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  • Libyan brigade denies withdrawal from western Benghazi

    Libyan brigade denies withdrawal from western Benghazi

    Date: 2015-04-10 16:51:32 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:21 - ID:2353145

    A spokesman for the 309th brigade of the Libyan army denied on Friday media reports that it would withdraw from the western part of Benghazi due to shortage of ammunition. Al Monzer al Khartoush stressed that the brigade has enough weapons. A ....

  • Obama, Castro speak by phone

    Obama, Castro speak by phone

    Date: 2015-04-10 16:34:10 GMT - USA - International - SN:22 - ID:2353217

    US President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raúl Castro spoke by phone in advance of a historic meeting expected between the two leaders at the Summit of the Americas in Panama. A White House official said Obama spoke to Castro before departing ....

  • Daesh holding 50 civilians after raid on Syria village

    Daesh holding 50 civilians after raid on Syria village

    Date: 2015-04-10 16:06:16 GMT - United Kingdom - Arab world - SN:18 - ID:2353089

    Militants of the Daesh terrorist group are holding hostage at least 50 civilians captured in a raid on a village in central Syria, the Daily Star reported, quoting an activist group. They were kidnapped from the village of Mabujeh in Hama ....

  • PM prioritizes value of work, greets workers on May Day

    PM prioritizes value of work, greets workers on May Day

    Date: 2015-04-10 13:05:02 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:17 - ID:2351905

    Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab has underlined the importance of prioritizing the value of work. His remarks were made during a meeting with head of the Egyptian Trade Union Federation (ETUF) along with heads of trade unions. During the meeting, ....

  • Hamas denies forming high committee to administrate Gaza Strip

    Hamas denies forming high committee to administrate Gaza Strip

    Date: 2015-04-10 12:47:13 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:2351773

    The Palestinian movement of Hamas denied news fanned by local mass media about communications carried out by the movement with the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip concerning forming a high committee to administrate the enclave. In press ....

  • Manpower ministry provided 240,215 jobs since March 2014: min

    Manpower ministry provided 240,215 jobs since March 2014: min

    Date: 2015-04-10 12:22:39 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:15 - ID:2351565

    The ministry of manpower has provided 240,215 job opportunities for youth and workers returning from Libya and Yemen since March 2014, said Minister Nahed Ashry. As many as 48,093 job opportunities are still vacant in search for applicants, Ashry ....

  • Putin discusses Yemen, Ukraine, Iran’s Nuke issue with Russian security council

    Putin discusses Yemen, Ukraine, Iran’s Nuke issue with Russian security council

    Date: 2015-04-10 12:15:52 GMT - Russia - International - SN:14 - ID:2351505

    Russian President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with members of the Russian Security Council, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said . "Situation in Yemen was in focus of discussion. The situation in Ukraine’s south-eastern regions ....

  • 2 Iraqis killed, 13 injured in two blasts in Baghdad

    2 Iraqis killed, 13 injured in two blasts in Baghdad

    Date: 2015-04-10 12:12:53 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2351461

    Two Iraqis were killed and 13 others injured in two blasts in Baghdad on Friday, Iraqi Interior Minister's spokesman told MENA. A member of the government-loyal militias was killed and a citizen was injured after a suicide bomber, wearing an ....

  • Helping Egypt in fight against terrorism important, says Saudi amb.

    Helping Egypt in fight against terrorism important, says Saudi amb.

    Date: 2015-04-10 12:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2351397

    The Saudi ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Qatan has stressed the importance of helping Egypt in its fight against terrorism. Ahmed Qatan even called it a "duty" during a dinner banquet he held at his house in honor of a number of foreign ambassadors to ....

  • Iran sanctions should be lifted as soon as nuclear deal signed: Russian official

    Iran sanctions should be lifted as soon as nuclear deal signed: Russian official

    Date: 2015-04-10 11:52:11 GMT - Russia - International - SN:11 - ID:2351309

    Sanctions imposed on Iran by a UN Security Council resolution must be cancelled together with the signing of the agreement on Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in press statements on Friday. "We confirm ....

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