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UNHCR concerned about restrictions to movement of Iraqis fleeing Ramadi violence
Date: 2015-04-21 13:42:47 GMT - Switzerland - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2427169
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has voiced concern about what it calls restrictive measures to movement of Iraqi citizens fleeing the fighting between government troops and rebels in Ramadi in Anbar province. Spokesman Adrian Edwards told ....
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Barzani, Austin probe liberating Mosul
Date: 2015-04-21 13:37:40 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:28 - ID:2427117
President of Kurdistan Masoud Barzani conferred here with Commanding General of US Forces Lloyd Austin on liberating Mosul from the terrorist Daesh group and the situation at the battle fronts in Ninawa, Kirkuk, Salaheddin and Anbar. The meeting, ....
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160 Yemenis arrive in Cairo on board private plane
Date: 2015-04-21 13:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:27 - ID:2427085
A private plane carrying 160 Yemenis arrived Tuesday at Cairo International Airport fleeing the ongoing war between Houthis militants and the Saudi-led coalition shelling on them. Security sources at the airport said the security authorities ....
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Iran nuclear deal to benefit all: Iran's President
Date: 2015-04-21 13:29:23 GMT - Iran - International - SN:26 - ID:2427029
Reaching a final deal on Tehran's nuclear program will benefit all sides and will boost regional stability, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday morning, according to IRNA News Agency. He made the remarks at the Mehrabad International ....
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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 ....
