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Car bomb kills 6 Iraqi soldiers in Baiji
Date: 2015-04-14 17:49:20 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2378393
Six Iraqi soldiers were killed and others were injured when a car bomb went off inside Baiji refinery in Salahuddin province, local and security sources said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces, backed by popular crow fighters, managed to liberate ....
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Houthi militants storm house of Yemeni vice president
Date: 2015-04-14 17:47:37 GMT - Russia - Arab world - SN:66 - ID:2379705
Yemeni Vice President Khaled Bahah said on Tuesday that Houthi militants stormed his house in Sanaa a few hours after being chosen for this high-ranking post. Sources told Sputnik news agency that the Houthi militants installed anti-aircraft ....
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EGP 180 million allocated to establish 13 projects in Behira
Date: 2015-04-14 17:44:27 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:65 - ID:2379677
The committee of industrial zones, under Behira governor Mohamed Sultan, approved on Tuesday a decision to allocate 13 plots of land in the industrial zone in Wadi el Natroun area for investment projects. In statements, Sultan said such projects ....
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Turkey launches construction of first nuclear power plant
Date: 2015-04-14 17:41:00 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:64 - ID:2379661
Amid concerns about the safety of much-debated nuclear technology, a groundbreaking ceremony held for the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant in Akkuyu in the southern province of Mersin, was marked by anti-nuclear protests, Today's ....
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Tourism Minister, Bulgarian ambassador discuss promoting inbound tourism
Date: 2015-04-14 17:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:63 - ID:2379593
Egypt's Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy on Tuesday met with Bulgarian ambassador in Cairo Roman Petrov. The meeting dealt with ways to boost tourist traffic coming from Bulgaria to Egypt. The two sides discussed developing a road map for the ....
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Distinguished Egyptian participation in COTTM in Beijing
Date: 2015-04-14 17:29:02 GMT - China - Egypt - SN:62 - ID:2379577
Egypt took part in the 11th session of the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM) which kicked off Tuesday. The Egyptian pavilion at market is considered the biggest as it is erected on 120 square meters and attended by 20 companies and ....
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European Parliament set to vote on resolution to commemorate 1915 events as ‘genocide’
Date: 2015-04-14 17:27:11 GMT - Turkey - International - SN:61 - ID:2379553
Following Pope Francis' remarks characterizing the slaughter of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I as “the first genocide of the 20th century,” the European Parliament is set to vote during its plenary session on Wednesday on a resolution ....
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North Korea supports Russian President’s policy amid anti-Russian Western campaign
Date: 2015-04-14 16:33:43 GMT - Russia - International - SN:59 - ID:2379141
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) supports the policy pursued by Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the anti-Russian campaign and sanctions imposed by the West, DPRK’s Vice-Premier Ro Tu-chol told Russian Deputy Prime Minister and ....
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Decisive Storm warplanes bomb Yemeni 7th military zone's HQ
Date: 2015-04-14 16:30:12 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:29 - ID:2376993
Operation Decisive Storm warplanes on Tuesday launched several airstrikes on Yemen. The airstrikes targeted the Republican Guard school, in which the leadership of the Seventh Military Zone is located, and downtown Sanaa stadium, where Houthis ....
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1 killed, 14 wounded in car accident
Date: 2015-04-14 16:28:04 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:58 - ID:2379101
A four-year child was killed and 14 others were wounded Tuesday when a micro-bus overturned on the Kharga-Assuit road. The injured were carried to hospitals for treatment. The public prosecution was notified to launch a probe. ....