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  • 27 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    27 Daesh militants killed in Iraq

    Date: 2015-04-04 11:46:34 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:2309933

    At least 27 militants of Daesh group were killed during Iraqi airstrikes and Peshmerga attacks in north and west of Iraq. Iraqi jets struck Daesh positions in Al Anbar province of western Iraq, killing 22 militants, commander of Anbar operations ....

  • Egypt strongly condemns terrorist attack on Kenyan university

    Egypt strongly condemns terrorist attack on Kenyan university

    Date: 2015-04-04 11:44:03 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:18 - ID:2309601

    Egypt has strongly condemned the terrorist attack by al Shabaab gunmen on Garissa University College campus, which left about 150 students dead and dozens more injured. Egypt condoles with families of the dead and wishes those wounded a speedy ....

  • Fatah deplores Hamas' detention of one of its MPs

    Fatah deplores Hamas' detention of one of its MPs

    Date: 2015-04-04 11:00:48 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:17 - ID:2309585

    The Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip condemned the detention of MP Yahya Shamiya by security bodies of Hamas. In a press release on Saturday, Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip voiced rejection of the detention and pursue policy adopted by Hamas ....

  • Chinese president to pay important visit to Egypt soon -- diplomat

    Chinese president to pay important visit to Egypt soon -- diplomat

    Date: 2015-04-04 10:58:22 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:16 - ID:2309557

    Commercial affairs counselor at the Chinese embassy in Cairo Han Ping has stressed the importance of an upcoming visit to Egypt by the Chinese president. Xi Jinping's visit to Egypt will help boost economic cooperation between the two countries, ....

  • Israel opens fire at Palestinian boats in Gaza

    Israel opens fire at Palestinian boats in Gaza

    Date: 2015-04-04 10:56:26 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:15 - ID:2309529

    Israeli occupation forces opened heavy fire on Palestinian fishing boats off the shores of the Gaza Strip on Saturday. No casualties have been reported, local sources said. ....

  • Egypt assistant FM wraps up Paris visit

    Egypt assistant FM wraps up Paris visit

    Date: 2015-04-04 10:54:20 GMT - France - Egypt - SN:14 - ID:2309521

    Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs and Egyptians Abroad Amr Mowad wrapped up his two-day visit to Paris. During his visit, Mowad attended the annual meeting to discuss the Egyptian-French legal agreement. In statements to MENA ....

  • Somali Shabaab group threatens Kenya with more 'bloodbath'

    Somali Shabaab group threatens Kenya with more 'bloodbath'

    Date: 2015-04-04 10:45:09 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:13 - ID:2309417

    Somali Al Shabaab militant group threatened Kenya with a "new bloodbath" two days after the massacre the group had committed in a university and left over 148 people dead. In a statement, the group said Kenyans will pay the price for supporting ....

  • Sports teams play role to boost relations between countries -- diplomat

    Sports teams play role to boost relations between countries -- diplomat

    Date: 2015-04-04 08:33:49 GMT - Rwanda - Sport - SN:7 - ID:2308321

    Egypt is adopting a political approach that gives priority to Africa, the Nile Basin countries in particular, said Egyptian Ambassador here Namira Negm. In statements to MENA on Saturday, Negm urged Egyptian businessmen to invest in Rwanda, a ....

  • Makeshift bomb explodes outside school in Giza

    Makeshift bomb explodes outside school in Giza

    Date: 2015-04-04 08:27:52 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:12 - ID:2308417

    A homemade bomb went off outside Ahmed Oraby Primary School in Giza Saturday. No word of casualties has been reported, a security source told MENA. Police cordoned off the school and sappers combed the area to make sure there are no any other ....

  • Arab chiefs of staff confer on Decisive Storm

    Arab chiefs of staff confer on Decisive Storm

    Date: 2015-04-04 08:26:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:2308413

    Chiefs of staff of a number of countries taking part in Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi group in Yemen have said that troops are in high spirit and insist on completing their mission. The remarks was made at a meeting which took place ....

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