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  • Defence min. sees off Egyptian forces to take part in joint exercise with UAE

    Defence min. sees off Egyptian forces to take part in joint exercise with UAE

    Date: 2015-03-30 18:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:49 - ID:2279429

    Minister of Defence Sidki Sobhi has inspected forces due to take part in the Egyptian-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Exercise Siham al Haq (Right Arrows). This was part of his inspection of a number of training activities performed by Egypt's elite ....

  • Grand Museum to accomodate 150,000 antiquities - minister

    Grand Museum to accomodate 150,000 antiquities - minister

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:56:10 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:48 - ID:2277125

    Minister of State for Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati said Egypt's antiquities are the assets of Egypt's identity, asserting the fact that the Egyptian people have been a main interest to archaeologists around the world. During a seminar held on ....

  • Afghan president strongly condemns Kabul suicide attack

    Afghan president strongly condemns Kabul suicide attack

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:54:11 GMT - Afghanistan - International - SN:47 - ID:2277069

    Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Gahni has strongly condemned the latest Kabul suicide attack that left three civilians killed and eight others including a Member of Parliament wounded, Khaama reported Monday. Ghani said that the attack was a ....

  • Houthi forces shelled before entering Aden

    Houthi forces shelled before entering Aden

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:53:05 GMT - Yemen - Arab world - SN:46 - ID:2277041

    The aircraft, affiliated to the countries that launched the Operation "Decisive Storm", bombarded a military convoy of forces supporting former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and the Houthis' militias in al Alam area, before entering ....

  • Iraqi civilian killed, 20 injured in blast of 2 booby-trapped cars in Baghdad

    Iraqi civilian killed, 20 injured in blast of 2 booby-trapped cars in Baghdad

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:51:06 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:31 - ID:2275701

    An Iraqi civilian was killed and 20 others injured Monday when two booby-trapped cars went off in northeastern Baghdad. The cars were parked on the side of the road, Spokesman of Iraqi Interior Ministry Saad Maan told MENA. A security force ....

  • Ministry keen on restoring tourism movement to Egypt

    Ministry keen on restoring tourism movement to Egypt

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:48:53 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:45 - ID:2276977

    The Tourism Ministry is keen on reviving the tourism movement in Egypt by launching an international promotional campaign as of August, said Minister Khaled Ramy. He also underlined the importance of operating direct flights between Egypt and ....

  • Jordan's King calls for intensifying efforts to revive ME peace talks

    Jordan's King calls for intensifying efforts to revive ME peace talks

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:47:53 GMT - Jordan - Arab world - SN:44 - ID:2276969

    Jordanian King Abdullah II on Monday called for intensifying international efforts to revive the Middle East peace talks. The king, who received US Senate Majority Leader Senator Mitch McConnell, said that negotiations between the Palestinians ....

  • Security forces arrest 49 of MB members in 24 hours

    Security forces arrest 49 of MB members in 24 hours

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:43 - ID:2276921

    Security agencies continued efforts to arrest members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and their followers who are engaged in acts of violence and incitement. A statement issued by the Ministry of Interior said 49 persons were arrested in ....

  • UN chief urges respecting rights of Iraqis detained in areas controlled by Daesh

    UN chief urges respecting rights of Iraqis detained in areas controlled by Daesh

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:08:03 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:42 - ID:2276613

    United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined that the international organization supports Iraq in facing the terrorist groups, highlighting the efforts exerted by the Arab country in freeing its territories from the control of ....

  • 2 policemen injured in front of Civil Protection Depart. in Alex.

    2 policemen injured in front of Civil Protection Depart. in Alex.

    Date: 2015-03-30 13:06:51 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:41 - ID:2276609

    Two policemen were wounded in a blast outside the Civil Protection Department in central Alexandria. They were rushed to police hospital. Alexandria Security Chief got a notification about the explosion. The two policemen work in the Civil ....

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