahlab said he entrusted Minister of Planning Ashraf el Arabi with studying ....

  • Saudi national guard ready to take part in Operation Decisive Storm

    Saudi national guard ready to take part in Operation Decisive Storm

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:32:44 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:55 - ID:2428417

    Saudi Minister of National Guard prince Meteib bin Abdel Aziz expressed preparedness of Guard troops to take part in Operation Decisive Storm in Yemen. During an inspection tour of Brigade Saad Abdel Rahman in Riyadh on Tuesday, he praised the ....

  • Anti-hatred regional civil coalition to be formed - NCHR chief

    Anti-hatred regional civil coalition to be formed - NCHR chief

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:26:07 GMT - Tunisia - Egypt - SN:54 - ID:2428301

    Chairman of Egypt's National Council of Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Fayek on Tuesday said a new regional civil coalition would be formed to combat hatred and violence. In statements to MENA during his visit to Tunisia, Fayek called to develop a ....

  • Final plan of New Suez Canal project to be announced soon -- official

    Final plan of New Suez Canal project to be announced soon -- official

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:22:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2427501

    The final plan of the New Suez Canal project will be announced soon, an official said on Tuesday. Yehia Roshdy, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning, Studies and Research Department at the Suez Canal Authority, said the plan is being prepared in ....

  • South Africa army to tackle migrant attacks

    South Africa army to tackle migrant attacks

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:17:51 GMT - South Africa - International - SN:53 - ID:2428225

    The South African army will be deployed to end a wave of attacks on foreigners, the BBC quoted Defense Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula as saying. Soldiers would be deployed to a township in the main city, Johannesburg, and to flashpoints in ....

  • State of emergency declared after sinking of Nile boat loaded with phosphate

    State of emergency declared after sinking of Nile boat loaded with phosphate

    Date: 2015-04-21 15:12:24 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:52 - ID:2428181

    Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Hossam Moghazy declared the maximum state of emergency to deal with the impacts of the sinking of a vessel loaded with 500 tons of phosphate after it slammed into a bridge pillar in Qena Upper Egypt. The ....

  • Palestinians appeal for protecting Yarmouk refugee camp

    Palestinians appeal for protecting Yarmouk refugee camp

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:59:02 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:51 - ID:2428045

    The Palestinian National Council (PNC) called for defending the Palestinian refugee camp of Yarmouk in Syria. The Amman-based council chairman Salim Al Zaanon said in a statement on Tuesday that the Palestinian side was following up with interest ....

  • Cairo governor lays wreath on unknown soldier memorial

    Cairo governor lays wreath on unknown soldier memorial

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:56:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:50 - ID:2428017

    Cairo Governor Galal Mostafa laid on Tuesday a wreath on the Memorial of the Unknown Soldier on the occasion of celebrations marking Sinai Liberation Day. He was accompanied by Commander of the Central Zone Tawhid Tawfiq and Cairo Security Chief ....

  • 32 ships cross Suez Canal

    32 ships cross Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-04-21 14:54:46 GMT - Egypt - Economy - SN:49 - ID:2427981

    Thirty-two ships transited the Suez Canal on Tuesday, carrying a total cargo of 1.791 million tons. The south-bound convoy included 25 vessels carrying 1.501 million tons, while the north-bound convoy included seven ships carrying 290,000 tons. ....

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